subject: Garden Canopies For Every Outdoor Occasion [print this page] Rain, bugs, even bright sun need not keep consumers from their love of the outdoors. Garden canopies provide necessary protection so that you never remain a prisoner in your own home. You may have already seen many varieties in gardens around your neighborhood.
For example, there is the instant canopy, a pop-up style canopy which is also portable. Take your canopy to whichever part of your property receives the sun exposure you want. Choose UV materials, however, if you want to defend sensitive skin. Collapse it to transport to another function where your canopy will be appreciated, such as a church pot luck or the home of a friend. Even erect it right out back and hang laundry on a clothes horse underneath.
Under this canopy owners may be found reading, dining or snoozing. Small versions are perfect for just one table and four chairs, giving a somewhat luxurious look to the backyard picnic. Larger products will cover four or five tables, great for a dinner party or even a small wedding reception. Combine several to ensure that nothing ruins dinner for the bride and groom or a birthday party for young children.
You might be especially thankful for the bug screen available with many kits. Keep mosquitoes, flies and wasps away from your card game. Another version of the garden canopy comes with three enclosed sides for greater resistance to wind. Materials are usually polyester or similar, in colors such as green, blue, white, and even red. Edging options are easily found in straight or scalloped styles.
Designs run from basic to fancy. Some garden canopies feature flat tops, though most have a pointed canopy. The canopy legs can be straight, narrow poles built to collapse or fixed semi-permanently to the ground. Splayed legs are said to offer greater wind resistance. Ornate legs provide a wrought-iron look and are wider than the basic garden canopy versions.
