Garden Statues

A statue doesn't have to be large and imposing. Especially in a garden, you don't necessarily even want to draw attention to the statue as a focal point. Rather, you want the statue to do its part in adding an air of mystery or whimsy to your garden while allowing the plants themselves to remain the center of attention.

A garden statue can help you achieve this goal of adding character to your garden. It doesn't have to cost a lot, either. Many garden statues can be had for $75, $50, or even as little as $25.

Simple

One standard look for the garden statue is simple cherub. A small child of perhaps two years old with curly hair and feathery wings can sit gracefully atop a small column, smiling sweetly and without a care in the world. For an added bit of sweetness, the cherub can have a bird resting on his or her arm. The cherub contemplates the bird and the bird contemplates the cherub in equally serene conversation. Or perhaps your cherub needs a friend. Another statue might have two cherubs innocently holding hands or kissing. If that's all too much, you can get a cherub sitting on the ground, resting its head on its arms, peacefully sleeping in the warm garden sun.

For something more down to earth, you can get a statue of a simple country girl or boy, barefoot and walking through the garden. The child can be carrying a basket or two and the basket can function as a bird feeder if you like, adding some motion and change and visual interest to this piece of garden art. Or you can get a pair of children, a boy and a girl, innocently holding hands or playing leap frog.

Natural

If you want to go a more natural route, you can get a statue that isn't white or gray but colored to go with the garden. Get a statue of a simple tree trunk with a bird's nest tucked away near the top. The mother bird can be attending to her young.

Asian

If you want to go with an Asian theme, a bronze dragon might be just the thing for you. Enjoy the look of the dragon as it arches its back across a few feet of soil in among the flowers and the shrubs. Another thing that would go with this look is a stone sitting lion, or even a statue of the Buddha.

Gothic

For a bold, almost shocking effect you can go with a Gothic theme and people your garden with gargoyles and imps and other grotesque creatures. Perhaps you can add in some statues of angels to balance out the effect.

Water

A lighthouse is always nice, especially if your garden has a pond that the lighthouse can sit next to. To really impress, you can find a lighthouse that has an actual working light so that it shines at night.

Animals

Animals of all sorts are always nice as well. Chipmunks, squirrels, and rabbits can forage for food in your garden (without actually destroying the foliage). A deer can lift up its graceful head. Frogs and turtles can sit contentedly on the ground waiting for flies. More fanciful, less garden-like animals can be included as well. A pair of lions can prowl about. A unicorn can prance among the flowers.