Wooden Patio Furniture

Summer has almost arrived. Are you prepared to please customers looking for outdoor furniture? This is the time of year when grilling out on the barbecue and splashing around in the pool trumps most other activities with friends. Families gather outside with a frisbee, a baseball mitt and glove or some other gaming toy. Next comes the food, the fun and the festivities. At the core of it all is love; a step up from that is outdoor furniture.

Wholesale outdoor and patio furniture is something that many people take for granted. However, consumers are starting to realize how important it is to make the most of these sunny moments. Sitting around the picnic table, resting in lawn chairs–it's all part of the big picture.

Look For These Trends In Wholesale Outdoor Furniture — Your Customers Are!

• Comfortable Patio Furniture — If your customers can't picture themselves relaxing in the lawn chair, waiting for bbq on the upscale bench, sitting on the lounge chair, or sipping lemonade on the Adirondack chair, don't expect them to buy it.
• Modern Outdoor Furniture — contemporary is in with outdoor furniture design. While "space age" isn't the way to go with outdoor and patio furniture, definitely think "upscale outdoor entertaining" when browsing wholesale outdoor furniture.
• Eco-Friendly Outdoor Furniture — oh yeah. Eco-friendly is back in a big way when it comes to wholesale garden and patio decor. The wicker, bamboo or other materials used to construct the furniture are part of the appeal. Plus, eco-friendly fabrics used for cushioning and support only seal the deal.
• Sealed Wood Patio Furniture — Wood furniture is very popular during backyard outings. Whether outfitted with a cushion or not, many pieces of wooden outdoor furniture are designed to be relaxing and appealing without them. Consumers have found this out and spend a lot of time in their comfy wooden patio furniture.

Upscale Outdoor Furniture

When you stick to these simple outdoor furniture trends, you'll hit dead-on what your customers are wanting to find in their backyards. Summer is almost here. Let your outdoor furniture make a splash with customers this year!

Looking to find a new star player among the home decor accents in your store? Let Jackson Pottery fill the role! With the many trendy styles and collections available, this beautiful wholesale pottery and statuary shines a spotlight on your home decor products.

In the mood for Greek? Hand crafted Greek pottery from Jackson Pottery adds a remarkable old-world appeal that cannot be matched. Visions of ancient temples and philosophes fill the mind with a single glance at these pithos, plake, roubaki and other styles.

More into terracotta? Not a problem! Italian style pottery is very well received by customers today. Detailed and beautiful, the …click here to read Casting New Home Accents? Let Jackson Pottery Fill The Role!…

Heidis Plant Pep Organic Fertilizer Brew

Looking for a way to refresh tired plants? Want more from the growth of your plant? Fertilizer is the preferred choice to rejuvenate slacking plants. However, the trick lies in finding the right fertilizer. Developed by an avid gardener and composter, the organic plant fertilizer brew from Heidi's Plant Pep is just the special boost you've desired.

No one likes looking at a droopy plant. They're just boring. In contrast, a full and healthy plant brightens the spirit and (literally) brings a fresh air to the room. Heidi's Plant Pep is an organic fertilizer for plants that is safer to use than chemicals. This is quite a thrill for eco-conscious gardeners looking for a safe and natural alternative to harsh chemicals that damage soil and plant quality.

Regardless of the location, there is no naturally perfect soil. This is why soil nutrients, plant foods and fertilizers have become so popular. This plant food was developed with the soil and the plants in mind. …click here to read Need More Pep From Your Plant Fertilizer?…

Eco-Logic Garden Products

A great gift idea can always be found in the gardening section. Gardening gift ideas suit a wide variety of people. The retired lady who gardens with her husband, the busy corporate attorney who has just enough time to water his office plant, and the mom on-the-go all desire something from the gardening section at some point because gardening gifts just seem to make life easier. If there's anyone that understands watching life's pleasures grow, it's Rumford Gardener.

