Decorative items in the garden

[pdxchristine]

What kind of decorative things do you have? I saw a photo of a wall of colored birdhouses in a garden and really like that idea. It was kind of like this, but on a fence rather than on a house exterior:

Previously I have been a very utilitarian gardener but I am looking to branch out and add some whimsy in the future.

 

[MindyT]

I do not have anything decorative in my garden. I haven't found anything that I love and can't live without. Yes, I have found some cute things such as statues, but I haven't added any decor to my garden.

 

[gata montes]

I'm not a great one for garden decorations, as I prefer to use plants in a decorative way and prefer plants with strong bold outlines and striking flowers and foliage, but do sometimes, use large empty ornamental pots to enhance a particular plant combination, as they are subtle enough so as not to detract from the plants themselves

 

[claudine]

I love the wall of colored birdhouses, it looks so adorable! Thank you for showing us the picture I don't have any decorations yet, mostly because I share a garden with my parents. When I have my own garden, I'll make it as beautiful as possible. I have a soft spot for mirror decorations like this:

 

[pdxchristine]

I love the wall of colored birdhouses, it looks so adorable! Thank you for showing us the picture I don't have any decorations yet, mostly because I share a garden with my parents. When I have my own garden, I'll make it as beautiful as possible. I have a soft spot for mirror decorations like this:

Oh I love that mirror idea! I have found some good ideas on Pinterest too.

 

[claudine]

Oh yes, there are many pictures, because mirrors make a perfect garden decoration and are quite popular. Thanks to them, any garden looks much bigger.
Here are a few more gorgeous ideas:

The last one is my favorite, because it looks very subtle

 

[justusforus]

Oh my what gorgeous pictures. I have statuary, wind chimes (metal and wooden) but I would have never thought of the mirrors. Those are just so inspirint to me and just lovely to look at.

 

[Trellum]

Not a big fan of decorations, unless we are talking about Halloween decorations But if I ever have to decorate my garden, I'd surely go for something basic and simple. I saw this and I thought it was quite beautiful:

 

[claudine]

The bike planter looks really pretty. A florist near my house has a bike like this too, in my opinion it's a very nice idea.
Personally, I would love to decorate my garden with lanterns. These would be perfect, they're so romantic:

 

[Shellyann36]

I love the whimsical look of bird houses and I have been a collector for years. Bird houses and butterfly houses have hung on my porches for as long as I can remember. I am also a fan of wind chimes (hubby hates them) and I use to have several of them up outside as well. I did take them down and put them in my craft room since they irritate hubby so.

 

[blueiris]

Currently, near my vegetable gardening area I have a round cement pig and a ceramic rooster, that I inherited from my mom. She had lots of garden ornaments but they are not really my style. They were painted but are faded and chipped so I thought I might repaint them one day. I also have an old wheel barrow that I plan on painting and filling with annuals next spring. I like the mirror idea above!

 

[claudine]

I love the whimsical look of bird houses and I have been a collector for years. Bird houses and butterfly houses have hung on my porches for as long as I can remember. I am also a fan of wind chimes (hubby hates them) and I use to have several of them up outside as well. I did take them down and put them in my craft room since they irritate hubby so.

You know, it's the first time when I hear of butterfly houses. I had had no idea what do they look like, so I googled them and I found some pictures. It's such a lovely idea to built a house for butterflies!
In my opinion they look very pretty:

 

[Shellyann36]

Yes @claudine they are so very pretty. I really need to learn hot to attract butterflies like @ChanellG does and I would be set for some great butterfly watching.

 

[Trellum]

The bike planter looks really pretty. A florist near my house has a bike like this too, in my opinion it's a very nice idea.
Personally, I would love to decorate my garden with lanterns. These would be perfect, they're so romantic:

Those lantern decorations look lovely I liked the idea of using glasses of different colours, I think that creates a very nice ilusion I'd use glasses of different colours for this idea.

Edit: Now that I think about it, using sand of different colours would have a great effect as well!

 

[Trellum]

This is a decoration idea I've always liked, not so hard to pull it off for anyone who feels interested:

I've seen this being done, and I must say I've always liked this amazing decoration idea

This is very pretty: