Parasol Paradise

Ideas on how to style your parasol

Ideas on how to style your parasol

If there is one thing that we love to see, it's all the wonderful ways that our parasols can be styled. Over the years it has become clear there is...

What cocktail will you be drinking under your parasol?

We’ve all heard about matching our shoes to our jacket and our lipstick to our handbag, but have you ever thought of matching your parasol to your ...

National Gardening Week

Everyone seems to have spent the past year titivating their homes. Thanks to the divine weather last summer our gardens have captured most of our a...

Businesses we'll be visiting on the 12th of April

FINALLY! Businesses will be reopening on the 12th of April, and we couldn’t be happier. There are a few that we can’t wait to visit, so much so, th...

6 ideas to celebrate Easter

Easter is a fabulous occasion to feast and celebrate. We hope this year will be even more special than last, with the lockdown roadmap opening up f...

Mother's Day 2021

It really is Mother's Day every day, but with an official 24-hours to celebrate, we think it's important to do it in style!

Bridgerton Inspired Picnic

Everyone has been talking about Bridgerton. If you haven’t seen or heard about this fanciful series, we implore you to enthral yourself in the deca...

One Tree Planted

From 2021 East London Parasol Company are proud to partner with One Tree Planted, now for every parasol sold a tree will be planted in India or In...

Thrissur and the first parasols I ever saw

As I wrote my last post about Jairam I contemplated a recipe for biryani. Then I remembered the best biryani I ever ate, which serendipitously coin...

5 Ways to bring Colour Outdoors

At East London Parasol Co we believe that with colour, more is more. The more colour and pattern you bring together, the less any one thing stan...

5 ways to make your garden magical

A magical garden in my imagining is filled with flowers, mildly overgrown with twinkling lights and delicious scents. The obvious way to achieve ...

5 Ways to Bring Geometric Patterns into your Garden

At East London Parasols there's a strong representation of chevrons in our designs. Zigzags are an easy way to bring a contemporary look into a ...

A Glamorous Alfresco Dinner

There are two factors in a glamorous alfresco dinner- firstly it has to look fabulous but more importantly you need to feel fabulous. This Ourob...