Arranging Garden Benches and Wooden Swing Seats

Teak garden benches make great additions to almost any outdoor space. They are durable, simple, and highly versatile. With a little thought they can be integrated into the existing design of most gardens to add a special feature that is visually effective and pleasant to use.

Larger teak garden benches and wooden swing seats are best nestled into a leafy space. Underneath a large shady tree is perfect. It will provide much needed shelter from the sun in the warmer months when you will probably get the most use from the bench. Aesthetically, leafy features help blend garden furniture sets into the garden scene and make them appear more natural.

To create a really beautiful and striking feature with a bench, site it under the bough of a sturdy, healthy tree and introduce a climbing plant like wisteria. Train it up the tree and it’ll grow naturally along the branches. After a few years – a fraction of the life of a quality teak garden bench – you’ll have a lightly scented and spectacular flowery seating nook.

If you’re not lucky enough to have a garden with established trees or enough space to grow them, you can create a simple bench feature in any empty space.  Place the bench against a wall or the garden boundary, and put a giant pot or a planter on each side with a tall shrub or a small tree in each.  Topiary plants are ideal, or for something that looks a little softer and produces flowers, choose ornamental cherry or dwarf apple trees.

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