Submitted by: Kenny Leichester

A patio is not a part of the garden, but is completely separate from it. It has a concrete floor and so it is often mentioned as an outdoor room where you can relax with your family and friends. Indeed, patios have always been utilized for outdoor eating and recreational purposes. Therefore, it has always been furnished accordingly. Today however, with the improvement in technology, patio furnishing has taken up a new dimension. Now, every item you use in the patio is weatherproof, fade proof, dirt and dust resistant.

First let us see the patio furniture. There is no need for you to drag the furniture in and out after and before each outdoor session as they are made weather proof. It is also the same with the patio cushions. These cushions are made in such a way that they are water and fade resistant and they are also dirt and stain proof. These patio cushions are made keeping all the kinds of weather in mind. Hence even if you leave them out in the heaviest of heavy rains they will not take much time to dry.

And why talk about getting drenched in rain only? Although these cushions are stain resistant, thanks to the critters and kids, they need a run down with the hose off and on. How much stain can they resist? The birds may perch on them and the squirrel or the cat may find them cozy. Then there is your pet dog and the kids to worry about. In short, there can be hundreds of ways a patio cushion can get dirty and if that happens, all it should take is a simple spray with the garden hose and minutes to dry them off.

There are lot of other important feature of the patio cushions and one among them are that it has to be tear resistant. The birds tend to perch on them or the rodents will try to nestle on them but they must not be able to make any hole in them. When you look for outdoor cushions, check for all the below given points.

It has to be water opposing both inside and out; at the same time the covering as well as the filling should be at least 98% water proof.

It must be UV resistant because it may not fade easily

It needs to be stain resistant so that you need not spend much time in cleaning it everyday

At the same time the cleaning process is also very easy, a simple spray with the garden hose can clean whatever dust that accumulates on them

It needs to be tear resistant so you need not be continuously be afraid of the critters making hole in them

The color of the patio cushion is the next consideration. You need to select a patio cushions according to your other patio accessories, especially with the patio umbrella. In the recent days all the houses which have the patio have an umbrella to make the outdoor living more comfortable. The other patio accessory which is now very popular is the patio heater. Even if you have those entire fixture you can never turn the winter cold into the warmth of spring, but they help to make the life more comfortable for you outdoor.

Install different kinds of heating arrangement in the patio. You can try out the ready-made fire pits and fire bowls. At the same time there are fireplaces for open-air use too. A few of them run on electricity while others use real wood. There are all ones that have ceramic logs but the fire is made by using liquid petroleum gas or any other inflammable liquid. But people use these patio heaters that look more like a mushroom on a long stalk than anything else does

Such type of patio heaters are run either on electricity or on propane gas. These patio heaters also come in various sizes. You can also have a small heater to be kept on the tabletop. These heaters naturally heat up a smaller area. Though the heating capacity of a patio heater is only depended on the BTU it has. For instance, a propane heater with 40,000 BTU will be able to heat up an area with 7m radius quite well. However, such a heater is generally floor standing. Tabletop heaters cannot heat up that much

You can enjoy the gift of the nature through out the year buy getting a suitable patio heater. Because in the winter it is cold and in the early spring or late fall also it is too cold to sit out till late in the night. On the contrary to what you think, a patio heater does not cost that much and mainly if you are to compare that with the pleasure it provides. With a help of the patio heater you can never have late night parties out of doors now or you can even simply sit out with your partner once the chores are over to watch the stars traversing the sky or the sun rising from under the horizon. If you feel that it sounds that much too romantic to be real? In any case you can atleast comfortably sit out to watch the birds flying south or the first spring flower which comes out if you have a patio heater

About the Author: Article by Kenny Leichester of

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