Outdoor furniture covers and covering methods

A cover assembly for an umbrella table assembly including a table having a table top defining a table surface having a peripheral edge and an umbrella including an umbrella pole projecting upwardly from the table top, said cover assembly including a cover made from flaccid sheet material and having an area of coverage substantially greater than the area of the table surface, said cover having an inner marginal portion defining an aperture sized to receive the umbrella pole therethrough, and first securing means for releasably securing said inner marginal portion to the umbrella pole at a location along the pole and spaced upwardly from the table top to form the cover into a tent-like structure having an apex at the umbrella pole and radiating outwardly and downwardly from said apex and toward the peripheral edge of the table, said area of coverage being of sufficient size to define a depending skirt portion of said cover extending downwardly beyond the table top and terminating at an annular outer marginal portion spaced downwardly from the table top.