The Garden Furniture Centre Blog

There is a fair bit of evidence to suggest that the gentle sound of water in the garden can help people to relax quite easily at the end of a busy working day. More people are adding a water feature to their garden, especially in gardens where there is not room for a garden pond. Those families with young children may do better to wait before installing a pond because of the hazard it can pose to unsupervised toddlers. Even if you can’t have a feature with any depth, there are still plenty of attractive water features for you to choose from, whether you want a fountain, a model wishing well, or a planter and pouring pots.

There is a wide range of contemporary water features available today, including cascades, tubes and spheres, or you may prefer the more traditional features that are available in different materials, sizes and colours. Stacked stone water features have been around for a long time and continue to be a popular choice. Choose a feature style that compliments the rest of your garden, if you have a patio and pot plants, rather than a traditional lawn, then you might be better off investing your money in a table top water feature. Many modern styles of water decorations come complete with lighting to make them just as attractive when the sun goes down.

Nowadays there are water ornaments to suit almost every size, style and type of garden. If you are in the process of designing your garden then you may want to look at a water feature as the finishing touch to all your hard work. A small fountain feature is a great addition to the smaller garden. If you already have an established garden and you want something a little grander than a small fountain, a granite, kissing couple garden water fountain might be just the thing.

If you are looking for something special then rattan garden furniture is a great addition to any outside space. You can add extra comfort to your seating arrangements with outdoor cushions that are specifically designed to accessorise our rattan sofas and chairs. The Kingdom Teak outdoor acrylic cushions are of outstanding quality and filled with a resin fibre for extra firmness and comfort. Cushion covers come in bedrock and Alaskan white, and can be quickly and easily removed for washing. For those people who enjoy taking a break in their rattan armchair, life will be a lot more comfortable with Arizona armchair outdoor cushions. 

The Chelsea Flower Show is an annual event sponsored by the Royal Horticultural Society. This year, as usual, the event takes place in the grounds of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London and runs from the 24^th to the 28^th May. The Chelsea Flower Show is the ultimate event in the gardening calendar and tickets are fast selling out. This year there are 17 fabulous show gardens, including the M&G garden, designed by the award winning landscape artist Bunny Guinness, along with gardens from as diverse contributors as B&Q, The Daily Telegraph, Cancer Research UK and the Green Poem Garden. The Urban Garden offers a new, interactive show that provides some great ideas for those with small, inner city gardens.  The new addition of the Artisan Garden category is the result of what happens when designers use sustainably resourced and natural materials. Don’t miss the SkyShades Garden, which is billed as the ‘ultimate, home-based, wild life haven.’