Designs of Wooden Garden Benches

Different Garden Bench Sizes and Wood Types

Possibly the most versatile of all garden furniture, the garden bench can be placed in the smallest of spaces and provides a place to relax and observe the sights, sounds and smells of your garden this year. Finally, when all the hard work is done, you`ll certainly want to sit back and enjoy the garden you've created. Of course, garden benches come in all sizes to suit every garden and in a variety of materials. Most people prefer the looks of wooden garden benches, but if your exterior has been designed as a garden room, then you may also like to take a look at our range of benches in other materials including stainless steel and rattan.

Farmer style benches made from pine: Pine Farmers Bench 5ft Backless Pine Bench

Benches made from iroko wood: Iroko wood garden bench 5ft Iroko wood garden bench 4ft

Benches made from teak wood:Teak Garden Bench 5ft Teak Garden Bench 4ft Teak Royal Park Bench 6ft

Benches made from karri wood:Karri wood garden bench 5ft Karri Wood Broadfield Bench 4ft

Folding bench made from acacia: Acacia Folding Garden Bench

Benches made from mahogany wood: Mahogany Wood Garden Bench 5ft Mahogany Bench 4ft

By carefully positioning your garden bench you can find the ideal spot to watch birds hopping about in your vegetable patch and your flowers growing. Sweet perfume of springtime and the gentle humming of bees can be more thoroughly enjoyed from the comfort of a well made garden bench. Some benches are made from extravagant hardwoods and they can be showcased as garden features in their own right as well as becoming ideal places to relax.

Benches as garden features: Stainless steel garden bench

Teak wooden benches are considered the better than seasoned pine woods for making garden benches. Teak is a hardwood and grows in tropical rainforest where is is adapted to exposure to rainwater. To keep teak benches looking beautiful, it is recommended that teal oil is applied every few months.

For garden benches made of pine, we recommend treating it with a good preservative, then it should last you for many years. Depending upon the model, consider adding bench cushions to make the seat area even more comfortable. Alexander Rose is a leading name in bench design and has years of experience in making garden furniture and this can be seen in the contour of the seat area which is ideally shaped in a smooth contour rather than simply being flat.