Winter is usually about staying indoors rather than enjoying your garden all year round. Most people put their garden patio furniture indoors in the winter. We all know that no matter how well treated, the traditional often expensive iron and teak garden furniture never lasts the number of years we want it to and can quickly deteriorate.

This is no longer the case with the variety of synthetic resin wicked style garden furniture that is completely weather and waterproof, and is also resistant to uv rays, mildew and moss. The resin weave material is a synthetic plastic resin that in good quality sets is very hard to distinguish from natural materials. The frame of a good quality set is usually powder-coated aluminum, which means that the structure is light in weight, but also extremely durable.

Outdoor wicker furniture has loads of things going for it. It is really lightweight and at the same time very durable and sturdy. Its also usually cheaper than the same quality wood and wrought iron furniture. Plastic could be an answer is you want pure durability, but the plastic stacking furniture just doesn’t live anywhere near up to the aesthetic qualities of the new synthetic rattan weave designs. As well as being attractive and durable is it also one of the most comfortable.

The synthetic rattan wicker weaves come in a variety of sizes and colours. Broadly there are two weave types, flat, and round (sometimes called Polyrod and Polypeel. Each come in a variety of widths, usually around 3 or 5mm up to around 25mm. A wide variety of colour finishes are available that beautifully mimick their natural counterparts, or look ultra-modern with silver, black and white colours, and bright citrus type trendy colours. These can include honey wicker, java brown, coffee cream, Grey Lacak, Red Pulut, Cappuccino, etc.

Okay, what about the cushions, I’ll have to put them away over winter. No these now come Teflon-coated and are totally weatherproof too! So you can leave them out on the furniture all year long without any damage. The most maintenance that this type of synthetic rattan or wicker style furniture requires is a quick rub down with a damp cloth.

With the massive choice of heating options, including gas and electric heaters and lamps and wood burning chimineas it’s can be just as pleasant in the winter as in the summer months, alfresco dining doesn’t just have to be for sunny days.