Caring For Your Garden Furniture

What Is The Best Way To Protect Garden Furniture?

A good way to protect your garden furniture is by investing in garden furniture covers. These are particularly useful when the weather is bad, which let's face it in the UK is quite often and unpredictable. Garden furniture covers will protect your furniture from the rain, snow and whatever else the sky decides to throw at it. It also stops foxes and other animals from climbing over your garden furniture and helps to prevent it from getting scratched.

How Do You Maintain Outdoor Furniture

It may seem daunting now that you've got your nice garden furniture, how are you going to look after it? Well, don't worry as we're here to talk you through it, and it's actually pretty easy! The best way to care for your garden furniture is to clean it. You can easily clean it with hot soapy water for small amounts of dust or dirt to get it ready for the summer. Depending on what type of furniture you have, if you find that it is very dirty, then you can lightly sand it, and oil or paint it afterwards. For information on cleaning rattan garden furniture, please scroll below. The main parts of caring for it is a garden furniture cover, cleaning and storing, and as long as you do these things your garden furniture will be going strong for a long time!

When Should I Put My Garden Furniture Out?

There is no right or wrong time to get your garden furniture out, although ideally when the sun is shining, but we can give you a few ideas on when might be the best time. Your garden furniture should stay stored whilst you won't be using it, and then when you know you'll be using it regularly, it's a good time to bring it back out. Depending on where you live in the UK, the weather will be different and you may be able to bring it out earlier and put it away later than some other places. Generally, we'd suggest bringing it out in spring and putting it away in the autumn. Remember, the sun can still shine in October, so keep an eye on the weather forecast!

Caring For Rattan Garden Furniture

If you've got a wonderful rattan garden furniture set, but are unsure how to clean and care for it, then you've come to the right place! We've got all the tips and tricks you need for ensuring that your rattan garden furniture stays squeaky clean. Firstly, if there is any light dust or dirt, you can actually just use a handheld vacuum to remove this. However, if it needs a more thorough clean, you can create a mixture of washing up liquid and warm water, which you can apply directly to the furniture with a soft cloth. Gently dab away the dirt before you rinse off your garden furniture with a hose. A key thing to know is to not use any bleach products as this could cause the rattan material to crack and break. Additionally, do not use a pressure washer to clean it as it's too strong and could damage your rattan furniture. Also, as we said above, it's probably a good idea to invest in a cover for it. Most of our rattan garden furniture sets come with a cover or the option to add one on.

Can I Leave My Garden Furniture Outside?

You can leave some pieces of garden furniture outside, but it depends on what material your furniture is made from. Our rattan garden furniture range is made from poly rattan material, which is fully waterproof and rust resistant, so whatever weather is thrown at it, it can handle it! If you have wooden garden furniture, then you're also in luck, as long as you treat it regularly, it can be left outside all year round. With plastic furniture, you would be best off bringing it in bad weather and the winter seasons. It won't rot, but because it's very light, if there is a strong wind it can easily be blown about and get damaged.