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GARDEN NEWS

On the surface

A coffee table for the garden might seem an extravagance, but
extra surfaces on the patio or decking are more useful than you
think. Look to specialist outdoor furniture brand Matière Grise
for robust, durable pieces. The Hegoa low table is reassuringly
sturdy, with its chunky steel frame and visible nuts and bolts, but
it can also be painted with nearly 30 different shades of Epoxy
powder paint, to cheer up its tough exterior. Try an optimistic
lime green, a contrasting fuchsia or a vibrant cyan blue (left).
POA. www.matieregrise-decoration.fr

BIRD WATCHING
French company Farmili seems to have taken inspiration
from CCTV cameras for its latest bird house, the aptly
named Little Brother. The twist is the house’s soft,
modernist curves, lemon-yellow detailing and pale wooden
frame which, thankfully, couldn’t be
further from the industrial
aluminium variety.
What could be better
for snooping on the
sparrows? Around
www.farmili.com

Big idea

Known for its urban,
minimal pieces, Danish
brand BoConcept
welcomes these sturdy

outdoor flowerpots
into its portfolio. Rain check
Constructed from
cream bamboo, the Keeping plants alive can be
pots offer a challenge to tricky. Between droughts (when
terracotta’s hold on the you inevitably forget to water
typical garden fixture, them) and drowning (when you

and are also much larger over-compensate for forgetting
in scale: if your patio or to water them), our leafy friends
terrace is on the expansive have a hard time. They’ll thank
side, it will appreciate the you for Dailylife Lab’s Rainy Pot,
pots’ proportions, which a wall-mounted plant holder in
make sense in substantial plastic, which comes with its own
spaces. Size matters, after all. rain cloud. Just pour the water
. www.boconcept.com into the cloud, and it will release
the right amount of liquid over
time. . www.redcandy.co.uk

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