Comments on: Wood Parasols for the Garden

By: Gillian

Gillian — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 09:15:15 +0000

Great answer, Brenda. I would agree entirely with everything you have said …

The most important thing is to ensure that you have the size and functionality you need. What size of area must it shade? Do you need it to tilt? Do you need a crank handle? All these things are more important than the colour .. though that is important too.

By: Brenda Duff

Brenda Duff — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 07:29:30 +0000

You are best to consider what you want to shade and then to look at the size available. As a rule of thumb, if your table is 150cm, you would want a parasol which was at least 150cm plus 30cm to cover the seating at each side. That means that a parasol of 210cm (150 plua 60) would be JUST big enough if the sun is directly above.

However, that is not going to shade you for the majority of the day. Add another 30cm to each side and you have a 270cm parasol which is the smallest I would suggest for a 150cm table or any area of 150cm at its core.

Parasols sizes tend to be consistent at 1.8m, 2.1m, 2.2m, 2.5m, 2.7m, 2.8m, 3m, 3.2m. 3.5m and 4m. Mostly the larger ones (3.5m and 4m) are commercial and not for domestic use.

I hope this helps …

Brenda
Garden Furniture Scotland

By: outdoor torches

outdoor torches — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 11:16:41 +0000

really happy to read this article. i have a question of that will you please tell me on which one size i have to buy for my garden?

By: Parasols

Parasols — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 21:42:42 +0000

i have to say that this is a very good article and it is very informative. there are a lot of very good points about the differences with parasols and i agree that with so many variations available informative articles like this are essential.

great work and thats for all the info brenda.