Wooden garden furniture - review

Wood is a traditional material for garden furniture. The wood can left bare or painted. White wood gleams against foliage. Ethical considerations should rule the choice of timber for wooden furniture. The standard wood used for good-quality garden furniture was oak. It is a durable hardwood which, unpainted, acquires a soft silvery sheen out of doors. Where it is rubbed, oak wood takes on a faint polish, redolent of peace. Tropical hardwoods have now taken the place of oak in the manufacture of hardwood furniture. Many tropical woods are significantly more durable than oak, but their use has provoked an avalanche of protest from the environmental lobby. It is argued, rightly, that tropical timbers often come from rainforest clearance, which is unjust to the native populations and will cause permanent harm to the global ecosystem. When this is so, I certainly would not want the booty in my garden. But there are certification schemes and tropical hardwoods can be sourced from sustainably managed forests - in particular look out for FSC certification (Forest Stewardship Council).

• over 1 year ago Mr James F Berry said

  This is some thing I have a strong opinion about. I came across this site about 2 months ago and read this so thought it only fair to share my experience. I think it is very important to know when buying wood garden furniture where it comes from and thanks to a comment left here I looked into the company they recomended Chelsea Garden Furniture, to there credit they are totaly dedicated to where they source there wood and even give you a certificate with every item with a code you can trace the origin of the wood. I was very impressed. I would have to say this kind of dedication will make the world a better place. Here is there website www.chelseagardenfurniture.com I do hope who ever reads this will seriously think about the envioroment before it gets destroyed.

• over 1 year ago Malkit Ram said

  By buying FSC certified products, you provide incentives for responsible forestry. Whether you are an individual or business, you can enjoy your purchases knowing it has not contributed to the destruction of the world’s forest or even come from companies involved in human rights abuses.
  
  

• over 1 year ago Mrs B Langford said

  I agree it is a shame that some people dont care about the enviroment. I recently was looking for a bench and came across this I eventualy went with www.chelseagardenfurniture.com as there products are Indonesian Government approved from substainable forrests. Please make sure who ever you choose make sure were there wood comes from as it is our planet we are protecting after all. Hope my comments help.

• about 2 years ago Garden Bench said

  I agree that buying FSC wood is very important. You should make sure any Garden Bench you buy is FSC Certified so you know you are doing your bit for the environment. Benches-Direct.co.uk make sure they offer a vast choice of FSC Garden Benches.