Garden Benches and Outdoor accessories

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By lovelypaper

You can add beauty to your yard

 Anyone who loves the outdoors, particularly gardening and working in the yard can appreciate the little extras that can make your yard welcoming and charming. You may already have beautiful flowers and plants that are starting to make their spring debut and maybe you even have a birdbath and some birdfeeders ready for your birds to come for a visit.

Do you have a bench for your guests to sit on when they visit your beautiful garden paradise? If not, what do you think you would like? The  plastic chairs and benches don't sound very nice but can be quite practical in terms of ease of cleaning and are lightweight enough for you to move around whenever you wish. Or what about a lovely wrought-iron bench? They are a bit heavy but can be worth the price and the trouble lifting them. Their beauty is timeless.

You may remember an aunt or grandmother who owned one of these wrought-iron benches in full size or the miniature bench and chair sets you may have seen.

Perhaps you've seen or remember the porch glider rockers. They are smooth and wonderful to pass the time for hours sitting in them.

If the heavy wrought-iron is not for you, there are many plastic chairs and Adirondack in a variety of colors available at Lowe's or Home Depot that are less expensive and very nice for the more practical person. I personally, have a plastic adirondack that is very comfortable that I purchased years ago and it is very sturdy and I can move it easily anywhere in the yard I want.

You will probably want to add a small table or even go all out and purchase an outdoor patio table with chairs and an umbrella. With all of your new outdoor furniture, you may want to spend hours a day outside enjoying the fresh air  and birds. Don't you just love spring?

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jayjay40 2 years ago

Great ideas, the right seating can enhance any garden. A well written hub thanks for sharing

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blpelton 2 years ago

great hug! thx 4 sharing!

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lovelypaper Hub Author 2 years ago

Thanks for stopping by Ann. Always great to read your comments.

Quill, I'd love for you to do a hub about your Cedar benches. How to make them or just show pictures. Do you sell them?

"Quill" 2 years ago

Great Hub...I love making my own from Cedar, weathers nicely and lasts for years...

Blessings

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Ann Nonymous 2 years ago

These are beautiful! I always wanted a nice cosy seating area in my backyard but I think If i would do so there would be no back yard left! That's how small my fenced in yard is and there is no room for the front. But someday!

Thanks for a great hub lovelypaper...it makes me long for summer!

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