| The retail market for garden furniture is dominated | | | | giving pleasure in your garden year after year. |
| by imports of finished and semi-assembled furniture | | | | When choosing your garden furniture, keep in mind |
| sold mainly by major DIY and furniture outlets. Such | | | | the geographic location that you live in. If your are is |
| garden furniture is decorative and very durable. | | | | prone to extremes of temperature, you will need to |
| There are many different types of cheap garden | | | | ensure your purchase will withstand these extremes. |
| furniture including hardwood, teak, metal, cast iron | | | | An example of this is, where your summer |
| and even sets that come with glass tables. | | | | temperatures reach very high levels, you may want |
| The French and German markets are two of the | | | | to think twice about purchasing metallic garden |
| most significant in Europe for garden furniture, and | | | | furniture. There have been some nasty burns |
| both have shown steady growth over recent years. | | | | primarily caused through the hot sun on metal garden |
| The fashion for dining or taking tea alfresco traveled | | | | furniture. |
| easily to America, where garden furniture became a | | | | If you have decided on wood furniture, again bear in |
| fixture of the landscape, just as it had in England. | | | | mind the temperatures that the furniture will be |
| The purchase of teak garden furniture is a true | | | | exposed to. You will need a lot more resilience to |
| investment in value. Teak is an excellent choice for | | | | extremes of temperature than if you live in a more |
| outdoor furniture as the wood ages beautifully and | | | | temperate climate. |
| will give you outdoor living pleasure and years of | | | | Keep in mind also what the primary use of the |
| enjoyment. Teak is an extremely dense-grained | | | | garden furniture will be. If you are wanting to dine |
| wood and is very resistant to rot, warping, shrinkage | | | | outdoors, for example, you may want to look at a |
| and swelling which makes it ideal for outdoor patio | | | | design that incorporates a lazy susan, or revolving |
| and garden furniture. You will want to choose your | | | | center. This makes the outdoor dining experience a |
| style of teak furniture carefully as your outdoor teak | | | | lot more pleasurable, especially if your table is large. |
| furniture will be around for many years. Most teak | | | | If you are all out entertainers, make sure your |
| furniture owners will leave their teak furniture outside | | | | garden furniture is either equipped with plenty of |
| all year long as there is no reason not to, such is its | | | | seating, or alternatively at a later date you could add |
| resilience. | | | | individual pieces to it. Extra chairs, footstools, loungers |
| Indonesian teak is considered by many teak furniture | | | | and the like are often part of a larger set of which |
| manufacturers to be the highest quality of teak | | | | the basic setting is your first purchase. |
| wood available in the world today. Teak furniture is | | | | Also, beware of glass tables. If you are interested in |
| generally all made with mortise and tendon joinery. | | | | a glass table, make sure you also purchase an |
| This is a far superior method of construction which | | | | umbrella that will cover the circumference of the |
| results in more durable and resilient pieces of | | | | table. This is mainly to avoid the problem of glare |
| furniture. Most manufacturers will also use solid brass | | | | from the sun. |
| castings, screws and bolts in the construction of their | | | | It does not matter what you choose, the age old |
| furniture, which adds that touch of class. The highest | | | | adage of "you get what you pay for" applies equally |
| quality teak furniture will also be fully machine made. | | | | to garden furniture. If you are wanting something to |
| Fully machine made teak garden furniture guarantees | | | | stand the test of time and climate, you will end up |
| the owner will have more uniformity and a more | | | | paying accordingly. Once again, decide the purpose of |
| perfectly finished product. Enjoy garden furniture that | | | | use for the garden furniture, and you will not be |
| is solidly built, needs little maintenance, and will go on | | | | disappointed. |