~Garden Decorating~

With all of the wonderful garden accessories currently available, the garden is more and more becoming an extension of the home. It is like a room out of doors.

No good country garden would be complete without a birdhouse or two. Maybe you would even like to try a bat box or blue bird box. Birds are very particular where they nest. The same family will return to a house again but a new family will not move in until the house has been completely disinfected. Yep, that's right, somehow you need to take your house apart and clean it out. If you don't you will have no new birdies in your garden until you do. Who knew birds were such particular creatures? Don't forget the bird bath!

Don't forget to add a bench or two to your garden. Now that you have done all that hard work on your garden, you need a place to sit back and enjoy it all from. Benches are now available in many varieties, from iron, to wood, to marble. There is a bench for all tastes and budgets.

Adirondack chairs look great in the garden too. Especially if you paint them a complimentary colour to your garden hues or be daring and paint them a vibrant colour, like hot pink!

Miniature garden flags are a nice addition too. Gazing balls, seem to be the latest for the garden. And, why not? What better place to daydream than in the garden!

Birdhouse don't have to be just for the birds either. If you make a few cuts in the roof, you can use a birdhouse as a container to hold flowers.

Special thanks to Grace,