8 of the best garden furniture pieces
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Three-seater Pepe sofa in oak fume, £5,929.84 exc VAT Oxenwood (01264 730801; www.oxenwood.eu)
Indoor/outdoor rug in Harborview Stripe, from £300 Ralph Lauren Home (020–7535 4600; www.ralphlaurenhome.com)
Winchester black outdoor wall light (left), £179.50 exc VAT David Hunt (020–7487 5070; www.thelightingstore.co.uk)
Bench seat in cast stone (available in five colours), £299 Haddonstone (01604 770711; www.haddonstone.com)
Verde lounge chair, £1,995 Indian Ocean (020–8675 4808; www.indian-ocean.co.uk)
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Steam-bent oak corner chair, £4,950 Splash Lounge collection, Gaze Burvill (01420 588444; www.gazeburvill.com)
Monaco table, £955, and armchairs (which come with outdoor cushions and stack for winter storing), £190 each Neptune (01793 427300; www.neptune.com)
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