Lawn ornament advice?

[underpants]

Poll question: Lawn ornament advice?

[crispini]

1. Garden gnomes rock

as long as you put them up in a sort of ironic way. Same goes for flamingoes. :7

[underpants]

3. Yes but Claymores leave an indeligible impression

:D

[saltpoint]

2. Voted 'Other' : One lone statue, white, --

-- quietly landscaped, with the statue of one of the Greek gods or goddesses, Michelangelo's David, etc. Something Hadrian would have put in the expanse of his villa.

& no matter what you choose, this rule pertains: No fake deer.

[underpants]

4. It's all about the placement

[saltpoint]

13. You're right. Placement matters.

:thumbsup:

[Ron Green]

5. Hey, what about the jockey???

:evilgrin:

[underpants]

8. Started to but decided not to

[kick-ass-bob]

6. Garden gnomes and....

DUH!!!

[LynneSin]

7. Here's some suggestions

Your tribute to Matcom


Here you can have an entire farm without all that crap to cleanup


Ducks with Coats - YEAH!!!


Support our troops - put soldiers on your front lawn (would scare away terrorist lawn ornaments too)

[underpants]

12. Ducks with coats

I can honestly say that I had never even HEARD about that option.

Look at the sad one in the back. AWWWWWWWWWW!

[LynneSin]

14. Yeah, but you have to love the tribute to Matcom gnome

seriously, you're neighbors will know all about you from one lawn ornament

[underpants]

17. 'Specially if I get the set

[LynneSin]

19. I'll see that one when I get home from work

firewall won't let it through

[underpants]

20. Your gnome sqatting

Now that's CLASS!!!

[Zuni]

28. How come the ducks with coats are still without pants?

Their 'duck parts' are there for the whole world to see!

[Rowdyboy]

9. Definitely a gazing globe...I've had two, one silver, one deep red

Overall, I much prefer the silver. Placed in the center of a flower be near the house it can be stunning .

[BOSSHOG]

23. Gazing Ball, Gnomes and Flamingos and a GUARD HOG

We have em all and the yard looks great. We have an acre and my wife has gnomes strategically placed. And a handful of Flamingos carefully staged, not tacky at all. One big blue gazing ball in the front landscaping. Tons of Impatiens and Melampodiums out back. This has got to be my best year in a long time for making the place look good. And, we have one big concrete "Guard Hog" standing duty at our Patio Door. Actually its an Arkansas Razorback which I proudly display.

[Rowdyboy]

33. I've got a small hog (about the size of a football) guarding the entrance

to my compost....So far nobody's gotten away with any of it!

[CottonBear]

10. I reccomend a gazing ball for front yard

and a lawn flamingo flock out back or in a patio garden.
The gazing ball base is important. There are many styles to coordinate with your garden and/or landscape.

I keep having problems with gazing balls. The color insides seems to melt away after about a year. I have the rubber stopper in the bottom to keep out moisture. Maybe it's the extreme heat in Georgia.

[KitchenWitch]

11. Gargoyles

[underpants]

15. Already got one of those-bought it in Paris

from a street vendor just outside The Cathedral de Notre Dame.

I have in sitting on the back of the fridge looking out the kitchen window. So far it has worked, when we got robbed 9/14/01 they kicked in the FRONT door.

[VelmaD]

16. I vote for Mary in a bathtub

:)

[underpants]

18. I am really learning so much

There is a band named after this...uh....practice.

http://www.bathtubmary.com/

[lukasahero]

27. We call that "Mary on the half-shell" eom

[giant_robot]

21. All lawn ornaments are hideous, IMHO

Either go uber-tacky and fill your yard with pink flamingoes and bathtub shrines to the blessed virgin, or go with a tasteful birdbath.

[pscot]

22. I've always wanted one of those lifesize

cows made of painted plywood.

[prole_for_peace]

24. A toilet with flowers planed in the bowl.

It is very classy looking. can be placed next to the bathtub mary.

[underpants]

29. Yes Yes

I could agree more

[Atlas Mugged]

25. A polished granite obelisk

You can't beat the price - they're available for the taking at any local cemetary.

Yes - I'm kidding.

I do a lot of landscaping and garden ornaments are a major issue, needless to say. Right now I'm trying to place a large Etruscan style amphora shaped jar into a Hosta bed I'm designing. It's gonna' look amazing. But, it took me forever to find just the right item. I'd go to an upscale nursery and just study what's available, and avoid the common. Anything that looks authentically weathered and "ancient" appeals to me. Most of the statuary available is too Romanesque in a seriously bad way. Some of the more recent Asian designs are wonderful; I've seen copies of the Terracotta Warriors that are almost perfect. Large gongs on stands are weiku, also.

[edbermac]

26. How about a lawn jockey that looks like Bush?

Maybe instead of a lamp he could be holding a six-pack in his hand...

[underpants]

30. Claymores in the lead with 7

Very close with Classy purple Gazing ball

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

31. How bout the bent-over gardening lady in bloomers?

They're popular in the outlying areas around here. Painted plywood of a big butt in polka-dot bloomers. I've heard them called Betty Bloomers but online I found a reference to Fanny Grannies.

Do not do a Google image search for Fanny Grannies if you have Safe Search off. :scared:

I know suburban ladies who dress up their lawn geese. It's quite the thing to have outfits for different seasons and holidays. Here's the Goose Clothes Superstore - they have holiday wardrobes, sports uniforms and more. You can even dress your goose like Elvis. I think you should get an army of geese and dress them like Satan.
http://www.lawngoosedesigns.com/

If not geese, I vote gazing ball. They reflect the beauty of your property and still function for their original purpose: to spy on lovers trying to seclude themselves in remote corners of the garden.

[ScreamingMeemie]

32. What? Too good for a decorative tire planter????

As you can see, these are so popular with those in the landscaping know...that a whole websites been dedicated to them.

Pfft. Garden Gnome. :eyes:

http://www.wuvie.net/tireplanter.htm

[underpants]

34. Um

I DID include not one but TWO types of "Gazing Balls"

Between you and me I am SHOCKED at the number of DU'ers who like those. I meant it as a joke.