Creating Beautiful Gardens
August 5, 2011 – 12:32 am | Comments Off

Visiting wonderfully crafted gardens as Butchart’s in Vancouver, Canada or the Mirabell Garden in Salzberg, Austria, inspires gardening enthusiasts to create their own little Eden in their home space. There a lot of possibilities open …

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Home Garden Decor
January 26, 2011 – 8:27 am | Comments Off

When decorating a garden area, you should first choose a garden theme. There are several garden themes to choose from, some of which include formal, English or cottage, Japanese or oriental, and Mediterranean. After choosing the garden theme, you can then choose the proper flowers and other plants to fit with the theme of the garden.

CAT STATUE Cleaning Cast Concrete 12″ Kitten Garden Sculpture
January 25, 2011 – 8:25 am | Comments Off
CAT STATUE Cleaning Cast Concrete 12″ Kitten Garden Sculpture

12″L, 16 Lb
Cast Concrete – No Resin
5 colored stains offered: 1)ANTIQUE GRAY 2) COPPER PATINA 3) DARK WALNUT 4) TERRACOTTA 5) WEATHERED BRONZE
If you do not specify a color in an email, the color …

Frolicking Frogs Hanging Garden Sculpture Decorative
January 19, 2011 – 8:26 am | Comments Off
Frolicking Frogs Hanging Garden Sculpture Decorative

3 1/4″ x 3″ x 30 1/4″ high
Powderstone/polyresin blend.

Product DescriptionA giggling trio of amphibious acrobats enjoys a merry moment of mirth, playfully tumbling down the length of a free-swinging rope. An utterly irresistible hanging sculpture …

A Guide On To How To Create Impact In Your Garden With A Piece Of Garden Sculpture
January 18, 2011 – 8:26 am | Comments Off

Our guide to helping you to choose the perfect sculpture for your garden whether Classical or contemporary. The Romans were the first Europeans to use statuary ornamentally in their homes and gardens, often plundering sacred pieces from Greek temples to create a look that was full of drama and interest to the viewer. With the revival of Classicism in the 18th century, gardens were filled with statuary fraught with metaphor, such as the Temple of the British Worthies, which looks up the hill at Stowe, Gloucestershire, to the “wise forbears” in the Temple of Ancient Virtue.

Copper Praying Mantis Garden Sculpture & Stake
January 14, 2011 – 8:26 pm | 5 Comments
Copper Praying Mantis Garden Sculpture & Stake

This charming praying mantis is ready to brighten every visit to your garden!
Made entirely of copper with a beautifully aged patina
Glossy UV-reisistant finish protects against nature’s harsh elements
Sculpture measures 7″h x 6″w x 8″d and …

Garden Sculpture
January 14, 2011 – 8:26 am | Comments Off

In the ancient world, the most common garden forms were the household gardens of nobles and the holy gardens associated with a place of worship. Sculpture of divines and kings were positioned in the compounds of places of worship. The Romans transported a large number of statues to Italy and placed them in gardens for decorative purposes. As the Roman Empire underwent a transformation and initiated Christian beliefs, these statues were regarded as non-religious, and removed. However, during the renaissance, these same statues were exhumed and placed once again in gardens. Sculpture became a acknowledged as art and gardens have always been a favored setting for exhibiting outdoor works of art.