Enhance your outdoor oasis with these garden decor ideas for various styles, budgets, and landscape sizes.
ROBERT CARDILLO
The possibilities are practically endless for adding decorative elements to your landscape, but these unique garden decor ideas are sure to liven up your outdoor spaces. Whether it be a cozy fire pit, a whimsical fairy house, or comfortable seating, there's an option on this list to suit almost any budget and style. So why settle for plain and boring when you can make your garden more inviting for both you and your visitors with a few of these garden decor ideas?
Pretty Plant Labels
BLAINE MOATS
Even something as simple as plant labels can add an artful element to your garden rather than just being utilitarian. Get creative and try your hand at DIY plant markers or invest in a set that best fits the look and feel of your landscape.
Whimsical Sculptures
MARTY BALDWIN
Add a little whimsy and fun to your landscape with a sculpture like this fairy perched on a wall or perhaps a few garden gnomes among your plants. These sculptures can work well as focal points in a vignette designed to ignite the imagination of both young and old.
Dressed-Up Ladder
MARTY BALDWIN
If you have lots of containers to display, a simple ladder can be turned into an eye-catching plant stand with a little paint and elbow grease. Grouping and elevating your pots on a DIY ladder stand helps create depth and lushness, while maximizing your growing space.
Beautiful Bird Bath
EDWARD GOHLICH
Providing water for your feathered visitors doesn't have to be done with a drab vessel. Let your bird bath do double duty as a piece of art, like this unique mosaic example.
Elegant Lighting
MARTY BALDWIN
Nightfall doesn't have to end your garden time. A little landscape lighting can do wonders for creating an inviting outdoor spot for an evening hangout, or illuminating pathways so you can navigate your garden in the dark. You'll get even more out of your landscape lighting by selecting light fixtures that also add a decorative element during the day.
Colorful Garden Gate
JON JENSEN
Having a decorative garden gate like this one is a unique way to add interest and beauty to your property. Amplify its effect by matching the color of the gate to the flowers that surround it; in this case, with purple hydrangeas.
Sun Dial
KRITSADA PANICHGUL
When you’re out in your garden throughout the day, you may start to lose track of time, so having something like this antique sundial would be functional as well as decorative. Sun dials come in a variety of styles and sizes, and some can even become treasured family heirlooms.
Wind Chimes and Hanging Sculptures
BOB STEFKO
Hanging wind chimes and other dangling decorations help fill vertical space with pleasant sounds and movement whenever a breeze comes by. However, it's best to use these types of garden decor sparingly to avoid creating a cacophony for both you and your neighbors, especially during stormy weather.
Glammed Up Garden Shed
KRITSADA PANICHGUL
A garden shed gives you a place to pot up seedlings, overwinter some of your plants, and store your gardening tools. But there's no reason why your shed can't be an attractive addition to your landscape instead of fading into the background. This example's bold colors complement the nearby flowers beautifully.
Fiery Features
Fire pits and fire bowls have an almost magical ability to make any garden space feel warm and inviting. Choose one that looks almost as pretty when it is unlit so it always serves as an attractive decor item in your landscape.
By Mackenzie Nichols
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