You garden should be treated like any room inside your home. Once you plan the general shape and individual areas like stone paths, adding the right choice of plants will give the garden your very personal touch. By applying the best garden decor ideas we will ensure gardens are personal to us and also unique.
The type of accessories that you place in your garden will very much depend on the style and overall design. For example, we wouldn’t add extravagant birdbath fountains in a classic garden and in a country style garden a Greek statue will look out of place.
These are a few examples of accessories you can use to enhance the look and style of your garden:
Gates: a fence, whether as part of a more complex system or just an isolated element, adds architectural detail. Iron, wood, plain or decorated, make sure the gate reflects your personality.
Balls: These decorative items where used in gardening in Victorian times. They come in different colors and sizes, from 25cm to 35cm. Place them around your garden and they will add a touch of magic.
Decorative pots: terracotta, stone, resin or metal, plain, chromatic, textures and shapes; they all add to your garden decor. Filled with beautiful flowers, place the pots in different areas of your garden to achieve interesting focal points. You can always remove them at anytime to return them later in the season with new flowers or plants.
Statues: Coose between angels, religious figures, lions, birds and toads. They can be any size, made of marble, stone or resin. If you have them in different points in your garden they will provide interesting and whimsical touches.
Furniture: Place a bench in or near the garden, it will invite people to sit and relax. Choose materials from ceder, metal and pine. Buy it new or pay a visit to your attic or basement to find some old furniture in disuse.
Birdbath fountain, bird feeders, birdhouses: Decorative items and also very useful. You will find them in household stores, flea markets and pet stores. These accessories are easy to assemble; birdhouses might just be wooden boxes and you might be able to make your own. Hang from a trees or place on a pole. Check the size as different bird species prefer different sizes. It is just wonderful to see the birds settle in their small houses.
Other garden decor ideas include sundials, pebble paths, shrubs or plants that might attract butterflies or hummingbirds, fountains or even a simple resin tirtle. Remember these decorative accessories are as important as the ones indoors. They are the ones that give a personal touch to the “wild” corner of your home!
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