Pergolas and Furniture

[Mirinjawbro]

Hello all

For once with luck the garden area is finished and now we are looking at a new pergola and sofa set

3 x 4m pergola

Sofa set maybe with a fire bit in the middle

I assume sales will be coming soon

what would everyone recommend?

Some are 300. Some 3000. Why?

It gets windy here so need protection aswell

Thanks

[595Heaven]

We went with Bramblecrest stuff for our patio.

Ours is a Portofino with the firepit table and two benches so we can comfortably seat 8 people round it if needed.



Very nicely made and the firepit is a lovely thing to finish an evening around - chucks out pretty good heat and is great to watch.

Looks like it is now called 'Geneva' and has a different cover for the gas bottle. https://www.bramblecrest.com/garden-furniture/alum...

Unless you've got some dry storage already, you will need to budget for a cushion storage box as well - this is the one we bought https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

We didn't bother with a pergola, but they can look really good.

Edited by 595Heaven on Thursday 20th August 08:50

[Ranger 6]

Mirinjawbro said:

....Some are 300. Some 3000. Why?

Simply - build quality.

We changed ours last year. The original set was very good, lasted well and we were able to sell it on. The key thing was that is had been a 'budget' set and if it had been rained on, would've soaked it up like a sponge and require careful drying.

Careful care and cushion storage when not in use meant that it didn't get rained on and wasn't exposed to winter. A bit of a pain in walking backwards and forwards to put all the cushions in the box after a late one, but it paid dividends in the long run.

The new set was bought at the end of the season and as with all these things we increased the budget. Got a second box due to the bigger set and more cushions. The new set has proved to be much better made with materials that are happy to be left out in light rain and barely absorb any water. Recent temperatures has meant we haven't put them away for a couple of months now.

We also bought a metal pergola at the same time and that has kept the worst of the weather off it anyway.

If it helps we bought from www.whitestores.co.uk and by the end of the sale got quite a good discount.

[Freakuk]

We've just bought 2 garden furniture sets..... coffee style table, sofa and chairs and a 6 seater table etc.. probably saved £2-3K across the two.

Sales are already on and we had to buy one from one store and the other from another as neither had both in stock, so you might struggle to find what you want if you are not quick.

Neither of us are fans of rattan so opted for something else, you do get what you pay for IMO.

[Mirinjawbro]

Thanks all

Someone has also mentioned return auctions. Might check them out aswell

[Harpoon]

We purchased a Hartman set last year after seeing their stand at the RHS show at Harlow Carr. Was a end-of-line range which claimed to be discounted. It's this set but with an extra side table:

https://www.gardenfurnitureworld.co.uk/gardenfurni...

We paid £999 direct from Hartman. I was sceptical about buying it but Mrs Harpoon convinced me. I have to say it's been great this summer with it being so warm. I've had a few Sunday afternoon snoozes on it when it's been too hot for doing jobs

Obviously hard to comment on longevity after a year but seems to be doing well. I got a generic cover from Amazon as, IIRC, the official cover was around £100 but the Amazon option was £30ish.