If anyone had asked me if my garden was ornamental I would have said not really. Functional yes, decorative no. But then I got to thinking, well, maybe it is a bit more decorative than I originally thought. A little wander round the garden with the camera unveiled a few things that could be thought of a decorative, that I hadn't really taken much notice of.
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| Water pump that used to draw water from the well at the side of the house |
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| Smiling earthenware sun on the trellis |
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| Bench with insect hotel beneath |
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| Inherited statue of a boy |
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| Inherited statue of a girl who keeps watch over the wildlife pond |
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| Old tin watering can |
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| Old garden chair acting as a plant stand |
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| Old tin buckets acting as containers |
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| Metal arch used for climbing beans and bamboo obelisks |
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| Old chimney pot used as a bird bath |
These functional yet decorative items, mostly recycled, blend in so well that you would hardly know they were there unless you looked for them, like I did.
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| Metal obelisk used a nut feeder for the birds |
I love all your special garden things. I recently read somewhere that a true cottage garden has to have some things like these. I need to get busy collecting some!
ReplyDeleteCheers, Diane
I love your oranments! Especially the statuary! I have a young boy similar to yours, and have always called him Oliver - he has moved with me to three different homes & gardens!
ReplyDeleteI have lots of garden ornamentation too. I love it, adds interest.
ReplyDeleteI like your ornaments, too, especially the repurposed chimney pot. What a great use for it!
ReplyDeleteAll it takes is a little imagination in the creativity department, thanks for your comments.
ReplyDeleteI'm not that keen on many garden ornaments but I would be more than happy to have any of these in mine! Flighty xx
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