About Us
The Wooden Garden Obelisk Company
We are a family business owned and run by Colin & Kay Thompson and have been making Wooden Garden Obelisks and Planters since 2012, hand crafting wooden garden products in our workshop based in Suffolk.
Address: The Wooden Garden Obelisk Company, Unit 5 Tuddenham Hall, Tuddenham, Ipswich, Suffolk IP6 9DD
Contact: 01728 684433
Visitors: by appointment
Wooden Garden Obelisks & Planters
We offer Oak Garden Obelisks, Painted Wooden Garden Obelisks and Wooden Garden Planters made to order, any size with the choice of 'any colour' including RAL codes from Farrow & Ball, Little Greene Paint Company and other quality paint finishes upon request.
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2019
Below is a list of RHS Flower Shows where have exhibited our Wooden Garden Obelisks and Planters
- RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
- RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
- RHS Chatsworth Flower Show 2017
- RHS Tatton Park Flower Show 2015, 2016
Made in Britain - Registered member
All of our wooden garden obelisks and planters are made in our Suffolk workshop.
Digital Brochure
You can download a PDF document copy of our company brochure
Approved Fabricator of Accoya Timber
January 2016 The Wooden Garden Obelisk Company an approved fabricator of Accoya Timber.
Environmental Benefits of Accoya
Accoya wood offers you an environmentally compatible, durable wood that can be used with confidence in outdoor applications and will last for many, many years. Accoya wood forms an effective barrier to insect attack; it is indigestible to micro organisms and insects and therefore more durable to wood-destroying fungi and virtually rot-proof.
The Accoya wood manufacturing process is Non Toxic and adds nothing to the wood that does not naturally occur.
Class 1 durability with a 25 year timber guarantee against rot or decay in ground contact.
Accoya is 100% environmentally friendly FSC sourced timber ideal for garden use - unlike lower cost 'treated timber'.
For more information please visit the Accoya Website following the link below.
https://www.accoya.com/why-accoya/benefits/
Accoya - Timber Warranty
Accoya has a written warranty for its durability and long life.
- 25 Year guarantee against rot or decay when in ground contact
- 50 Year guarantee against rot or decay when used at least 20cm (8 inches) above ground contact
This Warranty is exclusive to the original purchaser of Accoya® wood, plus the original owner of any structure on which the Accoya® wood is installed and the next owner of that structure. It is non-transferable or assignable to any other person.
View Accoya Warranty online
Sustainable Timber FSC
All the timber that we use, Oak, Accoya and Medite Tricoya Extreme wood panels are FSC sourced and are fully traceable
Genuine Quality Paints
We only use the highest quality, environmentally friendly water based paints exterior paint, including those from Farrow & Ball and the Little Greene Paint Company.
Each painted obelisk is hand painted with a priming undercoat and a minimum of 3 top coats in the colour of your choice. Whenever 'wood stain' has been chosen for the "paint finish" 2 or 3 coats will be applied, as required to achieve a satisfactory finish. Wood stain finish will have areas that have some translucency where the timber will show through.
All obelisks and planters are painted within our temperature controlled paint booth to ensure that the painting process is carried out within the correct temperature range, as required by the paint manufacturers guidelines.