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