Greek Cup Bearer of the Gods
Many of us love using garden statues and little wonder since most homes add them to create a drama and mystery about the garden. But why do we really use garden statues? On a more formal perspective, we add garden statues because they communicate drama and movement to the garden. It livens up your garden and adds a presence depending on the type of statue used. For instance, using the Greek Goddess Venus or Hebe statue adds a statement about the classical appeal of your garden and the impact is more apparent when you use a life size statue that adds vibrancy and appeal against the surrounding landscape. Take the statue off and the impact is dramatically lessened. When you use a Venus or Caesar statue, you are communicating a thought and idea about your personality and penchant for the classics. After all, using such statues and sculptures add a profound meaning about your thirst for the classical adventure into the ancient Greek and Roman world.
However, not many of us like the look of formality to the garden. Some of us like to dress the garden with a touch of whimsical charm through the use of gnomes, griffins, gargoyles and anything exotic. A child statue also changes the outlook of your garden by creating an innocent presence to the place. And there are so many types of children statues available from children garden statues that incorporate a fountain feature to solar boy and girl statues to light up the pathways to reading children sculptures that remind the little ones on the virtues of reading! Add a mother and child sculpture, and that changes the look to a sweet maternal charm.
Solar children statues do nicely for the frontyard or porch.
Then animal statues like the use of turtles and frogs add a decorative and whimsical touch. Some of us like the look of raccoon pond statues, bear bird feeders, frog key safes to creative animal statues that hold a welcome sign with a cheek. Of course, cat and dog statues are just glorious pieces and marvelous tributes to mark the companionship of your darling pet!
Hence, lawn and garden statues give a breadth and depth to the garden by creating a focal point and character that we want to personally relate to. After all, the garden is your personal haven. However, if you wish to create a structure and design to your garden, you must plan the look of your garden landscape first. Garden statues should be part of that design so that they can fit into the landscape picturesquely and without being out of place. Choose garden statues that do well against the surroundings and are not too small nor large to steal away the look of the other parts of your garden. And while we all love having garden statues, do not add too many of them as that could spoil the look and balance of the total look of the garden.
Written by Shari G. for MyGardenGifts.com
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