Garden Gnomes?

I have to admit, I actually LIKE garden gnomes. No, not the plastic garishly painted evil grinning ones, but the type my grandmother had in her garden - hand-painted ceramic with pleasant fae faces. Mostly though, garden gnomes are a topic of ridicule, rather like flourescent plastic flamingos.

So, how DO you decorate your garden? Umm... flowers. That's what most would say! But some non-plant accent pieces will really bring interest and personality into your garden. The most popular seem to be benches, trellises, and bird baths. You can get these at any garden center or home store in wood, cement, and other materials. Many people also use windchimes to add both visual and aural interst to their garden.

Some more unusual garden ornaments include Victorian style gazing balls - those bowling-ball-size glass orbs in varying colors - sundials and weathervanes, statuary of everything from rabbits to the Venus de Milo, and hanging ornaments for year round outdoors decoration.

How you decorate your garden says a lot about your personality... just as much as what you have in the inside of your house. With all the options available today, the possibilities are limitless.