Firewood

Some tips:

All freshly felled timber needs to dry before burning. By splitting the wood you create a larger surface area from which water can evaporate and wood dries faster.

This is called seasoning. For the best burning results, store wood in a ventilated area and protect it from driving rain for a year.
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The latest chainsaw from Bosch does away with electrical and starter cables and smelly fuel. A neat machine, it combines all that is great about chainsaws with safety and efficiency.

The lithium ion battery provides enough power to slice through up to 100 4in timbers on one charge and takes one-and-a-half hours to recharge.

The 12in blade is brilliant for larger branches and small trunks, too large for handsaws and loppers. It starts effortlessly and stops faster than safety standards require.
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Traditionalists will like the new range of seven wood-choppers from Fiskars. The axe head has been integrated into the blade design so it doesn't fly off.

The handle is virtually unbreakable and ultralight to minimise fatigue; the axe is finely balanced to facilitate a safe and efficient swing.

The blade geometry makes it easier to remove from a log when splitting and the safety sheath doubles as a carrying grip.
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If you have a large garden or lots of wood, the petrol-powered Ardisam Earthquake is a monster, with a 12-ton force - and it turns splitting wood into a matchstick-modeller's delight. It effortlessly dealt with a huge pile of large logs in a short time.

Perfect if you have access to free timber and a wood burner, it even has a trailer hitch for towing and a second hitch at the back. It's female-friendly (I used it with ease) but ideally needs two people for efficient working.
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An electric wood splitter such as the five-ton force Alko KHS5200 (pictured) or the four-ton force Ryobi ELS52, 1,500-watt model is good for beginners. Both chomped through a variety of green and seasoned rounds and cope with medium logs up to 20in long.

La Hacienda's latest range of chic chimineas in oxidised Cor-Ten steel can double as sculpture.

There are cheaper terracotta chimineas too. (I first heard the word "chiminea" from my son when he bought one for his mom-in-law recently.)