The silvery gray of your teak bench peeks through the cool green leaves of your garden. Warmed by the sun it beckons you to relax amongst the fragrant blooms of lilac and moon flower as stars twinkle in the twilight. As you sit there watching the sunset you eye your guests across the yard on the patio sitting around a small table on chairs and a teak garden bench with a thick, bright, yellow cushion. Not too far in the opposite direction a teak tree bench is wrapped around a big old maple tree. You close your eyes and can almost hear the children running around it earlier in the day. Your man brings you back to the present with a soft kiss on the cheek and you both turn to go back to the party after you share the sun's last lingering light.

There is nothing quite like a teak garden bench. Whether it has a high back, low back or no back or if it glides or is built to mirror the curves of the human body, it is the missing piece in your backyard retreat. Even if you don't know a piece is indeed missing. They are a classic way to accommodate two to four people at your outdoor dinner parties as they make great overflow seating before, during and after dinner. And with a plush cushion they provide a luxurious place to take a nap in the sun.

Keep yours a warm honey brown by treating it with teak protector or leave it au natural and watch it weather to a lovely silvery gray. Either way a teak garden bench is the ideal choice for your next outdoor furniture purchase. It can be a relaxing lounger for one, a romantic resting spot for two or a rustic conversation starter for three or more. Whatever your style, garden benches are extremely functional as part of your patio seating or on their own. They can even be the focal point of your garden. Nestled in the foliage offering a spot to gaze upon your hard work or rest your tools while you maintain your greenery. Sitting under an arbor covered in wisteria, a teak garden bench brings you a cool place to escape the heat of the summer sun.

Wherever you put them, garden benches will complete your outdoor décor. Add a punch of personality with some candy colored pillows and cushions and classic style and lavish comfort will be yours. You will have your ideal outdoor oasis and all it took was a teak garden bench.

As you head back to your guests sitting around the flickering firelight, you glance back at the dark outline of your garden bench in the moonlight and smile. Because you know that as the first rays of sunlight begin to warm that bench you'll be there again, enjoying a quiet moment by yourself. Just you, a strong, hot cup of coffee and the sun climbing in the sky as it signals the beginning of another day in your garden; another day to sit on your teak garden bench alone or with someone you love and let your cares slip away.