DESIGN
Why buy the same old garden furniture? Kate Watson-Smyth provides
inspiration for making your outdoors great
Plastic Fantastic chair
Dutch design is where it's at at the moment and this range of
baroque indoor/outdoor furniture certainly makes a statement. Each
piece has been treated with a special layer of rubber which makes it
weather proof and the items come in several colours. Choose from
this baroque-style dining chair for 525 or the club chair for 1,750.
(0844 884 2340; www.dutchbydesign.com)
Gardening bench
Short on space? Use this fun idea to combine planting and seating
in one. Which, admittedly, doesn't make it cheap but does kill two
birds with one stone. You will have to ...