G ood outdoor furniture that doesn’t cost a fortune is notoriously hard to find. Yet when I recently bemoaned the scarcity of ...

so keep wrought-iron furniture on a covered porch or patio, or use furniture covers. Best for: Traditional wicker—natural fibers woven around a metal frame—isn't meant for outdoor use.

If you are fortunate to have an old item of cast iron furniture, such as a garden seat or a table, you can leave it outside, summer and winter, virtually with impunity, as the weather has little ...