From Built-Ins to Willow Weave, Know Your Garden Furniture Style

With so many garden furniture options available, it's not only overwhelming to choose pieces, but also to talk in retailers' language. We'll help you sort retro from repro, chic from traditional.

Excerpted from Garden Design
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Reclaimed Garden Set Complement Cottage Garden

Traditional Rustic

In more relaxed gardens, sleek furniture tends to look out of place. Quirky, reclaimed furniture and mix-and-match country styles - like lightweight wood-and-metal folded pieces paired with reproductions of Victorian fern seats or Lutyens-style benches - are worth seeking out, whether in-store or online.

Traditional, hard-working or utilitarian designs, updated with a splash of color, add to the relaxed atmosphere of a country- and cottage-style garden.