Reminisce with old friends at a garden party

Good old fashioned fun on the grass, the terrace and even the street, is on the menu, says Kya deLongchamps.

A COUNTRY-style garden party can sit anywhere. A gravelled courtyard in the shade of a heavily-flowering creeper, resplendent on a tightly mown lawn, or staged right by the back door over a few metres of obliging decking.

Pare your alfresco daytime efforts back to delightful sylvan entertaining with unpretentious furnishings and inexpensive nostalgic touches.