Garden Leisure
People loving alfresco lifestyle fun
Aug
Picture yourself enjoying alfresco lifestyle fun. Every time the weather plays ball – or even when it doesn’t – you’re out there every chance you get, enjoying the fresh air. Maybe you’re hooked on outdoor cooking. Perhaps you can’t resist spending an hour after work with a coffee and your phone, a beer and a book, or a glass of Prosecco. Whatever makes your outdoor life sparkle, you’ll enjoy these photos.
Here are some pics of people loving alfresco lifestyle fun, from our world to yours, simply for the inspiration. Enjoy.
Alfresco lifestyle fun doesn’t have to mean a BBQ. You can forget the food, focus on the cocktails, and treat yourselves to your favourite tipples. There’s nothing quite like laughing the afternoon away with the people you love. When the sun drops, then sets, and you’re still out there, you’ll know for sure it’s been an excellent one.
We all know food tastes better outdoors in the fresh air, whether it’s cooked outside or not. A salad can be a bit dull indoors, but out in the garden it turns into an exotic treat packed with colour and flavour. An ordinary burger transforms into an extraordinary burger. Wine tastes more winey, beer more beery. The scents of summer, the balmy evenings, it all creates dreamy memories that’ll last you through the chilly months until next time.
Let’s face it, most of us have small gardens. The estate agency Foxtons did a survey and found the average UK garden is 15m long, just under 50 feet. And that means enjoying our gardens to the full is about being space-efficient. When you need room for people, gardening stuff, maybe children’s toys and more, garden storage is the answer. Make it dual-purpose and you also get great garden seating.
Lucky people have trees. Most of us don’t. Can you make shade? If so you’ll enjoy alfresco lifestyle fun a lot more. Create shade to relax in under a very smart gazebo, choose some beautiful garden parasols, or plant fast-growing climbers up a trellis to make a cooler place to be when the sun’s too hot to handle. Then sigh with pleasure, close your eyes, and relax.
This nifty outdoor chef table is exactly what you need to stay organised. When it’s your job to fire up the fine foods, this is the way to do it. But hang on… what’s that cooker thingy in the right hand corner? We also sell enormous outdoor kitchens, some complete with fridge and sink. And they’re exactly what you need to take your alfresco lifestyle to a whole new level of delicious.
Sometimes, you just want to keep things simple. A sun lounger does the job. It’s an attractive seat to drink your morning coffee, meditate, mull over last night’s party, or prepare yourself for a tough day at work. Add scented outdoor candles for a wonderful ambience. Include a pretty parasol for shade. Make it your me-space.
Do it with a friend. You’ve had enough of tatty old plastic garden chairs? Make socialising a comfortable experience with a stylish sun lounger or two. They’re good for the patio, the lawn, or the deck, and the modern materials won’t let you down in bad weather, looking good and performing well year after year. Imagine all the exciting chats you’ll enjoy in comfort, outdoors where the air’s fresh and the breeze feels lovely on your skin.
Invite the ‘ladies who lunch’ round. Get the boys over for the football. Feed the family outside on warm evenings. Meet in the garden at noon, talk all day, stay out late. Eat, drink and be merry. Your garden can become a popular outdoor room where the whole family naturally ends up, just because it’s such a nice space to be in. The greener and more fragrant you can make it, the more you’ll love the feeling.
Let romance blossom over the BBQ. Catch up with people you haven’t seen for ages. Take your turn cooking dinner for your friends. Make outdoor cooking more exciting with specially designed accessories and products to make life easier, more tasty, and a whole lot more sociable.
Whatever the setting, food brings people together. Ask your guests to bring a dish each, or dessert. Snack on a tasty buffet. Dive into the best burgers you’ve ever experienced, home-cooked with love on the fire pit. Experiment with vegan and veggie barbecues. But most of all, enjoy each others’ company. As the pandemic has taught us, people matter more than anything; our friends, our families, the people we work with and play with.
Making the most of it. That’s the name of the game these days. Appreciate your friends more. Value your family more. Make the best of the mad UK weather. Make an outdoor space you can meet up in, a place you can be proud of, somewhere comfortable and stylish. Then go for it.
You might hate cooking, or be rubbish at it. That’s fine. You can’t go wrong with salad 😉 Our point is, there’s no need to stress yourself out with grand dreams of cooking for the five thousand on your barbie. Calm it down. Make some simple veggie, meat, fish or fruit kebabs on sticks for people to cook themselves. Crack open the beers, open the wine, and the party will start itself. No cordon bleu required.
How can you enjoy life in your garden when the place is littered with kipple? Toys, games, pet stuff, garden tools, they all take up space few of us have. Rather than letting it take over, get some garden storage. Storage boxes doubling as garden benches are really useful. Place one in a shady nook and you can use it as a drinks table or bench as well as a safe place to keep things dry. The look is so much better, stylish and welcoming.
Take one human being. Add a fire, and bring along another human being. What do you get? Instant socialising. Bring more humans and it’s a party. A chiminea, fire pit or firebowl brings an instant focal point to every kind of garden, day and night. You get light, heat, and flames. Together they’re a powerful attraction. Spend an evening around a real fire with your friends and you’ll seal your friendships even further.
This is how you want to feel. Being outdoors is the perfect way to feel it. The scent of summer, the muted sounds, the warm air, the light evenings, it’s all so precious and so perfect. And it’s so short. Make the most of it this summer. Then extend your alfresco lifestyle fun into the spring, autumn, and even the winter. When you have a cosy outdoor fire, anything goes.
We wish you a truly wonderful year outdoors. Whether your outdoor space is a veranda, city patio, suburban lawn, town garden or rural idyll, let’s raise a glass to spending more quality time outside with your best people. Here’s to perfect alfresco lifestyle fun.
