[Updated on 1 June 2020] As I gaze at my backyard, my patio doesn’t look as good as it did the last season. Looks jaded—actually faded. While the rest of the furniture has retained its look, the canopy is sticking out like a sore thumb. Summer is approaching, and I see us using the outdoors much more, having hunkered down this unusually harsh winter. It is that umbrella canopy. I had selected the set with such care. Fiberglass ribs, sturdy base and all. Looks like the vendor did not give me the right grade of fabric for the canopy. Anyway, I think I’ll just go ahead and replace my patio umbrella canopy. My neighbor did that last summer, and I had walked across to see how he went about it. Like him, I’d instead do a canopy replacement having put down $300 plus just last season for the full patio…
