After months of wistful staring from our kitchen windows, the summer is the time we can finally make full use of our outdoor areas. At long last, your fantasies of long, lazy days spent in the sun and summer barbecues that float on through the evening can become a reality. The only thing standing between you and a summer of garden bliss? Certain pesky garden materials.
The wrong materials can be the difference between a breezy haven of a modern garden and a suffocating heat trap. It's no secret that different materials respond to heat in different ways, and while through the winter months it can be easy for you not to notice the errors in your material choices, as soon as the sun comes out, it'll likely be the only thing you do notice.
