We’ve all seen them and we might even own them. Garden parasols can look good in those earthy garden colours, but wouldn’t you rather have a splash of colour every now and then?
If you are nodding your head in agreement you should start looking for a replacement garden parasol immediately. But hold on – just before you ditch the one you have got now, take a fresh look at it. If it is perfectly okay and you just want to get something more colourful, why not store your current one in a plastic bag and keep it safely in the shed? You’ve then got a choice of two parasols to use as and when you want them. There’s no reason why you shouldn’t have more than one to use, after all.
Buying a bright garden parasol is one of the easiest ways to bring a splash of colour into your garden. In fact if you already have lots of brightly coloured flowers and shrubs in pots, hanging baskets and containers you will notice the difference when you add a bright red or blue garden parasol to your table.
The other great thing about a coloured parasol is that you can continue the colour scheme through to the table itself. Get some napkins in a matching colour and see how they immediately draw everything together. Another thing worth doing is to get some outdoor candle holders or lanterns and to put matching coloured candles inside them. You will soon see how good this is when it comes to having an evening meal and the sun starts going down. The more you can bring together various elements of your garden table and your garden parasol like this, the better it will be.
Many garden parasols are also available quite cheaply, and if your table is made from solid wood you won’t need to worry about matching the colour of the parasol to the table. This is why you can get away with having more than one colour of parasol to suit whatever occasion you want to celebrate.
One final thing to be aware of here – make sure whatever coloured parasol you buy is treated to withstand fading by the sun. Most good ones are, which means you can spend that extra few pounds to get the best possible parasol you can. What better way to cheer up your garden than with a healthy splash of colour?