Savvy shoppers know that the time to buy garden furniture in Ireland is before the summer sun actually shines, with many designs being sold at greatly reduced prices.
Homebase ( homebase.co.uk) has some great exterior dining set and barbecue reductions. The Seattle is a charcoal and aluminum frame round table dining set comprising six chairs and a matching parasol. It was €999 and is reduced to €499. The Sienna is a rectangular dining table that comes with six chairs, aubergine coloured cushions and a matching parasol. It is now half price, down from €799 to €399. The Phoenix is a four-burner hooded gas barbecue reduced from €519.99 to €259.99. Another gas barbecue style, the Sahara is a three-burner hooded design and is down from €584 to €389.
Homebase has stores in Clondalkin (01-6754488), D 22; Naas Road (01-4569044), D 12; Rathfarnham (01-4916118), D 14; Santry (01-8940198), D 9; Letterkenny (074-9106308) Co Donegal; Dublin Road (061-489687) Limerick; Longford (043-3350457); Castlebar (094-9051228), Co Mayo; Navan (046-9030227), Co Meath; Portlaoise (057-8694667) and Waterford (051-844017). These offers apply throughout May.
