Create a Balance Using Garden Statues in Your Landscaping Projects

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Off recent years, there has been a heightened demand for garden statuary and many of these come with price tags which are affordable. Along with statues and sculptures, the interest in supplementing the garden with decorations like lighting sculptures such as a golf caddy (for someone who likes all things golf) to the inclusion of small accents (eg. birdbaths) that set up character, are also growing. The garden is after all a place of refuge for the homeowner and adding decorations and statuary will only supplement a pleasing element to the garden landscape.

Some statues add movement and stillness to a garden while accents like birdbaths and trellises add breadth and depth to a garden space. Trellises and arbors can segment your garden space and add character to it by helping to create continuity or to break up the space into private or public quarters. It all depends on the way they are used in the garden. Using the right statues and sculptures will also shape the drama for your garden. Garden statues may create a desired focal point and add a sense of character that we can happily relate to. They can add humor, romance and may be set up to even tell a story.

Before you choose your sculpture, try and decide the kind that you want to have which will fit in well with your garden landscape and garden decor. The sculpture should be in scale with its surroundings - do not choose a garden sculpture that is minute in comparison to its surroundings nor one too large that it draws

Children statues may add innocence and drama to a garden

attention away from the surrounding landscape. We suggest using a large statue for a focal area as such statues command a presence and attention. You can set up a large statuary at the end of a long pathway as an instance to draw attention to what lies around the corner such as a deck or a pool. Garden statues, when placed in strategic locations, offer a break to what lies ahead. They should be placed to create an impact and figurative garden sculptures can add considerable drama to a landscape. They add whimsy to the garden while telling a story. Choose a good piece for the garden - even a pair of lion statues will add a desirable completion to your garden projects. However, draw a line as to what works to make a balance. When you use too many statues, the individual impact of each will be lost. The net result is you will have too many garden sculptures competing for attention and crowding the beauty of the landscape.

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