Rumford Gardener has an incredible selection of garden products and gift ideas for the lovely people on every gift list. After long days in the sun with hands buried in the dirt, hand therapy kits containing hand cream and other aids goes a long way toward pleasing that retired gardener. The busy mother who wants to add some natural beauty to her home will love the grower pots and …click here to read Want To Have The Hottest Gardening Gifts Around?…

Modern American Flag

That's right. The most patriotic home and garden decor you can have is the American flag. Allstates Flag Company, Inc. knows how important it is to show our support for the fabulous nation in which we live. Allstates Flag Co. provides for your and your customers those very special products which are our natural right to display. Without pretense or agenda, the right to be proud of who we are and our nation is part of what you hold in your hands when you pick up some of the patriotic American flags and more from Allstates Flat Company, Inc.

Some choose to enlist in the military to pay homage to our forefathers who founded our great nation. Some choose public speaking and training to carry on the important heritage that we have. These good people and others, like many of  your customers, choose to humbly display the American flag around their home and garden. For those patriotic customers, your choice of products is …click here to read The Most Patriotic Home & Garden Decor Ever…

Ceramic Pots and More

A bowl. A pot. A planter. A fountain. What do these things have in common? Why, they're all incredible home and garden products from Architectural Precast GRC Inc, of course! Well what makes this home and garden decor more special than the rest? There are quite a few amazing things about the precast products from APGL.

Just for starters, the wonderful world of precast products relies heavily on quality. Customers require very high quality in their precast planters, ceramic pots, and others similar products. Architectural Precast GRC Inc. specializes in this form of artisanship. APGL is a name that everyone can trust and many already do trust for their precast products!

Another great thing about Architectual Precast GRC Inc. lies in the products. The quality, craftsmanship, design, and unique appeal of these products speak for themselves. APGL offers …click here to read Discover The Secret Treasures of the Precast Ceramic World…

Create A Personal Oasis With Outdoor Furniture

You've heard of bringing the outdoors in … why not take the indoors out?

In today's economy, consumers are choosing to stay home for entertainment, relaxation and other lifestyle activities. As a result, more of their disposable dollars are spent on home furnishing; to create their own personal oasis. The indoor-outdoor furniture business is rapidly becoming one of the biggest segments in furniture sales.

Consumers are extending their living and entertaining areas to include the outdoor spaces of their homes. Through the use of wicker furniture, homeowners are taking non-traditional living areas, like covered patios, and creating comfortable and stylish entertaining venues. Gift shops can take advantage of this trend by offering small wicker pieces in their product mix and the addition of outdoor furniture expands sale opportunities. From wicker patio furniture to sunroom furniture, the wholesale furniture vendors highlighted in this FGmarket newsletter will help you examine your outdoor furniture options.

Wicker Furniture – Weaving Your Way to Sales

Terrace22 Island Chaise Lounge

Creating a lush paradise for the backyard is easy with the spa style outdoor furniture offered by Terrace22. The relaxing and appropriately named Island Chaise pieces are dreamy lounging chairs great for use indoors or outdoors. Terrace22 offers excellent handcrafted banana leaves woven into soft and durable sofas and lovely dinning sets. These exquisite wicker pieces work harmoniously with your customer's garden surroundings; creating a resort atmosphere in their outdoor entertaining areas.

Cape May Outdoor Sectional South Sea Rattan

South Sea Rattan and Wicker Furniture has the perfect mix of casual and sophisticated elegance in their outdoor wicker and rattan furniture. The detail and styling of the Cape May indoor/outdoor sectional sofa offers a product that is perfect for a poolside cabana. South Sea Rattan offers beautiful rockers and gliders which are favorites for both, the backyard deck and front porch. With their rattan and wicker patio furniture, the great outdoors never looked so good.

Wicker furniture has come a long way from the old days; when wicker was used strictly as porch furniture or as white wicker bedroom furniture. Wicker has branched out into our sunrooms, kitchens, patios and pool areas with a variety of uses, both functional and ornamental. Diversity has been the underlying theme for today's wicker furniture.
Bay Accents By Zammco Inc., offers inspired wicker accent tables and planter stands ready to enrich any sunroom. There is more to Zammco than sunroom accessories; their wicker bakers racks enhance the casual furniture and decor in kitchens, bathrooms and other living areas.

Spice Island Wickers' line of resin wicker patio furniture provides the ultimate in relaxation. Their all weather resin wicker, with splendid beauty and resilient durability, is great for patios or poolside. From dining sets to rockers and even a sectional styled wicker couch group, Spice Island has a diverse selection of functional and ornamental casual furniture.

