Summer's finally on its way, a time to get out into the garden, plant those gorgeous summer plants, and make the garden look lovely and tranquil. Summer really does bring out the best in people, and it is a great time to catch up with family and friends in the garden whilst having a BBQ with a few beers and burgers. Of course entertaining family and friends does need a little more than a BBQ, as they will also need somewhere to perch them bottoms, and a place to eat their food from.

A Garden without garden furniture is bland, boring and more importantly, uncomfortable. Who needs grass stains when you can choose comfort and invest in some lovely garden furniture? Garden furniture is available in many different types of wood and styles; there is something to suit all needs and budgets and weather conditions, especially those living in the UK where the weather is so unpredictable.

Some of the most popular garden furniture products on the market today come in teak, cane and hardwood. Teak is probably the most expensive of the three but is renowned for being extremely hard wearing and aesthetically pleasing on the eye. Teak furniture is in fact so hard wearing that it is able to withstand the harsh winter weather that you often get in the UK.

For something a bit more homely looking cane furniture is a very good option. Cane furniture more often than not comes with upholstery and fabrics, which makes it a lot more comfortable and appealing, however it is a good idea to keep cane furniture indoors when the weather is not particularly good.

For something a little more practical and hard wearing, that will be exposed to harsh weather conditions; it would be advisable to invest in some hardwood garden furniture. Hardwood is extremely hard wearing and able to handle the harshest of weather conditions.

For those that also like to potter in the greenhouse, with their seedlings and cuttings, it makes a big difference if you have the space to do so. Some greenhouse's can be quite small so it is extremely important to make use of every bit of space. Greenhouse staging is a common piece of furniture for a greenhouse to get the best of the space available. Again there are different styles of staging to suit individual requirements, either one shelf or two, different heights and widths, it is also possible to purchase folding staging so that when it is not required it can easily be folded down and put away neat and tidy.