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Enhance your outdoor oasis with these landscaping ideas for a variety of landscaping styles, budgets, and sizes.
The possibilities for adding decorative elements to your landscape are endless, but these unique patio decorating ideas will brighten up your outdoor space. Whether it's a cozy fire pit, a unique fairy house, or a cozy couch, this listing has something for every budget and style. So why choose something simple and boring when you can make your garden more interesting for you and your visitors with some of these garden decoration ideas?
Beautiful vegetable label
Even something as simple as plant tags can add an artistic element to your garden rather than a utilitarian element. Get creative and try DIY plant markers or buy a set that best suits the look of your landscape.
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strange picture
Add whimsy and fun to your landscape with a fairy statue on the wall or perhaps garden gnomes among your plants. These figures can serve as focal points in vignettes designed to spark the imagination of both children and adults.
Dress up the stairs
If you have a lot of containers to display, a simple ladder can be turned into a striking plant stand with a little paint and oil. Grouping and elevating the tie-in on the DIY ladder helps create depth and grandeur while maximizing space for growing.
A wonderful bird bath
You don't have to work with a rigid container to provide water for your feathered visitors. Let your birdbath become a work of art, like this unique mosaic example.
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Attractive garden furniture
Even when there are no neighbors, outdoor furniture can enhance your landscape if you coordinate color, materials and style with your garden. Here, simple wooden garden chairs and tables fit perfectly in this green and peaceful setting.
Elegant lighting
You don't have to finish gardening at night. A small piece of landscape lighting can create a pleasant outdoor space for relaxing in the evening or illuminate a path so you can explore the garden in the dark. You can maximize your landscape lighting by choosing fixtures that add a decorative element during the day.
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Colorful garden gate
An ornamental garden like this is a unique way to add charm and beauty to your property. Strengthen the effect by matching the color of the door with the surrounding flowers; In this case with purple hydrangeas.
The call of the sun
When you're out in the garden all day you can start to lose track of time, so having an old sundial like this one will be both functional and decorative. Sundials come in a variety of styles and sizes, and some may even be treasured family heirlooms.
Wind chimes and hanging statues
Hanging wind chimes and other hanging decorations help fill vertical spaces with pleasant sound and movement whenever the wind blows. However, it's best to use this type of landscaping sparingly to avoid creating a mess for you and your neighbors, especially in the event of a storm.
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Bright garden shed
A garden shed gives you a place to plant seeds, overwinter some plants and store gardening tools. But there's no reason why your shed can't be an attractive addition to your landscape, rather than fading into the background. The bright colors of this example blend well with the surrounding flowers.
Adapted plants
A vase full of colorful flowers is always eye-catching, but having a variety of containers in your garden will enhance the effect, especially if the containers look similar or share characteristics such as color or shape. By grouping these containers together and filling them with similar plants, your garden will be cohesive and full.
Large garden arch
Garden arches "act as passages between garden rooms", separating one part of the landscape from another and directing foot traffic into these spaces. Well-placed bows help define the look you want to emphasize. Decorate the arch further by using vines as a trellis for flowering.
Watching the ball
A balloon or globe always looks great in a landscape. Usually made of blown glass or stainless steel, these spheres can reflect light or be multi-colored. This example is a bit of both, it reflects the surrounding vegetation and also has harmonious colors. Place the observation ball directly on the ground or place it on a pedestal to add height to your garden.
Flammable properties
Fire pits and fire pits have the magical ability to make any garden space warm and welcoming. Choose one that looks good in the dark to make it an attractive decorative element in your landscape.
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fairy garden
A unique garden decoration idea is to create a lovely garden with a small cottage, a small path and some small plants too. Entering these gardens on a smaller scale is a fun way to get creative and can be a great way to engage children with nature.
Rain chain
Rain chains are a decorative alternative to conventional gutters. They are designed to slow the flow of water away from the building and are therefore attractive.
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Decorative stones
Some artistic bases will add a special touch to your garden while decorating your space. Buy a stepper that matches the look of your garden or turn it into a DIY project. The possibilities are as limitless as you can imagine, but creating dry concrete patterns with pebbles, colored glass, and shells is an easy and inexpensive start.
On the park bench
Garden benches are an easy way to add a decorative yet functional element to your landscape. A bench visually highlights the garden, encouraging you and your visitors to sit and enjoy the view. Soften the atmosphere with beautiful outdoor cushions.
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Decorative vase
A large urn with a low base is a garden design idea that will add dimension, character and elegance to your landscape. The statue can serve as a piece of art or be used as a support for tall, elegant ornamental grasses or as a support for cascading plants such as petunias.
Relaxing water games
The garden's water features naturally complement the surrounding flora. Even a small fountain can be very decorative because it brings the movement and soothing sound of water into your room. This unique water feature also has a waterfowl statue to complete the scene.
Hummingbird feeding
Hummingbirds are some of the most interesting wildlife visitors you'll encounter, but they're obviously not your idea of decorating your backyard. On the other hand, a hummingbird feeder can be just as attractive to these beautiful birds. Make sure the feeder you choose is easy to clean.
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Armillary ball
The armillary sphere is an ancient device used by astronomers to predict the times of sunrise and sunset, as well as the altitude of the sun and stars. Today they are widely used as decorations for gardens, giving a vintage touch.
Rain barrel
Rain barrels are a great way to collect fresh rainwater for use in your gardens, flower beds and containers. Although they can be made from real wooden barrels, rain barrels come in a variety of decorative designs. This particular barrel has become the canvas for some fitting works of art.
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Garden bed border
Decorative borders around flower beds create a cleaner and more useful look. You can use all kinds of materials, including brick, concrete, pavers and stone, so it's easy to match the edging to the style of your garden. Here, rocks provide a permanent, natural-looking edge for a lush collection of plants.
Rain gauge
Rain tracking helps you know how much to water your garden during the growing season. You can do it in style with our beautiful rain gauges. This particular example has large numbers, making it easy to read from a distance.
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