GARDEN DESIGN
GARDEN ORNAMENTS FOR IMAGINATIVE GARDEN DESIGNS
Hard landscaping is integral to garden design, but well-placed garden ornaments and planters bring personality to a space. They can express a signature style and transform those overlooked or underutilized areas, creating a beautiful focal point throughout the seasons. Cast stone garden ornaments complement existing planting schemes, while urns and planters create room for more flowers.
Statues and stonework as garden highlights Think about garden ornaments as the constant in an ever-changing plant-scape. The north star in a garden that can be planted around to maintain interest month after month. A statue between shrubs will create a feature that the foliage can change and bloom around, contrasting with the colour and texture of the stone. The use of statues can be scaled up or down, depending on the available space. A small statue can brighten up a nook or be used as a finial on a gate post, while an impressive statue or classical urn and pedestal can add drama to a larger vista. There’ s so much possibility to bring the best out of every garden, no matter how large or petite.
Maximising planting spaces Brighten up gardens and patios with pops of colour, placing small urns and planters in unexpected places, along garden walls, paths and driveways to add plants in otherwise hard landscaped areas. Urns and planters have the flexibility to be raised up on pedestals to create a floral feature on lawns or within flower beds for greater impact. The container for your plants can be just as important as the blooms. Fantastic flowers only last so long, whilst an elegant jardinière or an ornate urn is a decorative piece in its own right. Use them to draw the eye to certain areas of a garden design,
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