Garden Décor

As a gardener, there is the desire for your garden to be unique. To some extent, even two identically laid out gardens will be unique, owing to genetics. But garden décor takes it beyond that, and transforms your garden into an individual space that looks unique. The means to do so are many, from path ornamentation and lighting, to statues, fountains, and other decorations.
One of the most common forms of garden décor takes the form of statuettes. From venerable garden gnomes to modern art masterpieces, statues have had a place amongst the greenery for some time. Even in ancient times, gardens were far more than just places to grow plants. The famed hanging gardens of Babylon were a wonder of the ancient world because of the architecture of the building, as much as the plants that were found there. What about the architecture was so special? Well the building was a multiple level one, with a water screw at one end that helped raise water to the upper levels so that the plants could be fed. It was one of the most innovative moves of its time, and rightfully earned its place in history.
Your garden décor probably won’t be going down as a historical innovator, but you can still utilize it to greatly enhance your garden’s look and feel. One of the easiest ways to spruce up a garden is path lighting. Path lighting used to be a highly involved and time consuming thing to install. You’d have to lay out the lighting track, dick a trench, wire the lights, bury the wiring, and backfill the trench. Assuming none of those steps created a short, you could then set your path lighting and enjoy a well lit garden path.
Solar technology has made path lighting a much simpler piece of garden décor to handle. Solar path lighting consists of a series of self-contained units, with each unit containing a small solar panel, a low wattage light, a light sensor, and a battery for power storage. They can simply be pushed into the ground by the side of the path. There is no wiring, no digging, and not electrical expertise necessary to use them. The solar panel collects sunlight during the day for the battery to store as electrical potential. When darkness falls, the sensor switches the bulb on, and the unit produces a soft, inviting light. Best of all, in addition to being easy to install, solar path lighting is an environmentally source of both garden décor and lighting.
Another easy to install piece of garden décor is bedding edging. In its simplest form, edging is just a physical barrier around a garden bed. It keeps grass from simply growing into a bed and competing with the plants there for nutrients. Since the primary function of edging is to separate the beds from each other and from the lawn, the barrier needs to go down several inches in order to adequately keep the root system of grass form simply burrowing beneath the barrier. A more involved form of bedding is a retaining wall, which can be used to create raised beds. The material choices for retaining walls are primarily wood and stone, and a single layer of them can be used as a simple yet attractive form of edging.