Garden furniture has found a new lease of life with the launch of the Laura Ashley Garden Furniture range. Classic design and quality garden furniture work closely together bringing elegance and style to your garden.

In the Laura Ashley Garden Furniture range, the Sandbanks Deckchair is one of these quality products which exude style. Manufactured to a very high standard from a durable hardwood, this Edwardian style deckchair has some modern twists on this classic design.

The problem with deckchairs, altering the position, has been made simple and efficient with a foot operated click lock mechanism. With this innovation, you can enjoy any of the 3 positions without difficulty. Deckchairs are no longer something to be approached with trepidation!

The sun shade canopy is adjustable and can be moved up or down to protect ones face from the sun. The Lloyd fabric sun canopy is the reverse of the seat design which is dominated by the black coloured background with the classic Laura Ashley pattern in printed in biscuit.

The foot rest is easily removable and has a folding base support leg. It is a delightful and inexpensive classic piece of designer garden furniture.

With all the talk of destruction of the rainforests, it is nice to see Laura Ashley take their environmental responsibilities extremely seriously “all teak used in Laura Ashley garden furniture is Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC) certified.”

It is vital that all teak used in Garden Furniture – about 20 times less than that used in the marine decking industry – comes for sustainable well managed plantations.

The FSC’s advantage over other government run schemes is its independence. It is not influenced by governments, forestry owners or producers unlike other notable schemes.

In addition to ensuring the manageability of a sustainable source of teak, the FSC organisation is responsbility for overseeing safety, healthcare and education for plantation workers.

In addition, FSC certification ensures that governments are not able to over exploit their natural resource to their own financial ends; Burma (Myanmar) is a case in point, which is rich in teak, but has no FSC certified plantations.

In fact John of Garden Furniture Scotland Ltd knows of only 2 countries in the world which have teak that satisfies the FSCs stringent requirements for certification. Good quality teak heart wood is the best wood for garden furniture bar none due to its high oleoresin content, which acts as a natural preservative. Be very wary of teak with light and dark areas in the same piece of timber as this is young, immature teak which has a tendency to warp.

The Chelsea Garden Furniture Set is crafted from sustainable teak which has been FSC certified. It is a super 6 seater set which is part of this unique range. The Laura Ashley Garden Furniture range is supplied by Garden Furniture Scotland Ltd, one of the very few distributers of this timeless classic.

This luxury 6 seater dining set, which consists of an extending teak table and 6 teak folding armchairs, has two extension leafs either side of the central spar. This means that the parasol can be used whether the table is at its smallest, 132cm, or at its longest, 180cm. In addition, the auto glide mechanism means extending the table is simple and easy.

The Laura Ashley Chelsea folding armchairs can be stored and moved easily. The teak is ideally teamed up with Laura Ashley reversible cushions in Lloyd and Biscuit. These contribute to the elegance of the set and perfectly set off the look of the teak.

The Chelsea Set is completed with the double skinned, teak stemmed parasol. The teak for the frame is FSC certified, as one would expect. The canopy is a unique combination of Lloyd and Biscuit which gives a stunning effect as the sun is filtered through the fabric.

There are many other designs in the Laura Ashley Garden Furniture range, including traditional garden benches, to very modern aluminium and glass designs, all with Laura Ashley design and quality built in.