Well the suns out, so grab yourself this fresh lime and raspberry
picnic set reduced from £25 to £12.50 from Crocus. They also have lots of reduced furniture and some fantastic architectural sail shades. Given the current food prices, you might want to use thier expert section to get advice on what to plant this Autmn.

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So far my shabby straw bird box has attracted zero interest from our feathered friends. But how could they resist this contemporary and stylish terracotta birdball for £29.95 at the Worm who turned website. If that doesn't appeal to them, then how about an outdoor wreath made from apples or a metal feeder which you skewer fruit to - lovely site and lots of inspirational Christmas ideas.

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La Redoute is not your obvious outdoor gardening shop -but with their Summer sale currently in full swing, maybe I can tempt you to take a peek. This stylish Asmara coffee table could be used in or outdoors. It's made from solid acacia and finished with a grey alkyde resin - cost £105. Now it's just a case of getting all the bits to go with the table.

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Well typically the weather forecast is scary for the next few days, so why not head off and grab a bargain to cheer yourself up. This brown Palermo resin table is yours for £79.99 from Homebase who have lots of special offers to tempt you over the Bank Holiday weekend. Now all we need is for the weather to continue to be kind to us.

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I've been promised that it's going to get hot again by next Wednesday -not that I'm not grateful for a huge dollop of rain. So when you head outdoors make sure you're armed with this enchanting bamboo food cover for only £10.95 from Graham & Green. While you're there take a peak at their colourful melamine goods - very colourful and chic.

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At last I've found a replacement apple house to show you. What's more it's from that honest looking man who greets you as you log onto the Baileys site. It's £12.50 and 100% recycled - this site makes me want to ditch the plastic and get wooden. Fantastic site.

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I still get a small thrill when our garden lights pop on. So with all this sun around at the moment, log onto your local Woolies site and bag these elegant solar lights. These steely 10 are reduced from £79.99 to £39.99, the latter making more sense. As it's a £4.95 delivery charge for as much as you like, then look at this fun grass print table reduced from £29.99 to £14.99 - what we would lovingly refer to as a Clare table.

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You're not going to miss this two tone garden loom stool from John Lewis. It costs £30 and comes with a matching mushroom shaped table for £50. You could complete your acid yellow and green garden set with an equally vibrant hammock. Perfect for this Spring sunshine.

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You're going to see a lot of bird houses on this site as I just can't resist them. For £13.50 you can provide a stylish and colourful home for your feathered friends courtesy of the Garden Trading company who also have a huge selection of vintage style enamel goods and utensils for in and outdoors.

Or forget your twitching and switch to drinking given this glorious weather. This glass carrier comes with 6 vintage glasses for £30, and means no spillage and a handy display piece to boot.

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Wallace Sacks Ltd. are not really an outdoor company, but they do have these rather beautiful frosted glass tumblers on sale right now, from £25 to £12.50 for 6. Plus they have a special offer for housebible readers - new customers get 10% off their first purchases, so really it's a bargain I had to tell you about. So get outside and christen your new Perisan inspired drinking vessels with a mint tea, (or preferably a mint julep!)

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These Jackie Shapiro picnic plates are almost too pretty to eat off, I'd be tempted to hang them on the wall and to ditch the picnic idea. They come in 2 designs, are made from melamine, are dishwasher proof and are currently reduced from £9.95 to £7.95 at Pedlars . A great start to ensuring you have a stylish picnic set.

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I've got a real thing about ice-cream at the moment and these vibrant Sundae dishes would add a special magic touch for the kids and me. They cost £12.99 for 4 from Urchin and what's best of all is they are plastic. They also currently have £10 off their bright red chip and dip bowl - now all I need is the sun to come out to justify my shopping.

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This fantastic weather demands lots of bbq's and picnics outside. I think my cheese sarnie would taste even better when eaten off this vibrant orange picnic ware set. It's very resonably priced with pieces from £2-7 from good old John Lewis. As their summer sale is on right now, you might prefer their reduced Ella Doran set previously blogged on housebible here - either way - get outside and eat up the sunshine.

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These cherry blossom thermos flasks will make you the envy of all other festival or camper goers this Summer. It costs £10.95 and holds 1.2 litres of hot steamy coffee or a chilled strawberry daiquiri cocktail. Why do chrome when you can get completely flowered up at Graham & Green ? A truly delicious site, which screams 'Buy me' a bit too loudly.

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The ice cream season is definitely here, so why not purchase these 4 cool and vivid ice cream servers for £10 at Debenhams . They've got some great acid coloured kids furniture if you want to complete the look.

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It's too hot to cook and judging by the kids at nursery today - too hot to eat. So think nibbles and order these 4 attractive teardrop dishes for £7.99 from Next . While online, take a peek a their outdoor lighting section and very stylish planters. Can't bear the fact that they stamp their logo on so many of their products but these look tasteful and logo free.

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These trays are just the thing for carrying out your antipasti when you're dining alfresco. They have four separate removable dishes. At the moment you can only view them on ILVA's Danish site, but they'll be available in their UK stores (in Thurrock and Manchester) when they open in late July for around £32.

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Tchibo sounds like a Japanese car or drink to me, but don't let the name put you off. They're an international firm who launched here in 1991 with their cafe services to hotels and big businesses, after all they have been caffeine specialists for over 50 years. Now they make for serious browsing for all us home shoppers. This stripy tablecloth is typical of their products, it costs £5.99 and comes with matching table mats (£2.99 for 4) and serviettes.

Every wednesday they have a new theme and new host of bargains, you even get Sarah Beeney's face peering at you in the baby section. Normally I would avoid these type of sites, but at that price I'll be shopping.

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John Lewis is where you can find these gorgeous Ella Doran blossom picnic plates. They cost £6 each and can be complimented with matching bowls and tumblers. If a little too fussy for you, then they have some plain but vibrant aqua blue picnic plates and cups and a cheeky retro diasy number too. Time to recycle those tatty plain plastic ones you've had for something a litte more stylish. I'm sure your food will taste better eating off these too.

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I would choose this minimal aluminium Groove outdoor furniture by artist Jennifer Newman to provide a stark contrast to my unruly wilderness of a garden. Apart from the groove, the best thing about it is that Jennifer will have it powder coated in any colour you choose. From £800 for a table.

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I used to wonder why stuff with naff patterns cost less than nice uncomplicated plain stuff when it surely must cost more to produce. Habitat must have had the same thought in pricing this lovely Melamine dinnerware. Patterned Nancy plates cost £2.50 – 50p more than the plain version, beakers a whacking £1.25 compared with just £1 for plain ones. But think what you'll save on food. A little will go a long way.

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Who needs environmentally hostile outdoor heaters? I plan to spend chilly evenings sitting round a brazier on which the man of the house has previously grilled something succulent. This Direct Designs terrace grill from Forsyth4 (£99.99) will do the business.
A cheap and funky alternative is this pink mini bucket barbecue from Debenhams for just £20.