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Garden Finds & Outdoor
Step into the garden yard to explore vintage urns, planters, statues and reclaimed stone pieces full of outdoor charm. From weathered ironwork to salvaged troughs, each piece brings character to your garden. Collection only from Ross Retro, Ross-on-Wye.


Why I’m Hooked on Working in a Reclamation Yard
There’s something strangely addictive about life in a reclamation yard. It’s muddy when wet, dusty when hot, often noisy and chaotic - but it’s also full of beauty, history, and the thrill of discovery. Once you’ve spent a day surrounded by salvage, there’s no going back to ordinary retail. Before I was given the opportunity to open my little black shipping-container shop at Ross Reclamation , I had worked there for over a year. Initially, I thought I’d simply be selling a f
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Welcome to the Ross Retro Blog – Larger Finds, Salvaged Stories & Vintage Charm
Hello and welcome to the new Ross Retro blog! I’m Helen. My degree is in interior design, but my passion is as a vintage hunter, retro lover, furniture upcycler and all-round lover of beautiful old things. You’ll usually find me tucked inside our black shipping-container shop at Ross Reclamation , surrounded by vintage interiors, reclaimed furniture , and the wonderful chaos of a busy, working salvage yard in Ross-on-Wye . This blog is where I’ll share some of our larger coll
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