Since 1997 Oxford Garden has specialized in Shorea wood designing a clean timeless style of affordable commercial grade outdoor furniture. Oxford Gardens approach to design has taken a fresh direction. While the new designs are founded on Oxford Gardens classic style there is a unique contemporary quality to the new collections.Built to last every piece of furniture produced by Oxford Garden is constructed using mortise and tenon joinery for superior strength using solid wood dowels and stainless steel hardware for further support durability and quality. Products ship partially assembled for ease of shipment assembly and storage.Most of the collections are crafted of 100 Shorea wood. Shorea is a dense tropical hardwood comparable to teak that resists rot and bug infestation. Shorea is maintenance optional naturally weathering to a warm silvery gray but the golden brown wood color can be maintained by applying Cabots Australian Timber Oil.