Outdoor Furniture – Stylish and Comfortable

Bear Chair Adirondack Chair

Outdoor Furniture has many moods and styles, just like the consumer. By stocking unique yet finely crafted outdoor pieces, you'll be the destination for all your customer's outdoor living areas needs.
The Bear Chair Company Ltd. is the perfect fit for laid-back beach or garden-entertaining consumers. Bear Chair makes the most comfortable wooden chair you'll find – customers who sit in the chair may never leave. Not only do they make fine wooded Adirondack style chairs but the accessories to go with them … footstool and end tables. With Bear Chair products, all you need is a tall glass of tea and you can relax forever.

Seating For Two Arboria Lakeside Lounge

Arboria is a designer and manufacturer of innovative, high quality wood products for the home and garden. One of Aboria's best sellers is their Lakeside Lounge. The Lakeside Lounge is a two person couch with a table in the middle and wheels on one end to make moving it lakeside or fireside a breeze; so functional your customers will want more then one. Outdoor entertaining usually means cooking on a grill, Aboria has a beautiful granite topped wooden outdoor service table, great for a buffet. From the comfort of outdoor furniture to graceful arbors, creating an inviting garden oasis is effortless with Arboria products.

The mission of Jewels of Java is to create an outdoor oasis with indoor indulgence. Teak combines luxury with durability; Jewels of Java's teak furniture provides the ultimate in outdoor furniture.

Another source for teak furniture is Aden Works. By utilizing one of the best outdoor wood products, teak, Aden Works makes a rustic style furniture reminiscing of the old west; perfect for indoor or outdoor venues. From benches to bars to swings, Aden Works' teak creations appeal to the rugged outdoor types wanting to create their own personal oasis.

Extending our living spaces into the great outdoors requires a little accessorizing which in turn creates a great opportunity to increase sales. SawDust City makes quaint cedar benches, planters and gardening tables or workstations. These items make great accent pieces to compliment any outdoor living area.

With home entertaining becoming popular, people are expanding their living spaces into the outdoors. Grow your customer base and expand sales by incorporating wicker and outdoor furniture in your store. FG Market has many vendors willing to help you expand your sales in the wicker and outdoor furniture market.
Contributor: Leigh Morrisett

Adagio Water Fountain Rustic Copper/Green Stone

Gardens, patios, pools and porches make ideal outdoor living spaces. Over the past decade, consumer interest in turning bland outdoor spaces into comfortable backyard retreats has dramatically risen. Considering the popularity and broad appeal of gardening and entertaining outdoors, we offer Garden and Patio Gifts Galore part 2.
This newsletter edition highlights a second group of diverse FGMarket vendors and the unique products and gifts they have for the garden, porch, patio and pool. Increase your sales when you help customers select items to coordinate with their own decorating ideas, as well as current trends in giftware geared toward outdoor living spaces.

Adagio Collection's Water Fountains are known the world over for their beauty and elegance. Adagio Water Fountains utilize striking slate stones that are specially quarried and shipped from India. Each stone is hand cut and chiseled. Since no two stones are alike, each fountain the company offers is a one-of-a-kind original. Their handsome hood and tray elements are made of high grade copper components from the Kennecott Copper Mine located in Salt Lake City, Utah. Skilled artisans create a marble like finish onto the copper and then apply a clear glossy finish for protection.

Poppy Pods Wall Plaque from Gibson Artworks

Adagio's distinctive Water Fountain Product Line makes it easy for your customers to select their perfect fountain. The fountains come in a wide range of sizes with single, double or triple stone styles available. Selections also include wall-mounted or freestanding fountains and even custom-designed fountains.
When customers express an interest in creating a lovely and tranquil outdoor setting, consider suggesting a few of the alluring and artistic garden sculptures available at Gibson Artworks. The Gibson Artwork Collection is an original, contemporary line of cast stone sculpture developed for the home and garden. The line includes wall plaques, planters, bowls, tiles, sculptures and fountains.
All works are individually cast, sealed and hand finished with a patina that renders a unique, one-of-a-kind piece with lasting value. Artist and company founder, Jill Gibson has created works that have been shown in fine galleries in Italy, Holland, Germany and the United States and can be found in several private collections as well.

