You want to get some new garden furniture but with so much on the market it’s hard to know where to start isn’t it.

This short little guide will hopefully make life a little easier as we take a look over the different kinds of garden furniture on offer and which is the best one for you.

Plastic Garden Furniture

Plastic garden furniture is the cheapest type of garden furniture on the market so is great if you’re on a budget.

It’s also going to be incredibly easy for you to clean.

What it’s not is very heavy.

This is good because it means it’s easy to move about but not so great when the wind starts blowing and your seats and table blow over!

Garden retailers offering plastic garden furniture includes Argos.

Rattan Garden Furniture

Rattan garden furniture is some of the most contemporary types of garden furniture and makes a really impressive statement in any garden.

However if you have rattan garden furniture then you’re going to have to be willing to run about with it as most rattan garden furniture hates weather and will fade in the Sun, blow over in the wind and keep soaking wet in the rain.

Garden retailers offering rattan garden furniture include Raw Garden and Greenfingers

Wooden Garden Furniture

Wooden garden furniture can range wildly in price from the small budget to the “let’s blow it all on garden furniture” budget meaning anyone can have some in their garden.

The reasons why you’d choose to have wooden garden furniture in your garden includes:

1. Wooden garden furniture blends in beautifully with it’s surroundings due to it being made from a natural product.
2. Wooden garden furniture is easy to clean with a bit of soap and water
3. Wooden garden furniture isn’t going to get hot and uncomfortable like metal furniture can

However there is one thing that might put you off your wooden garden furniture - maintenance.

Most wooden garden furniture is going to need treating with a wood treatment product every 6-12 months.

Garden retailers offering wooden garden furniture include Raw Garden, Greenfingers, Gardens and Homes Direct

Aluminium Garden Furniture

Aluminium garden furniture tends to be more “designy” than plastic or wooden furniture due to the amount of styling that can be applied to the metal.

This makes it much more attractive if you’re looking for garden furniture that is going to make a statement.

But that’s not the only winning feature of aluminium garden furniture.

Aluminium is not only adaptable but light meaning you can easily move it around the garden.

Are there any negatives?

Well yes.

Aluminium garden furniture is prone to discolouring and will hold it’s heat in the Sun meaning a few loud OUCHs are likely to occur when someone puts their arm down on the hot aluminium seat.

Garden retailers offering aluminium garden furniture include Raw Garden, Gardens and Homes Direct, Greenfingers

Wrought Iron Garden Furniture

If you’re looking for decorative garden furniture then wrought iron garden furniture is the option for you.

This furniture is normally very detailed in its design and is definitely going to catch people’s attention.

It’s also not going to blow away in the wind as wrought iron tends to be rather weighty.

Now in terms of wind that last reason is a positive.

If however you want to move it round your garden it’s not such a good thing and neither is the fact that if you leave it out it’s going to rust (unless it’s rust retardant or has a powder finish).

Garden retailers offering wrought iron garden furniture include Raw Garden, Gardens and Homes Direct, Greenfingers

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