Garden furniture, also called patio furniture, is a type of furniture specifically designed for outdoor use. Furniture is the Mass noun for the movable objects which may support the human body (seating furniture and beds, provide storage or hold objects on horizontal Wilderness is generally defined as a Natural environment on Earth that has not been significantly modified by Human activity It is typically made of weather resistant materials. The weather is a set of all the phenomena occurring in a given Atmosphere at a given Time. The oldest surviving examples of garden furniture were found in the gardens of Pompeii. Pompeii is a ruined and partially buried Roman town-city near modern Naples and Caserta in the Italian region of Campania, in

Types of furniture

An area of typical patio furniture, including umbrellas, in Taiwan.

Garden furniture is often sold as a patio set consisting of a table, four or six chairs and a parasol. A chair is a kind of Furniture for Sitting, consisting of a back and sometimes arm rests commonly for use by one person "Parasol" redirects here For other uses see Umbrella (disambiguation, Umbrella (song or Parasol (disambiguation Garden parasols are a specialist type of umbrella designed to provide shade from the sun. "Parasol" redirects here For other uses see Umbrella (disambiguation, Umbrella (song or Parasol (disambiguation Parasols fit through a hole in the centre of the table and are secured in a base. Long chairs, referred to as chaise lounges, are also common items. A chaise longue (ʃɛzˈlɔ̃ɡ French "long chair" is an Upholstered Couch in the shape Patio heaters, that run on bottled butane or propane, are often used to enable people to sit outside at night or in cold weather. A patio heater (also called a mushroom or umbrella heater is an appliance for generating radiant heat for outdoor use Butane, also called n -butane, is the unbranched Alkane with four Carbon Atoms CH3CH2CH2CH3 Propane is a three- Carbon Alkane, normally a gas but compressible to a liquid that is transportable A picnic table, is used for the purpose of eating a meal outdoors such as in a garden

Materials

The materials used to manufacture modern patio furniture include stones, metals, vinyl, plastics, resins, glass, and treated woods. A picnic table (or sometimes a picnic bench) is a modified table with benches expressly for the purpose of eating a meal outdoors ( Picnicking. In Geology, rock is a naturally occurring aggregate of Minerals and/or Mineraloids The Earth's outer solid layer the ‘ Lithosphere The M acro E xpansion T emplate A ttribute L anguage complements TAL, providing macros which allow the reuse of code across A vinyl compound is any Organic compound that contains a vinyl group (also called ethenyl) &minus C[[Hydrogen H]] =CH sub>2 Plastic is the general common term for a wide range of synthetic or semisynthetic organic solid materials suitable for the manufacture of industrial products Resin, not to be confused with Rosin, is a Hydrocarbon Secretion of many Plants particularly coniferous trees. Glass in the common sense refers to a Hard, Brittle, transparent Solid, such as that used for Windows many All measures that are taken to ensure a long life of wood fall under the definition wood preservation (timber treatment Wood is hard fibrous lignified structural tissue produced as secondary Xylem in the stems of Woody plants notably trees but also shrubs

Plastic garden furniture is naturally waterproof, so you can leave it out year-round. However, rain water will collect at the back of chairs and in nooks and crannies. As such, surprising amount of dirt can form.

Wooden garden furniture can suffer through exposure to the elements and therefore needs to be periodically treated, for example with varnish. Varnish is a transparent, hard protective finish or film primarily used in Wood finishing but also for other materials Teak is a commonly used material for outdoor furniture. Teak ( Tectona) is a genus of tropical Hardwood Trees in the family Verbenaceae, native to the south and southeast of Asia It naturally contains silica which makes it resistant to fungal decay, many of the effects of water (such as rot, swelling and warping) as well as chemicals. The Chemical compound silicon dioxide, also known as silica or silox (from the Latin " Silex " is an Oxide It is also resistant to fire, acid and alkalis, there are certain oils specifically for the treatment of teak to help it resist weather and the adverse effects of being outside.

Aluminium garden furniture is robust and long-lasting. WikipediaNaming Despite that, agents such as suntan lotions, perspiration and car exhausts can eat away at the powder coating that protects it although aluminium does not rust if the protective coating is compromised it will corrode and cannot usually be salvaged.

See also

• Garden design