Woodn’t You Like to Know?

July 28, 2009
Author: Sailor Girl

Wooden garden furniture adds a beautiful place to sit and relax outdoors while being very durable and low maintenance.  Wooden furniture has natural chemicals in it that protects it from the weather.  It naturally secretes water that flows through the wood to protect it from water damage in the rain.  Other benefits to wooden furniture are that it won’t splinter or get soggy in rainy situations and it had the ability to withstand insects.

 

Wooden garden furniture has an interesting history.  Because of its durability, it is one of the oldest forms of outdoor furniture.  In colonial America, the furniture was often built from remittance of ships.  Because the garden furniture was more sought after in these times, having wooden furniture was seen as a sign of wealth.  Today, because the furniture is created from uncultivated timber, wooden garden furniture is a large contributor to the sustainability movement.  Adding wooden furniture to your garden not only adds a great touch to your garden and helps the environment.

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