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PRACTICAL GARDENING


True garden luxury!


A therapeutic hot tub needn’t be out of place in a garden setting – providing health and luxury for less cost than you might think


The good news is there’s a lot of help around. The hot tub supplier will advise you about which tubs suit your pocket and your garden, where to fit the tub and will take you through how to ensure you understand how to keep the water in your tub clear and safe for regular use.


A two, three or four seater tub which will fit into a corner in your garden, will cost you as little as £2,500 depending on what extras and style you want up to £5,500. A tub which is designed and built into being more a feature of your garden should cost around £7,000.


Many hot tubs like this one from Artesian are specially designed for the garden environment


A garden and a hot tub go together in a wonderful touch of luxury and glamour.


It needn’t take up too much space, is simple and safe to run, won’t cost the earth and will add a lot to your lifestyle and health.


Hot tubs are now very high tech, energy-efficient pieces of engineering and provide massaging, therapeutic jets which extend the experience far beyond just a soak in a tub.


In the past few years the hot tub has changed in terms of its use of technology into being a place where you can either have a calming massage before you go to sleep or a deep muscle massage on your legs after strenuous gardening exercise.


And a hot tub in a garden put close to the house is of course the perfect place.


Of course some hot tubs are impressive multi-seaters which can take up perhaps too much space but equally there are some superb ranges of hot tubs now specifically designed as a garden spa to fit in a corner, out of the way and provide an extra dimension to a family garden.


If you are tempted by a hot tub and are about to make a decision to buy a hot tub, then the choice that awaits you is quite daunting.


The variety of hot tubs on the market in the UK is both wide and varied - and could be confusing. So where do you start and what are the options?


For a first-time buyer it is about three things - price, value and reliability. Hot tubs now are produced almost bespoke to the buyers’ needs with therapeutic jets positioned to suit your specific needs. But it’s also about water cleansing, how environmentally friendly the tub is and whether you want television, DVD or music systems as part of the package.


It is also about the warranty which will be given with the tub and the help and service you will be offered.


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This hot tub was landscaped specially to fit in with a Devon garden


It’s difficult to generalise about prices but the ranges on the market are enormous and many are now available bespoke to fit in the space available and exactly where you would like your tub fitted.


The fact that hot tubs are expensive to run is now a myth. Almost any tub you purchase now will be highly energy efficient with options on how and when to heat your tub. They also heat up and are ready for use very quickly.


Yeovil-based Elite Hot Tubs are one of the region’s best known hot tub suppliers who take a great deal of time and effort to make sure their customers get the right tub for the right price. Husband and wife team Kevin and Isobel Rickards


import the tubs from Texas where they are made under the popular Sunbelt Spas name.


They pride themselves on the excellence of their after sales service as well as their products.


In fact Elite Hot tubs are so certain they offer quality, value for money, and a long term investment, that they offer a seven year warranty against surface defects, five year parts warranty against electrical or plumbing defects and a 25 year full Structural Warranty on all their products.


Artesian Spas UK are another well established and highly professional supplier who offer customers a range specially created for the garden. The Garden Spa range is a line of one and two seater hot tubs. They are perfectly suited to customers wanting a high quality spa for a small space or in a garden with limited access.


Elite Hot Tubs. Tel: 0800 8491060 or www.elitehottubs.co.uk Artesian Spas. Tel: 01302 730295 or www.artesianpsas.co.uk


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