Saga Home Insurance has warned consumers to put their garden tools away after using them, in order to protect them from winter rust.
Andrew Goodsell, executive chairman of the Saga Group, made his comments following research carried out by the financial services provider which found that 26 per cent of the population do not put their gardening equipment away during the wetter months of the year. He pointed out that people could end up paying a fair amount of money to buy replacements for garden tools and furniture .
Mr Goodsell explained: "It may not have been the barbecue summer we were all hoping for, but leaving the barbecue out to rust during winter will mean paying out to replace it." He added that as a nation that takes care of our gardens, it is important we look after the things that we keep in these green spaces.




