A garden arbour makes a beautiful addition to any outdoor area.

Not just attractive, arbours are practical too. After all, an arbour seat is the perfect place to relax in your garden, shaded from the sun and sheltered from showers. They also provide a wonderfully secluded spot to enjoy a good book or share a romantic moment with a loved one.

What’s more, no two garden arbours are the same. In fact, there’s a wooden arbour to suit just about every location, situation and taste.

Here, we take a look at 10 of the best garden arbours, all with their own unique appeal.

Mercia Pressure Treated Traditional Swing Arm Arbour Seat

Create the perfect haven to sit back, relax and admire your handywork after a hard days gardening or simply to sit and enjoy a cup of tea, with the Mercia Pressure Treated Traditional Swing Arm Arbour Seat

This top selling arbour features a stunning trellis design, which is ideal for growing climbing plants, to help to create a beautiful and colourful setting in your garden. Finished off with wooden roof covering, allowing you to spend time to sit and relax in the garden even on cloudy days. The timber of this arbour seat has been pressure treated, the process where a preservative chemical is forced deep into the fibres of the wood under pressure. This ensures the timber is protected against insect attack and natural decay.

As this arbour seat has been pressure treated it benefits from the 15-year anti-rot guarantee. Just be sure to treat your seat with a waterproof top-coat and your guarantee will be good to go! It is also recommended that your seat be constructed on a firm, level base.

Rowlinson Kashmir Timber Garden Arbour

The Rowlinson Kashmir Timber Garden Arbour has an Eastern influence design, this arbour will be a focal point in any garden. This oriental styled arbour has a seat for two, covered by an open slatted roof. Presented in a natural timber finish, it has a lattice back, which lets the sunlight filter in. The seat back is at an angle to allow for a comfortable seating experience. Simply add some outdoor cushions to finish the look off and add some comfort.

A Beautiful addition to every garden, the Salisbury Arbour is the perfect place to sit and relax on a summers day

Key Features Include:

Attractive oriental design
Comfortably seats up to two people
Open slatted roof
Lattice sides and back panel ideal for climbing plants
Natural timber finish
Pressure treated to protect against rot
Can be painted or stained if desired
Easy two person assembly
Comprehensive instructions and all fittings included

Mercia Pressure Treated Pergola Arbour Seat

Sit back and relax in the Mercia Pressure Treated Pergola Arbour Seat that is sure to create an eye-pleasing focal point and seating area in any type of garden.

Creating the perfect spot for reading and relaxing in your garden on a sunny day. The timber of this seat is pressure treated, a process where a preservative chemical is forced deep into the fibres of the wood under pressure. This ensures the timber is protected against insect attack and natural decay.

Featuring a stunning trellis design on the sides, ideal for growing climbing plants and helping to create a beautiful and colourful setting within your garden. As this Arbour seat has been pressure treated it benefits from our 15-year anti-rot guarantee, just be sure to treat your seat with a waterproof topcoat and you guarantee will be good to go! We also recommend your seat is constructed on a firm, level base.

Features and Benefits
Perfect spot for reading and relaxing on a sunny day
Pressure treated timber that protects against insect attack and natural decay
Trellis sides allows plants to climb
15 Year Anti Rot Guarantee
Decorative Design

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Polyethylene (PE) resin rattan, also known as resin wicker, polyrattan, synthetic resin, is a manmade material, rather than a natural wicker rattan. This is a key benefit for garden furniture because the material does not degrade as quickly as natural wicker. PE rattan mimicks wicker by offering the same flexibility and comfort but it offers much better durability. This ensures that it is able to withstand all that the British climate throws at it and will help your garden furniture look as good as new year after year.

The trouble with natural wicker is that it requires more maintenance and care. It is prone to damage from the elements which drastically reduces its life span when used outdoors. Wicker is likely to rot if it is not kept dry and looked after. This means you will need to replace your garden furniture much sooner with wicker than if it is made with PE rattan.

HOW TO IDENTIFY LOW-QUALITY RATTAN GARDEN FURNITURE

Rattan garden furniture is a popular choice for households but with sellers sourcing cheap rattan garden furniture it can be difficult to know which set to buy. When choosing, look out for the following:

Is the rattan a solid colour all the way through?
With cheap rattan, if you accidentally scratch the surface the real colour of the material below will show. It is often an unattractive colour, such as orange, which is probably not what you want to be seeing on your outdoor furniture! Good quality rattan is a solid colour throughout the weave and can be repaired by simply applying heat from a hairdryer.

What material are the feet of the set?
Ideally, the feet of your garden furniture should be stainless steel. The benefit of stainless steel is that it is resistant to rust and corrosion. Some cheaper sets will have rubber stoppers, just be careful not to drag your garden furniture across the patio and risk damage.

What does “KD” mean?
Good quality sets will be delivered fully assembled. If the item description says “KD”, which means “knocked down”, it is likely that furniture set is flat-packed or self-assembly is required. Although you can get some good budget sets they will not be as durable or as aesthetically pleasing to the eye as a fully assembled set.

Our Top Selling Rattan Garden Furniture Sets are below

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