Backyard Pool Products' Aqua-Toss II Pool Game

Whether customers are looking for fun or seeking relaxation, Backyard Pool Products fit the bill. Primarily known for water games and sports, the company also offers home and garden products, along with interesting decorative accessories. Check out the Pool & Spa department to find pool games such as: Aqua Toss, Super Baseball/Basketball, and Water Volleyball. Browse the Backyard Living section and find classic urns, garden benches, swan planters and water fountains. When considering Kid Casual or Adult Sophisticate, Backyard Pool Products offers convenient, one-stop shopping for the pool, garden or patio.
The charm of an English Garden provides a welcoming retreat, as well as offering inspiration for the unique creations at Ornate Products. Ornate Products has spent years perfecting the craft of making classical ornamental stoneware, reminiscent of the stately homes of England. Select from a wide range of planters, plaques and self-contained fountains.

Art Nouveau Planter from Ornate Products

Ornate Products are handcrafted with traditional skill, along with quality materials. Not only are these products beautiful, they are also known for their weather durability. Their enchanting art pieces are available in antique terracotta, natural stone finish, jade and rust finish. When your customers choose Ornate Products for their garden or courtyard, it's like enjoying the ambiance of an English countryside. And who knows, you may even be invited to tea.
For the growing number of people seeking decor and the soothing water sounds, striking sculpture and flowing water, fountains are the perfect way to make any space unforgettable. Urge discriminating customers to take a look at what Water Wonders has to offer. Specializing in water fountains made from copper, natural slate, glass and gorgeous river stones, Water Wonder's fountains are designed to provide maximum water sound, while utilizing whisper quiet pumps.

Water Wonders' Zen Bowl Table Top Fountain

It's easy to choose from their variety of table top fountains, wall fountains and floor fountains with several inside and outside styles available. Custom, semi-custom and production models can be created and all can be engraved with a personal message, company statement, logo, etc.
Life's hectic pace gets overwhelming and most of us never take the time to unwind. Encourage any overstressed person you know to visualize the tranquil garden sanctuary that could be waiting right outside their door. Purple Zen specializes in distinctive collections of home and garden accents designed to enhance your outdoor living spaces with a feeling of relaxation.

Purple Zen's Small Pagoda - Sand color

The Tabletop Collection of stone water fountains can easily fit into small or large spaces. And the impressive Zen Garden Collection features pagodas, angel bowls, statues, lion head fountains, and lighted wall slate falls. Additional Purple Zen selections include the Drapevine Collection, Artist Collection, Furniture and Accessories, and the Elements Collection.
Relaxing in a serene outdoor refuge no longer has to be reserved for special occasions or vacations. Start with design ideas and some high-quality decorative elements you love. Soon you'll have feelings of calm and well-being, any day of the week from the most convenient location around…your backyard, patio, garden or other outdoor living space.

These and other fine wholesalers and suppliers of garden and patio items, decor and giftware can be found in our . Shop from a great selection of garden, porch, patio and pool products and lots of unique gift items geared toward outdoor living spaces.FGMarket Garden and Patio vendors category

Gardens, patios, and decks are frequent settings for summertime family gatherings, whether it's a pleasant, peaceful weekend in the backyard or a festive, colorful outdoor wedding or garden party. Whatever the occasion, consumers spend a great deal of time and money personalizing their outdoor spaces. You can appeal to these customers by refreshing your inventory with new choices in decorative gifts and ornaments for the garden and patio.

Coconut Shell Planters from Barnes Tropical Wholesale

Attract customers seeking to add to their personal garden collections, as well as those looking for whimsical and beautiful wedding/hostess gifts with more meaning than the usual housewares or towels. FGMarket has highlighted a few vendors with a variety of garden and patio decor and giftware that can help you distinguish your business and entice summer partygoers and wedding guests with gift items that will be valued by recipients for many years to come.
Barnes Tropical Wholesale Home and Garden Decor LLC offers a large collection of decorative items, including terra cotta pottery, ceramic pieces, earthenware and unique garden accessories. Their assortment of real coconut shell planters and bowls feature single, double and triple hanging coconut planters, as well as mobiles offering the rustic, natural look and texture of real coconut shells.
Barnes Tropical's selection also includes terra cotta, clay and ceramic planters finished with attractive glazes or hand-painted with colorful geometric designs and floral motifs that will easily fit into almost any decorative outdoor setting. These pots are conveniently sold in case lots with a collection of round, square, and hexagonal shapes in a mixture of the many designs available.

