Victorian Garden Furniture
Gardening was popular during the Victorian era and Victorian garden furniture reflected the tastes and styles of the period.
Outdoor living was just as popular back then as it is now and it was quite fashionable to have an outdoor living room or dining area. The gardens ranged from formal to rustic and everything in between. The new leisure class spent much time and attention on the perfect outdoor gardens and embellished them with fancy furniture and accessories.
Victorian garden furniture was typically cast iron for outdoor use, or wicker for porches and conservatories. The cast iron was very fancy with scrollwork and such.
A popular motif was grapes, but you can also find piece with other vine like designs. A lot of this period furniture did not survive the wear of the elements over time, but that which did commands high prices in the antique stores today.
Buy Victorian Garden Furniture
If you are decorating a Victorian garden, you may want to go with cast iron, or you can buy replica furniture made from materials that are easier to maintain like rust proof cast aluminum or resin. Even wicker furniture which is so fragile and can succumb to the elements easily can be made from weather proof resin these days, so it is possible to have your wicker seating outside that will last for years to come.
Along with your Victorian garden furniture, you may want to get some garden accessories. The Victorians like to use big urns of cast iron or cement along with all kinds of garden décor - the fancier the better!
Victorians loved garden ponds, and a perfect place to set your Victorian garden furniture is right beside the pond so you can watch your fish swim around and relax to the peaceful sounds. Of course, with today's modern technologies, it is much easier to build and maintain a healthy pond then it was in those days.
Creating a Victorian garden is much easier overall today. You can have rust proof and Victorian garden furniture that is virtually maintenance free, Koi ponds with waterfalls and filters that only require maintenance once a year which leaves you more time to relax and tend to those beautiful flower gardens.
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