Decorating Your Garden

It's decorations in your garden. Non plant elements -new and unique every year.
"Garden Decor".A scare crow, garden gnome, or a funky bird feeder
Garden Decor is part of what makes your gardencan all add a sense of whimsy to the garden. I collect
inviting, comfortable, interesting, enticing, unusual,garden decor (ations) from garage sales and display
perhaps hilarious, soothing, cherished and more!then in the garden, moving things around as the
There's no place I prefer to be than in the garden. Imood strikes. It's really even more fun than
work and relax in it, my daughter photographs it. Werearranging the furniture!
wander through it, dig our hands into it and weA water garden or water feature delights the birds
ENJOY it's bounties while we are amazed at it'sand other wildlife providing us with a soothing
complex nature and how the garden fills our sensessensation of the sound of running water. A water
completely. Sight, smell, touch, hearing and taste asfeature doesn't need to be large. You can add a small
well as our spiritual senses are all beguiled in thewater garden to most any garden and do it quite
garden. Linger with us a bit as we saunter throughinexpensively. I have an old bucket that I keep
the garden.unplanted in my garden. This water doesn't run, it's
We walk into a garden and are immediatelythere for the animals. We've recently had a family of
entranced by what we see whether it be a formalfoxes move in and they enjoy a fresh drink in the
garden design or a cottage garden we delight in themornings and evenings when the garden is cool and
colors, textures and plant combinations we see.inviting.
Garden decor adds additional architectural elementsFinally, as you add garden decor to your garden,
to the garden. I love walking through a garden gatethink of garden furniture, maybe a patio umbrella and
or garden arbor filled with blooming roses or danglingseating area or a pergola. Every garden needs to
grapes and then into the gardens beauty beyond.provide a "place to be". A relaxing shady spot or a
Bird baths, garden statues, seating areas and waterplace to plop and enjoy the beautiful view you've
features can all add interest and create a focal pointcreated.
in our gardens.As we've wandered gardens we've also taken
A quirky collection of containers is always intriguingpictures for you focusing on the garden decor. We
garden decor. We adorn our patio every year withhope you enjoy them as much as we enjoy sharing
different plant combinations in containers that arethem. We also ask that you submit your garden
anything from pots, or old kitchen odds and ends, todecor photos to use so we can share those with our
discarded tubs and old logs with rotted out gnarledreaders. We welcome your projects and project
holes we can fill with soil and grow in. The patioideas.
garden is one of my favorite projects because it's