Along with the new landscaping and gardens and grill, I'm also "furnishing" the yard and front lawn (minimal there). The hammock, my first, arrives today ; the birdbath is on the way, but there are still a lot of things I need or want.

Since all my Lowe's and HDepot purchase, not to mention Pottery Barn and C&B, I'm on an awful lot of mailing lists and getting catalogs, but still looking for recommendations for just about everything, so if you've got a site you like, please share. I'm especially having trouble finding a reasonable, durable outdoor dining set and chairs that don't cost as much as furnishing a living room. I've been wandering the greenhouses, not seen much I like, so I'm also especially interested in ceramics and statuary (casual, no goddesses or nymphs) and other decorative objects.

Two that I've gotten and like a lot are alsto and grandin road, so I'm thinking along those lines, if you happen to know them. Any comments on experiences with those two would be appreciated as well.

TIA,
Bob