My Yard Art

I like to think of my yard as a work in progress, ever evolving and hopefully, improving. One of my most enjoyable elements of my yard are the decorations I have scattered here and there. My yard art allows me to use my imagination and show my whimsical side. It also can serve a very practical purpose by filling in some bare looking spots that sometimes exist as you wait for your plantings to mature.

Let me tell you how I got so interested in decorating my flowerbeds. When we retired and moved, I decided to de-clutter my house and do away with most of my knick-knacks. After awhile I missed looking for something new and different. I decided that if I channeled that to my yard at least I wouldn’t have to dust anything! My yard art was born.

You can develop a theme or just be eclectic like I am. I have a friend who has nothing but birdhouses scattered throughout their yard and another who only has frog statuary. I tend to do little scenes such as a wagon filled with flowers and a duck fishing at an imitation pond. I have benches, lanterns and wind chimes as well as gargoyles scattered throughout my yard. I even used a brass headboard as a trellis, the five dollars I spent at a garage sale was a bargain and it looks and works just great. As soon as the weather allows I will once again set all of these out, probably in different locations, probably in different arrangements, just to keep it interesting.

The thing about yard art is that it is fun and easy. Look around in your garage and you’ll probably find several things to get started. Painting up the kids old play gardening set and arranging them in a flowerbed can be very eye-catching. Paint an old watering can and set it on an interesting rock in your flowerbed. Don’t forget your trees. It can be a nice surprise for visitors to your yard to find an interesting object suspended in your tree branches. The ideas only end with your imagination so get out there and have some fun!