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There are many different types of garden statues!
Big ones, small ones, wide ones, thin ones…
The list below helps to demonstrate how many this is:
- Guardian Lion statues
- Cat statues
- Angel statues
- Fairy Statues
- Gargoyles
- People statues
- Head statues
- Indian God / Goddess statues
- Disney statues
- Crocodile statues
- Small animal statues
- Deer statues
- Statues with top-mounted water bowls
- Swan and other bird statues
- Otter statues
- Buddha statues
- Children statues
- Stone water fountain statues
- Garden gnomes (although not strictly a statue)
I am sure that there are probably many more that could be listed, but these are ones I have chosen!
Some cool garden gnome pics
Some cool gargoyle pics
Filed under: Garden Plants, General Information | Tags: compost, garden, gardens, patio, stone
As a boy, I grew up in a place called Broxbourne, Hertfordshire – UK! Yeah Baby! 
Lovely part of Herftfordshire and if my memory serves me correctly, a few famous footballers live there too…
With country surrounds, broxbourne is truely a cool place to live!
I went to visit my parents a few weeks back, my Dad was doing the gardening and required another bag of compost – he was was laying the flower beds, ready for this summer…
I took a drive over to the Chime Centre – the garden centre had gone! Why was I not told!
In fact, there was a new garden centre – due to be open soon (i was told), but not open yet… Mmm.. Not good news for me 
There are a few shops now in the place of the old Chime garden centre – a granite worktops supplier and factory, a dog grooming clinic, a flower shop and a fireplace showroom. Wow! How the place has changed eh!
The granite worktop supplier also supply stones for garden patios – it’s interesting what you find on your travels eh? I needed my garden patio resurfacing and they were willing to give me a good price (theres always a reason I go to places) And they did too!
Anyway, I did get my compost! I ended up getting it from the Van Hage garden centre – i did have to travel a little further, but hey I got what I needed in the end!
I say in the end – lol – my dad had packed up and gone in for tea by the time I returned with his mud
Just thought I’d share this thought with you all…
Ciao!
Filed under: Garden Plants, General Information | Tags: flowers, gardening, gardens, plants, shrubs, Trees
Plants come in all shapes and sizes!
The Venus Fly Trap pictured above, is not a garden plant - well not a plant that would grow in a British garden anyhow…
Little shops selling these horrors, should stay little in my opinion… Otherwise we might find ourselves in a scene from Day of the Triffids
Types of Plants
Plants can be sub-divided into the following categories:
- Annuals
- Biennials
- Perennials
- Shrubs
- Flowering and Ornamental Trees
- Climbers
- Bulbs
Annuals – These are plants that live for a period of a year or less. They include plants such as; basil, petunias and salvias to name a few…
Biennials – From the name you could probably have guessed, they are plants that have a life span of two years, from seed to when they finally die… An example of this type of plant would be the foxglove!
Perennials – These plants generally take a few years to start flowering, after which, they carry on flowering for years. Examples of perennials, include; geraniums, Nile lily and lavender.
Shrubs – Shrubs tend to be small and normally have many stems, this is one of the aspects, which differentiate them from trees – shrubs include; sage, spotted laurel and magnolia.
Flowering and Ornamental Trees – exactly as their name suggests, they are trees used for decoration, although quite a number bear edible fruits - examples include; the apple tree, the cherry tree and the pear tree!
Climbers – These plants are those commonly seen attached to the side of houses, walls or even other trees and plants – they include; Ivy, winter jasmine and the wisteria plant!
Bulbs – bulbs are easy to grow and beautiful to see! They are planted below the surface and their flowers push their way to the surface before blooming. Types of bulb include; tulips, bluebells and daffodils!
In my next article, I will be discussing a number of plants in much closer detail, examining where they could fit into your garden!
Until we next meet…
