Garden ornaments

[mani]

I have quite a few things scattered around my garden, and when I recently found this little gem at plant nursery I just had to have her!

I thought I'd post a pic there and ask whether you have interesting little things in your garden other than plants?

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• mani
• Apr 6, 2017

                       

     

    

     

    

     

    

 

[AbbysMom]

Cute!


Yes, I do have quite a few things, many glass sculptures, a bottle tree, birdbaths, etc but most are not out right now because I pack them away for the winter. They'll be coming out soon.

 

[jcat]

The yoga cat is adorable. We've got several terracotta, ceramic or stone figures, but most are put away right now because we're getting a new roof and don't want anything smashed.

 

[AbbysMom]

I just checked and I really don't have many pics and have added quite a bit to my collection. :lol3: These couple are from 2014.

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• AbbysMom
• Apr 7, 2017

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• AbbysMom
• Apr 7, 2017

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• AbbysMom
• Apr 7, 2017

 

[neely]

We have a cast iron dragon fly that is huge, a cat weather vane this is a garden stake, a gazing ball that we've replaced twice due to high winds, concrete lamb and frogs, bird houses and a metal bat that hangs on our patio lattice.  No pics, still too cold to go out on the patio. 

 

[MoochNNoodles]

I don't have anything interesting yet.  I have a 3 hook shepherds staff but I use that for bird feeders now instead of hanging baskets.  I have a small stained glass humming bird on a stake I put in potted flowers.  But thats it.  I did have some decorative herb markers when I tried growing potted herbs.  

I just started a little shade garden in one corner of my yard.  I think I'd like something for there.  I'll have to keep my eye out in the garden centers.  I keep thinking I want some kind of memorial garden for my Gram. That might be my shade garden's purpose. So maybe an angel or something along those lines.  Gram had a statue of a saint in her garden; but I'm not catholic so that won't work for me.  I don't think a bird bath is good there but maybe some kind of bird statuary.  

 

[Norachan]

Yay! Someone started a gardening thread.

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• Norachan
• Apr 8, 2017

Never mind! I'm sure I'll be able to find something else to put out there.

I really have to get out and repair the fence after the hammering it took this winter. And drag out all of the dead wood. Then I need to paint the deck and start planting stuff again.

Can't wait to get started on it.

 

[mani]

Cute little birds!

These are my birds from Zimbabwe.  The first one also has my oldest Buddha head next to it and, if you look closely in the background, my newest one.

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• mani
• Apr 8, 2017

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• mani
• Apr 8, 2017

 

[Docs Mom]

mani That bird in the last pic is so COOL !
I haven't unburied my gardens and their art yet this spring. I do have a couple of abstract iron herons, have to get a pic of them when the hosts finish coming up.

 

[denice]

Okay, where are the pink flamingos and the older ladies backsides while they are bent over gardening.  I know someone has them.

 

[AbbysMom]

I love that bottle tree @AbbysMom
 Is it one you made yourself? It looks like it would be quite simple to add more bottles. (Great excuse to drink more wine too. We'll have a forest in no time!)

I bought it from here years ago -

http://www.gardeners.com/

It's falling apart now, but I was at their outlet a few years ago and they had them marked down quite cheap so I bought a few backups.

Okay, where are the pink flamingos and the older ladies backsides while they are bent over gardening.  I know someone has them.

Never in my yard. :lol3:

 

[Freedom]

Like so many others, mine are all put away for the Winter and not out as yet.

Here is a photo from a few years back; not my yard, but in my neighborhood.  I find it fascinating, every time I drive past!  And they leave this out year round.

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• Freedom
• Apr 9, 2017
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• Freedom
• Apr 9, 2017

 

[Norachan]

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• Freedom
• Apr 9, 2017

It's kind of nice, isn't it? One of the houses near here has a wall all around the front garden of empty wine bottles. It's at least knee height.  Must be some serious drinking going on in that house.

 

[Freedom]

 
It's kind of nice, isn't it?

If you look, you realize the bottles are supposed to be the reeds in a marsh! 

 

[Kieka]

Yay! I finally remembered to take some garden photos and then the site was down. Now I can share.

Technically it is my Moms yard and there are literally hundreds of decorations. You could (and people have) spend hours and still find something you didn't notice before. These are just some of the cat themed items.

 

[MoochNNoodles]

Okay, where are the pink flamingos and the older ladies backsides while they are bent over gardening. I know someone has them.

I will have a flamingo someday! My Grandparents were big gardeners and we had a running joke about pink flamingos with Gram. She hated them! So Mom and I snuck one in her front yard once. It ended up in her back garden. hehe I just need to find the right one. Something nicer than those plastic ones. A few years ago DD and I put one in my mother's yard too. She kept it till it was faded white.

 

[amysuen]

That's beautiful! I love dragonflies so I've got a bunch of dragonfly decorations, but they're still put away from the winter. I'll take photos when I put them out.

 

[mani]

Kieka your Mother's garden is just fabulous! Thank you for sharing with us.

 

[Docs Mom]

Hi Kieka, I love your mom's succulent collection ! And the black, fuzzy garden decoration ; )