How to place garden ornaments?

Focal Points – place your garden ornament at the end of a path or vista, maybe framed by a trellis arch, climbing plants or similar . That will provide a punctuation mark in your garden and raise the ornament from being a humble planter to a fine work of art. Obelisks make great focal points.

How to accessorize your garden?

How to decorate a garden Place some pots and planters. Give your plants somewhere beautiful to grow. ... Brighten up the space. ... Keep throws and blankets handy. ... Add floral fakery. ... Brush up your borders. ... Create a cosy corner. ... Attract some wildlife. ... Bring the inside out. More items...

Should allium bulbs be soaked before planting?

Alliums have a flat bottom and pointy top. The pointed side should be facing upwards when you plant them. Does it help to soak bulbs before planting? No, you should not soak bulbs before planting as it can cause them to rot .

How long does it take for alliums to bloom?

Alliums tend to bloom from late spring to early summer, and have a wonderfully long bloom time. Most varieties last anywhere from two to four weeks .

How to make a beautiful garden in front of a house?

Some plants that can be added to a Front Yard Garden include roses, petunias, marigolds, daisies, and lilies . Choose plants that are easy to care for and will not require much maintenance. Plant flowers in containers if you have limited space. Consider using perennials instead of annuals in your Front Yard Garden.

How to decorate a big garden?

You'll typically see raised beds arranged in a grid-style with designated pathways in between. Use these paths to draw the eye to something special in the middle of the kitchen garden, such as a sculpture, a trellis covered in vines, a fruit tree, a seating area, or a fountain, to tie the entire space together.

What paint to use on garden ornaments?

Here at Happy Gardens, we prefer water-based acrylic latex paint . It's easy to use, holds up well, and is bright and beautiful. Whatever you do, avoid oil-based paint. It's sure to dry out and crack over time!

Where should garden statues be placed?

Use garden ornaments or sculpture as a focal point The classic place for a large garden ornament or work of art is as a focal point at the heart of a courtyard or at the end of a path . Or use it to attract interest to an area that might otherwise be overlooked.

Should you put garden ornaments away in the winter?

Although garden ornaments are designed to be outside for long periods of time, being left to the elements of winter can lead to them rusting, discolouring, getting damaged, beginning to rot, or blowing away .

How do you get allium to spread?

Many Allium plants will self-seed and spread if you let them (but not the Globemaster variety which is sterile). Deadhead spent blooms to prevent self-seeding.

Why can't I grow alliums?

Alliums are drought tolerant and watering of plants grown in the ground is not usually necessary. Plants dislike summer irrigation because this may cause the bulbs to rot . Alliums grown in containers will need regular watering, but make sure the compost does not become waterlogged.

What do alliums look like when they start to grow?

Plant type: Perennial bulb. Alliums grow back each year from a bulb, first putting out green leaves , followed by a flowering spike that blooms in May – June. After flowering, they die back, disappearing beneath the ground for the winter months, and will re-emerge again the following Spring.

How do you arrange alliums?

Using plant supports or bamboo canes to hold up tall varieties will always look ugly, so grow them through other plants to keep upright. The leaves of many alliums, particularly the tall forms, are lax and long and quickly become tatty. By the time the plant is flowering they are often very unsightly.

7 Giant & Over-Sized Garden Art & Décor Ideas

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You can create a big statement in the garden with giant or over-sized garden art, décor, and plants. Huge flower urns, big sculptures, and massive sunflowers all work wonders.

If you like to DIY your projects with repurposed and upcycled items, these will keep you crafting.

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Great Big Garden Décor

I’m a big fan of oversized garden art, giant flower pots, and massive plants. Sometimes going big is just right for the space.

These ideas come from home gardens including my own.

Oversize Flower Urn

How great is this urn? It’s about 5-feet tall and perfect next to this gorgeous house from the late 1800s.

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Some gardeners use concrete pads to keep heavy urns like this steady and level. If your sandy is sandy like mine, it would definitely need secure footing.

Giant containers like this work particularly well in a more formal garden. Average-sized urns tend to look dwarfed in a larger space but a massive one like this? Perfection.

I’m sure the cost is prohibitive to many of us but, if the opportunity presents itself, go big!

Planter at The Park

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Plant Nursery Flower Pot

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Giant Garden Art Bird Nest

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This homemade giant bird nest sits on top of my garden shed. It’s around 4-feet wide. I decorated it with Dollar Store Easter eggs which I painted blue.

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For scale, if I built another one, I’d want it about 3x larger (if the roof could hold the weight). I love this one but super oversized would be perfect. Exaggerated proportions is key!

Giant Garden Art Flower

Several years ago I started creating garden art flower versions of some of the most common flowers in my garden. Coneflowers (Echinacea spp.) spread so rapidly here that, along with bee balm (Monarda), are the heart of the garden and well-loved by the insects, butterflies, bees, and birds. This giant DIY flower is a hat tip to their determination to rule my garden.

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For step-by-step instructions to make your own see How To Make Giant Garden Art Coneflowers.

Giant Tomato Planter

This next idea is quite quirky and fun. It’s a giant tomato! It was originally a decoration on top of a restaurant. The couple who created this garden had it installed in their garden. I’m not sure how it’s held in place—it could be some combination of fastening it to the adjacent fence and support posts.

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The entire garden is decorated to encourage the grandkids to grow vegetables, tend the beds, and play.

Giant Vintage Wheel

This rural garden was filled with all sorts of creative ideas for using parts from old farm tools and machinery.

Here they have installed a giant metal wheel between some stone walls.

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I have an entire gallery of ideas for using wheels in the garden here.

Easter Island Moai Statue Replica

This next idea probably belongs in the Love It or Hate It category. The whole story of the original Easter Island Moai statues is intriguing but I’ll leave it to you whether you want one in your garden. It’s more the idea that counts: some sort of large statue you love can create a great focal point.

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Replica Easter Island Moai statue

While you can’t really tell in the photo, this one is perhaps four-feet tall and sits on a massive, sloped retaining wall by a large pond.

Giant Garden Art Ladder

I fell in love with decorative garden ladders some years ago. My original one, which really was an old ladder used by a painter, was gradually wearing down so I built this giant new one to take its place.

This one is around six-feet tall and painted blue which is a recurring theme color throughout my garden.

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Because this design is purely decorative, the ladder is not functional for climbing. However, I did line up the rungs so that shelves could be added. It could hold a lot of flower pots for display indoors or outdoors.

How To Build A Simple Garden Art Ladder shares how to make your own.

Giant Plants

My friend Nicole lives in New South Wales, Australia. This fabulous bathtub planter has giant agaves growing in it. While those of us in cold climates don’t have plant options like this, some other large-scale plants—like hostas or ferns—could work.

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You can see more of Nicole’s creative, repurposed garden here.

If you want to convert a bathtub to a pond, it’s not complicated.

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Giant sunflowers are another way to make a big statement in the garden. But be sure to choose the right ones—there are all sorts of types in various colors, shapes, and sizes. This shares which sunflowers grow massive heads and/or can grow very tall.

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