Eye-catching lighted flower pots from BLOOM! USA

Another company, BLOOM! USA has an innovative flower pot that doubles as a light for a one-of-a-kind garden accessory that is both fun and functional. The creator of BLOOM! merged his desire for unique landscape lighting with the need for a generous-sized, lightweight container for plant material. The pots come in three models constructed of high-grade, recyclable plastic and featuring lighting encased in double walled molding illuminated by LED or halogen light sources.
Displayed on a patio or poolside, they're an excellent way to soften a bare wall and create interest with varying levels of green and blooming plants or even used as tubs to ice down bottles or cans of your favorite summer beverages. These unique lighted containers come in seven eye-catching colors that can't be missed and are sure to garner comments from guests and envy from neighbors.

Turtle garden sculpture by Green Piece Wire Art

Appeal to animal and plant lovers alike with the vast assortment of animal topiary frames offered by Green Piece Wire Art. In addition to the company's plethora of topiary garden sculptures, they now offer "Precious Planters", a line of whimsical topiaries featuring a preformed pot cavity that allows you to simply place a pre-planted pot into the frame. The company has a variety of planting options available with helpful "how-to" video online for the young or beginning gardener to challenging design techniques for the more advanced green-thumbed enthusiasts. Topiaries can also be ordered as empty frames and planted using the company's "in ground technique," achieving a great look at a reduced cost. Suggest that customers make a family event out of mossing the topiary frames themselves by simply purchasing empty frames and bagged moss separately. From the dozens of topiary choices available, each member of the family can choose their favorite animal, whether traditional pets, farm or zoo dwellers to whimsical insects and mythical creatures.

Butterfly Rest Bench from Smoky Mountain Metal Arts

Shoppers looking to create a relaxing, rustic atmosphere in their gardens, backyards and patios will love the unique custom-designed metal art decorations and accessories from Smoky Mountain Metal Arts, Inc. The company is one of the largest manufacturers of metal art decor with over 500 choices you can easily incorporate into your current inventory of garden decor and gift items. Customers can add a bit of mystical charm to their flower garden or lawn with Smoky Mountain's delightful fairy metal art garden sculpture holding a 4-inch flower pot.
They also have charming wrought iron plant hangers, metal art stakes that brighten the garden or backyard decor, metal art scenic shelves for displaying small containers of flowers and plants and much more! A wonderful addition to a favorite sitting area, their Butterfly Rest Bench is the perfect metal sculpture for the lawn or garden and is powder coated to prevent damage from the elements for years to come. Your customers will surely find any of Smoky Mountain's unique custom metal designs highly desirable as gifts or future family heirlooms.

Creative Copper's pure copper permanent heart wreath

Creative Copper offers a line of exquisite artwork handcrafted with meticulous care for the home and garden. You can find a large assortment of unusual hummingbird feeders, bird seed feeders, birdbaths and misters, all made of pure copper and clear-coated for durability. Their selection of outdoor art is durable enough for outdoors but versatile enough to use anywhere, including decorative sun and moon wall hangings, bendable copper vines, flower garden stakes with votive candle holders and permanent wreaths that won't fade and wither with time and are ready for adding lights or fruit for the season. Since the company manufactures these items in their own studio, they can make custom products or alter an existing design to suit your particular request.
Browse the featured product lines from these and many other fine garden and patio suppliers listed on FGMarket.com. You'll find an abundance of unique, whimsical, and lovely pieces designed to create a warm and inviting space in customers' backyards, gardens, decks, and patios.

Lots of flags, flag history & etiquette at AllStates Flag Co.

