Treat Yourself To A Greener, More Inviting Backyard

Every colour affects your emotions and perspective in subtle ways, but because of our hard-wired reactions to natural elements, green is the most relaxing hue. Of course, green is already plentiful in Australian backyards, but if you complement it with comfortable outdoor furniture and incorporate a few green tips for increasing your outdoor sustainability, your backyard will instantly become a happier and more peaceful place to gather.

Choose Outdoor Settings with Recycled Wood

Like any other relaxing space, your backyard should be ready to use every time you step outside. The more preparation it requires to accommodate guests or clean up afterwards, the less likely you'll be to make that extra effort. Not all furniture needs to be protected when it's not in use, and some furniture is made of hardy recycled timber that fits a casual backyard aesthetic without contributing to deforestation or requiring chemical refinishing.

Do you bring your outdoor chairs indoors during Victoria's winter rainfalls? Invest in outdoor furniture Melbourne weather won't ruin. Do you have to re-coat your table every year to ward off the effects of heat damage in Sydney or on the Central Coast? Choose a wood that doesn't need help to withstand the Newcastle sun. Recycled teak is one durable, natural, and eco-friendly option that not only ages well, but also actually embraces the aging process to develop new colours and textures as time goes on.

Because teak has character and no two pieces are the same, even a multi-piece teak table setting won't look artificial among its natural surroundings. At Outdoor Elegance, we offer a variety of outdoor settings made of recycled teak timber, including rustic whitewashed teak tables and all-weather teak and wicker chairs that support weight with fully welded aluminium frames.

Grow Your Own Food

Embrace green in all its forms by growing your own green vegetables and herbs. Whether you live in mild Melbourne or sunny Sydney, Australia's climate offers a generous portion of the sunshine and rain required to do just that.

Backyard gardening is a sustainable way to reduce your reliance on foreign imports and supermarket produce, which often carry hefty carbon footprints because of the transportation and agricultural methods involved in irrigating, harvesting, packaging and transporting them. Food from your own backyard is always locally harvested.

To maximize the "green" potential of your green thumb, try vertical gardening instead of traditional pots or garden rows. Growing vine plants on a trellis will save space in small backyards and reduce some of the risks associated with soil growth, such as leaf diseases and fungus. It's also an eco-friendly choice, because when you water the plants at the top, gravity distributes the excess water to the plants below them. Makeshift and recycled alternatives, such as wire mesh over a tall fence, are even more versatile and environmentally responsible.

Buying your outdoor furniture online from Outdoor Elegance is another convenient way to lower your carbon footprint. When you skip the showroom, you get to skip the service station too. Of course, if you want to visit and make up your mind later, our extensive online inventory and nationwide shipping options mean you don't have to come all the way back to take home the pieces you want. Visit one of our convenient locations today at Erina on the Central Coast, Braeside in Melbourne or Terrey Hills in Sydney.