Garden ornaments are items intended primarily for decorative purposes and displayed in parks, gardens and formal grounds. They include statues, planters, urns, birdbaths, water features, sundials and wind chimes.

2. Garden ornaments are items intended
primarily for decorative purposes and
displayed in parks, gardens and formal
grounds. They include statues, planters,
urns, birdbaths, water features, sundials
and wind chimes.

3. China and Japan
The Far East has a three-thousand-year tradition of formal gardens, often
incorporating ornaments. Water features and miniature Terracotta Mountains
decorated classical Chinese gardens, while the Zen garden became popular in
Japan, with simple ornaments such as pure white stones used for decoration.
Ancient Rome
The Romans, influenced by the Greeks, Egyptians and Persians, created the first
decorative gardens in the western world in around 60 BC. Ornaments featured
prominently with urns, sundials and statues of deities becoming popular as well as
dovecotes, arbours and fountains. Centuries after the fall of the Roman Empire the
era influenced 15th century Italian Renaissance garden design, which in turn
inspired the French Renaissance and English gardens.

4.  Wind Ornaments
 Stone Ornaments
 Garden Planters
 Garden Water Features

5. These are garden ornaments which harness wind
energy to create sound or movement. They include
wind chimes, spinners and kinetic sculptures. Wind
chimes are usually made of suspended wood,
metal or bamboo tubes which produce sound
when the breeze causes them to collide with each
other or a central clapper. Other designs include
small bells, or found or recycled materials such as
shells or cutlery. Kinetic garden sculptures are
ornamental artworks where the whole or parts of
the form are moved by the wind to create
interesting visual effects. They often have polished
surfaces so that they reflect light as they move.

6. Roman statues and urns were sculpted from
stone and the material remains popular for
garden ornaments to the present day, with
modern production techniques including
molding ornaments from composite stone.
Typical stone ornaments include statues of
animals and lions, eagles and stags are among
the most frequently represented. The gods
were popular subjects for stone sculptures in
Ancient Rome, and replicas of these statues
are still produced. Ornaments can be
displayed on stone plinths or pedestals, used
as gatepost finials or mounted on walls or
balustrades. Stone ornaments are also
frequently incorporated in fountains and water
features.

7. While their primary function is to house
flowers and foliage, garden planters can be
very ornate in their design, serving an
ornamental as well as a practical purpose.
Popular shapes include rectangular troughs,
circular bowls and deep vases. As with stone
statues, decorative planters are often
displayed on pedestals or plinths, or in pairs
flanking the head or foot of stairs. Planters
are produced in a wide range of materials
including terracotta, resin, wood, metal and
ceramics. Stone is frequently used for
ornamental planters in classic Greek and
Roman inspired designs.

8. Water features have been an important element
of garden design since the first formal grounds
were created, and continue to be a focal point
in many gardens today. Designs range from the
humble pond to ornate tiered fountains. The
majority of water features are powered by
electric pumps, with some contemporary
designs using solar panels as an energy source.
Modern water features are not usually plumbed
into the mains, instead recycling water from a
sump. Stone, favoured by the Ancient
Romans, remains popular for classical water
features, but other materials including
steel, resin and glass are also used in
contemporary designs.

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