It's nearly time for Independence Day – that annual summertime holiday when everyone feels just a little more patriotic than usual, and the color combination of red, white and blue becomes, temporarily, fashionable. It's also a time when a lot of folks decorate with flags and banners and such, go on a picnic, march in a parade, or have a big community celebration.
You'll want to be ready with a stock of patriotic-themed decorations and other festive merchandise to help get the party going (and the cash register ringing!), so we've gathered a few vendors from the extensive FG Market listings to help make your Fourth-of-July buying easier, more convenient, and more successful!
What would Independence Day be without red, white and blue bunting draped from every balcony, window ledge and viewing stand? The place to get it is AllStates Flag Co., whose company motto is, "helping you lower the costs of raising your flag." AllState has bunting in several patriotic styles and in a tremendous variety of sizes. It's sold in sections, so you can get just what you need to decorate, for example, your storefront. But their real strength is in flags. They carry American flags in every size, every style, and every sort of material, from the small, hand-held ones you wave at parades to the gigantic flags that are hung in public buildings.

Glass Graphic Imaging has the look of old style stained glass

Allstates is proud to offer the highest quality and longest lasting indoor and outdoor U.S. flags available, which go well beyond Federal Government specifications. In addition to American flags, they also stock the flags of all the U.S. states and Canadian provinces as well as an excellent selection of flags from around the world. Their website is a wealth of information about flag history and etiquette, and a source of answers to frequently asked questions pertaining to the U.S. Flag Code.
For other creative representations of Old Glory, first check out the elegant beauty of the Stained Glass Flag from Glass Graphic Imaging. New technology allows GGI the ability to make this design by screen printing, using special techniques and processes, and assuring that, just like traditional stained glass, it will last virtually forever.

Hand-painted sign on recycled tin from Blackwater Folk Art

If the rustic, "down-home" look is more your approach, then take a look at the primitive style American flag signs at Blackwater Folk Art. Hand-painted on recycled tin, these flags have the rural charm of a country cottage. They're available in two sizes, and the smaller one bears the phrase "God Bless America, Land That I Love" hand-lettered on bottom portion.
Generate a lot of attention-grabbing excitement with the wind-catching products from Super Quality Groups, Inc.. Under the very appropriate heading of "Patriotic Wind Magic", you'll find spinning flowers, wind socks, wind wheels in single, double and triple versions, spiral wind twisters, sun catcher balls – even the American Eagle in two wind-driven versions. Animation of any kind always captures the interest of shoppers.

Super Quality Group has 4th of July wind wheels

Create a window display of these items with a fan or two blowing from "off stage", and passersby will stop to see what all the activity is about. Everyone in your neighborhood will want one or more of these imaginative products for their lawns or gardens, and Super Quality Groups' excellent prices will allow you to stock plenty of them in inventory. The old-fashioned weathervane is soon to become obsolete as these spinning wind-catchers point the way to profits!
Appropriately named All-American Balloon Supply has literally everything in the way of patriotic and Fourth of July themed balloons and related supplies, including dozens of choices in both latex and foil balloons in all shapes and sizes. Standouts include the 3-foot diameter clear latex balloon with glow-in-the-dark stars all around it, the clear bubble balloon with fireworks all around the outside and 3-dimensional, inflated stars with the American flag motif on the inside, and the large scale, 45" horizontal Patriotic Shooting Star and 33" tall Uncle Sam Hat shapes.

Patriotic Bear from All- American Balloon Supply

In addition to all the usual balloon and helium-related supplies, All-American also carries hats, balloon weights, star cut-outs, gift bags, patriotic print ribbon, and specialty star top-printed latex balloons for columns and arches; everything needed to produce a high-flying and spirited Fourth of July party!
And finally, ring up those impulse sales with a display of LED flashing magnetic Body Pins from D.C. Creations. With all sorts of patriotic themes to choose from, like a map of the U.S.A., Uncle Sam's hat, an American flag, a heart, a ribbon, a dove, and more items decorated with stars and stripes, these clever, inexpensive pins actually attach by means of a small but powerful magnet placed inside the clothes or behind the lapel. Turn clockwise to make them come on; counterclockwise turns them off – no clothing is ever damaged.

DC Creations Americana dove LED flashing magnetic pin

With magnets placed behind the earlobes, the pins can even become fun earrings! Young women of all ages will enjoy wearing these patriotic pins during the holiday time. Be sure to display them close to the cash register.
These are just some of the patriotic products available from the many fine vendors at FG Market.com. For more ideas, visit the Patriotic listings under the Holiday and Special Occasion heading on the FG Market web pages.

It's just like making a trip to Market without ever leaving your shop … and soon it will be "stars and stripes forever" at your store, just in time for Independence Day!