What comes first in a garden - plants or garden decoration? That's a question no one can answer for sure because every garden needs both. Garden decoration shows the specimen plants, defines the space, creating focal points, and sets the motion within a garden. The decoration of the garden also creates a unique environment that reflects the personality and taste of the gardener.
What is decoration of the garden? Garden decoration includes just about everything in the garden except the plants and the functional elements. Includes yard decorations, garden sculptures, statues, bird feeder, birdhouses, fountains and wind chimes, and other decorative accessories. Such accessories can be purchased or handmade. Made to be fine art sculptures or collages of found objects. If they are bronze statues of old crates of lobster, served the same purpose-to add interest to the garden area.
Many gardeners use decorative items to set a theme for their gardens. No one will doubt the dedication of every gardener old Marine with the buoys, anchors, rope and tastefully mounted in the garden. Handcrafted sculptures of animals make it clear that the homeowners appreciate wildlife and handmade art and primitive. The wagon wheels, horseshoes, and yokes for oxen create a distinctive Western theme, if the garden is in the west or east.
The pergolas, trellises, garden gates and meet practical and aesthetic purposes. They help define a space, support facilities, access control, and create places to sit. Tastefully arranged, add structure and beauty to the landscape. While very different from these garden structures, steps and paths of the garden also combine beauty and function. The brick, wood, natural stone and manufactured stone are popular and readily available materials. Each gives a different feel, from rustic to refined.
In terms of sensory pleasures, gardens are best appreciated for its visual appeal and fragrance. You can add the dimension of sound to your garden with fountains. The sound of moving water is immediately soothing and stimulating. And you do not need much space for a water feature. Another way to add sound to your garden is with the wind chimes. As the plants in your garden, wind chimes are a dynamic element in the landscape evolution.
Most garden plants have a season or two of interest. A maple tree, for instance, is exquisite in the fall when the leaves are ablaze with color. The roses are at their best when they are in full bloom in summer. The bulbs and perennials provide color many of the spring, while bloom most annuals later. Statues and other decor items take over the garden where the plants are shut down. Not detract from or overwhelm the plants; provide some interest when the plants are not at their most striking.
When it comes to place the accessories in the garden, the old saw "quality over the reins of the quantity." The quality does not necessarily mean expensive, it means the best piece for the location and purpose. As ably, a piece of garden decor will lead the eye placed awkward, distracting from the beauty of the plantations. Chosen and placed with care, garden accessories enhance the landscape and bring interest to the garden.
