DECORATING AL FRESCO Create a

Balinese fringed parasol, Mint/

Silver, £375, Raj Tent Club Mika Blue outdoor rug, from £219, Moda Furnishings Cushions (from left): Geo Stripe, Ticking Stripe, Maisie, £46 each, Rebecca Pitcher

DECORATING AL FRESCO

Planting and landscaping create the framework, backdrop and ambience of a garden, but just like a room indoors, a few well-chosen decorative accessories can make all the difference and bring it to life. Consider it much like a room and include a clock, a statement seat, soft furnishings and heat and light sources for the evening. Whether adding comfort with rugs and cushions, a spot more colour with pretty tiles, or even a soothing water feature, these details will elevate an outdoor space into a welcoming place to spend a lazy afternoon.

French-style swinging garden chair, £525, Rockett St George

Bibury timber planters, from £476; terracotta pots, from £15, all Neptune

Gypsum Tropic cushion, £75, Andrew Martin

Antique Brass skeletal outdoor wall clock, £99, Beaumonde Marrakech corten steel fence panel £429, Stark & Greensmith

Bee Hotel 2.0, £26.99, Beevive

Pink Pradena tiles, £74.70 a square metre for porcelain, £165 a square metre for encaustic, Bert & May x Fired Earth

Oval gold lantern, £34.99, Dobbies

Potco Spark Rust fire pit, £75, Sproutl Souk trough water feature, £425, Cox & Cox