Cedar
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Cedar Patio Furniture: Outdoor Decorations
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HGTV.com
Gardener/landscaper Mike Bowman shares ideas for creative outdoor
decorations. Birdbaths attract birds and other wildlife into the
yard and make a great decoration. They vary quite a bit in price
and size, but you can make one by balancing a terra-cotta saucer
on an upturned pot, a stack of bricks or even a tree stump. Then
add a rock or two in the middle so that your fine feathered friends
have a place to perch.
Have a window box but nowhere to hang it? Build a ground stand
for it with bricks. It's a great way to add height without attaching
the window box to a structure, and the box can be placed at varying
heights anywhere in the yard.
Buy a small potted shrub or tree and wrap the pot in a piece of
burlap to give it a rustic feel. Tie the burlap with a piece of
twine and display the shrub by the front door or anywhere in the
yard.
Personalize terra-cotta pots by painting the rim with chalkboard
paint. When the paint is dry, use the chalk to mark the pot with
the name or type of plant, or to add any other kind of message.
The best part about it is the chalk can be erased so the markings
can be changed.
Add height to potted flowers by stacking them on terra-cotta pots.
Place one pot upside-down on the ground, then balance a potted flower
on top. Create displays of varying heights with different sizes
and shapes of base pots.
Take advantage of a climbing plant in a container by shaping it
into a topiary. Cut a piece of 10-gauge wire to the desired size,
or just fashion a clothes hanger into a topiary form. Leave a stem
to insert into the soil and make sure it goes deep enough. Soon
the plant will grow to cover the wire, making for a beautiful, living
topiary.
Gardens are fun for young and old alike. Give a child an empty
container to fill with the plants of their choice. Have them decorate
it and take responsibility for caring for it.
Paint the home's address on a terra-cotta planter to add a personalized
decorative touch. Keep in mind that this should not be the sole
address marking for a home.
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