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Garden furniture

Mostly a question about material. Teak and Robinia are bought once and go silver; aluminium, acrylic rope and PE rattan ask nothing of you and cannot be brought back when they tire. Judged on what survives a decade outdoors, and on what the cushions cost you.

Dining sets

A round garden dining set with a terrazzo table top and six curved teak chairs with cushions.

Worth being NRY

Provisional

Kubu 6-Seater Round Garden Dining Set

Kettler

£2,649
A garden dining set with slim latte aluminium frames, straw cushions and a sintered stone table top.

Nice, but

Provisional

Prague 7-Seater Casual Garden Dining Set

Bramblecrest

£2,699

Lounge seating

A two-seater outdoor sofa with a solid teak frame and thick pale upholstered cushions.

Worth being NRY

Provisional

Virkelyst Outdoor 2-Seater Sofa

Skagerak

£2,999
A two-seater woven garden sofa in natural tones with deep cushions, shown from the front.

Nice, but

Provisional

Felix Woven 2-Seater Garden Sofa

John Lewis x Sophie Conran

£899
A modular corner garden dining set in brown synthetic wicker with cushions and a square table.

Nice, but

Provisional

LaMode 7-Seater Modular Corner Garden Dining Set

Kettler

£1,749
A wide outdoor lounge sofa with a woven rope frame in taupe and deep olive and blush cushions.

Nice, but

Provisional

Kodo Outdoor Lounge Sofa

Vincent Sheppard

£2,740
A corner sofa set in dark synthetic rattan with pale cushions and a low table.

Better value elsewhere

Provisional

Lynton Corner Sofa Set

Garden Trading

£3,500

Tables

A low rectangular teak coffee table with a slatted top, shown at an angle.

Worth being NRY

Provisional

Crummock Teak Coffee Table, 120 x 60cm

Garden Trading

£295
A rectangular teak dining table with a slatted top and square legs, shown at an angle.

Worth being NRY

Provisional

Coate Teak Dining Table, 160 x 90cm

Garden Trading

£500
A large oval teak dining table with a slatted top and a parasol hole, shown from above at an angle.

Worth being NRY

Provisional

Avon Oval Extending Teak Dining Table, 180-240cm

Garden Trading

£995
A large rectangular dining table in reclaimed teak with a planked top, shown at an angle.

Worth being NRY

Provisional

Alderbury Reclaimed Teak Dining Table, 200 x 100cm

Garden Trading

£1,600
A round outdoor dining table with a powder-coated aluminium top on a central pedestal base.

Nice, but

Provisional

Eos Outdoor Round Dining Table

Case Furniture

£1,075
A rectangular teak garden dining table with a slatted top and tapered legs, shown at an angle.

Nice, but

Provisional

Tanso Teak Garden Rectangular Dining Table

Case Furniture

£2,620

Chairs and benches

A slatted three-seater garden bench in warm-toned acacia wood, shown from the front.

Worth being NRY

Provisional

Classic 3-Seater Acacia Wood Garden Bench

John Lewis

£279
A dining chair with a slatted oiled hardwood seat and back on a black steel frame.

Worth being NRY

Provisional

Vig Outdoor Dining Chair

Normann Copenhagen

£325
A two-seater teak bench with arms and a slatted seat and back, shown from the front.

Worth being NRY

Provisional

Ergo 2-Seater Teak Bench, 120cm

Garden Trading

£350
A moulded shell chair in dusty green on a slim four-leg steel base, shown from the front.

Nice, but

Provisional

Fiber Outdoor Side Chair

Muuto

£259
A curved shell dining chair in beige with four tapered legs, shown at an angle.

Nice, but

Provisional

Beetle Outdoor Dining Chair

Gubi

£299
A wide low armchair moulded in one piece of matt plastic, with rounded arms and a square back.

Nice, but

Provisional

Bubble Club Outdoor Armchair

Kartell

£659
A teak garden bench with a slatted seat and a low back, shown from the front.

Nice, but

Provisional

Tanso Teak Garden Bench

Case Furniture

£1,150
A backless slatted teak bench on a minimal frame, shown at an angle.

Better value elsewhere

Provisional

Cutter Bench, Teak

Fritz Hansen

£899