Landscape Accessories
Any garden set up is incomplete without charming accessories. Interesting little ornaments that liven up a space. After creating a basic working garden of your choice, the next step is to dress it up. Make sure your garden trinkets coordinate well with the garden’s theme. Let the accessories complement and not detract from the major focal points of your design. Another important aspect is to aim at simplicity combined with surprises. The accessory can be metallic, terracotta, raisin, painted or in natural tones, in varies sizes hanging wall-mounted or sitting in the soil, depending on the space and your taste.
Landscape Accessories
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ORNAMENTS IN A GARDEN ARE: BIRD BATHS, BIRD FEEDERS, FOUNTAINS, CHIMES, BIRD HOUSES, SUN DIALS, HUMAN OR ANIMAL FIGURINES AND WA MASKS.
Bird house: Birds have different physical and behavioral needs. A bird house is the most versatile as it is the most adaptable. When you’re constructing your little bath, keep in mind accessibility and ease of maintenance. The roof of the bird house should be slanted to allow rainwater to drain. And the direction should depend on the direction of the wind. The best option is to place your bird house near a tree or bush, away from prevailing wind.
Landscape Accessories
Figurines: select figurines to add meaning and highlight your garden’s theme and bring a new look to your landscape design. A sitting rabbit, crawling snake, deer, swans, turtles and a number of aquatic figurines not only beautifies the garden design but also revives the natural instinct within the layout.
Sundial: To set up your sundial correctly you need to know both the longitude and latitude of its location. The gnomon should be set the angles in degrees which is equal to the latitude of your location. The sundial can then be fixed with the gnomon pointing to the pole star. The time indicated by the sun wills vary with the location of the dial.