How to Buy Garden Statues

Garden statues can make charming additions to your yard, personalizing it, decorating an outside living space and even accenting your plants. Garden statues can survive in different climates but if you live an extreme climate, you must choose your garden statues wisely.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Measuring tape

1. Find a good spot for statues in your yard before purchasing. Make sure growing plants won't hide your new garden statues. In addition, make sure your garden statues won't shade and damage your plants.

2. Decide on the size of your garden statues before purchasing. Measure the spot where you will put them, and then measure the base and the statue at the retailers.

3. Think about the weather in your area. Many garden statues are not frost-proof and will crack in cold environments. Buy frost-proof garden models or you will have to bring in your statues during the winter. Brass statues will tarnish, no matter what the weather. However, many people enjoy this look.

4. Shop around. Garden statues are sold at gardening stores, in pottery stores, in chain-discount stores such as Target and Wal-mart, home improvement stores and even online on eBay and Amazon.

5. Purchase all your pieces at the same time if your garden statue will spout water. In addition, make sure you know how to install the plumbing, or have a professional install it for you so your statue isn't ruined by the water.

6. Consider buying garden statues that follow a theme such as gnomes, fairies or butterflies. You want all the pieces to work together.

Resources

• Target.com for garden statues
• Wal-mart.com for garden statues