Why would someone contact the powers about you posting pictures of your gardening buddies? The topic is still gardening releated as there's a lot more to gardening then just plants!

Here's a few of the things that I have in my garden.
This is an old tree stump that I found at the edge of a friend's horse pasture. I really liked the stump because it has rocks sticking out of it that the tree had grown around.

I also add statues like this dragon.

Hope this gives you some ideas!

Kara

I love your glass totums and that dragon. The stump is great. It gives me something to think about. I don't know who did the reporting but I got one of those notes from the powers about inappropriate posting. Linda

It may not be that anyone reported it, they read the posts sometimes. I got one too a while back, yet other OTs were still on the board.

Kara, your bottle tree is neat, what is at the end of the bottles? I also like the light blue totem.
Thanks for sharing,
Sylvia

Love the bottle tree!

Linda,
I'm shocked they had a problem with the garden buddies post. Seems to me we've often posted pet pictures and we all love to see them. Now I'm going to the Conversations page to see if they just moved it over there.

Kate

why are 'they' messing with our forum?
does that mean a forum member is complaining about what we post?
Isn't the FL forum the busiest one of all, and don't we all get along just fine?
is this the beginning of censorship?

Should we test it by posting pics of frogs hugging?

Oh Evie!! Too funny. I don't worry about the web nazzi's the same as I ignore condo comandos(when I lived in a condo) Some people have nothing better to do than complain...or ask what beets taste like HAHAHAHAHA

Back to your topic here, I love this...I have to go take some pics of my inannimate garden dwellers tomorrow. I love seeing how everyone uses 'stuff' to accent add interest and whimsey to their gardens. I am loving the dragon!!

Kara, I love those glass totems!!

a mirror

keys to my gardens

sun dial

Evelyn

I adore the angel and the arrow.

WOW, what a cool idea the mirror is...have to figure a special place to try that Ev.

I have a lot of stuff in my yard, most of it garden bunnies.
Here's just a couple things:

Head with coleus and old lamp crystals

Fat bunny

A water garden with bunny

My hypertufa birdbath

"Some people have nothing better to do than complain...or ask what beets taste like."

Cindee, you are so bad!

I think they all look great! It's a good way of adding a little of your own personality to the garden.
I love yard art and my kids know that's what to get me for gifts, so here are a few of their gifts to me:

Fairy:

Snorkeling Cat Birdbath:

Angel:

Japanese style lantern:

regine-love your garden whimsey!! I remember your snorkeling kitty, what a cutie!!

Kate, so sorry, I digress...but then I ain't FAMOUS either!

Great stuff you all!
Kara,what is the variegated plant behind the dragon?
I have one that my wife bought me a couple of years ago but has never flowered. Is your plant in sun or shade?
Felix

The snorkeling cat just breaks me up. In a garden shop it's cute, but in a real garden it's perfect (purrfect). I want one!

Kara ~ Love your glass totems and your blue bottle tree.

Evelyn ~ Love your mirror, the keys, and that gorgeous sundial.

Solstice ~ That head is cool! The bunnies are cute and the hyperturfa bird bath is great!

Regine ~ That snorkling kitty is so funny. Your other pieces are nice also.

All the garden art and embellishments really add character to each and every garden.

Let's see some more pictures please. I will take some pics later as to what 'things' we have in our gardens.

FlowerLady

P.S.

Linda ~ Your post was moved over to the conversation side. Lovely kittens that's for sure. At least it wasn't deleted. It's a reminder to watch where we post OT pictures and subjects. Thanks for the alert.

FlowerLady

I like seeing what everyone has. Here is one of the things I have...
from the Dollar store -
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love garden art !! You all have such great ideas!! (is it legal to plagarize??

This is one of my 'fun' spots in the yard...

In my garden I have a skull of a one eye cattle--believe it or not.

Beth, I adore your fun spot with the sign post and I also like the statue in the background. thanks for sharing.

Barb I love that cyclops steer skull. Must be right out of mythology so does that make your garden a mythological western garden?

Felix, from all the amazing stuff in your yard I know your garden is as delightful as others have said. I may just have to invite myself up one of these days and see it in person. Thank you so much for sharing and I love all your garden angels and the windmill and the tree eating the bicycle.I simply adore the tree face.

Judy, your sun always makes me smile and I still think you should host a swap.

Regine, if that snorkeling cat disappera he wandered over to my yard if he doesn't stop at Kate's first.

Kare, I adore your birdbath and the plants in the pots that is a neat corner.

Evelyn, the mirror is fantastic. I am thinking of using that on my Florida room to make the plants look thicker and give the area more interest. It would also reflect the hot tub and make it look like two in the room.

Kara, you are so creative and I adore those totums.

I also now know what to do with all my old sneakers.

Thanks, everyone thus far, you are all so talented and creative. Linda

Oh, I love this thread!
Without our garden "things"...our gardens just wouldn't take on our own personalities.

Everybody's' accoutrements are so neat!

I'm very 'into' accoutrements and garden structures...still in the process of adding more to my yard.

I eventually want to add a vertical accent of sorts, a pergola and a lovely hand-made iron gate, plus a wooden blue tuteur...$$$$$ (LOL)

Until then, tho...here are a few of my small garden accents.

You've all seen my school of fish before:

One of my fountains in among the ground orchids and broms:

A little old gate for the boug to grow upon:

A bronze bird...supposed to be a hose guide, but I like it:

One of my many 'hands':
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An old piece of wood on which I painted a scene:
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Another hand:
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Don't know if this counts or not, but my favorite 'find'...an old rusty, yellow bench:
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lellie, I adore your yard art. The wood with the cat scene is precious. I also like fish and love what you have done with the hands and that yellow bench is priceless. I kust adore the lizard on your bronze bird. He posed very well. Thanks for all the inspiration. Linda

Sylvia, the bottles are topped with clear glass votive holders and red glass balls. I attached them with clear liquid nails.

Evelyn, I love that sundial!

Felix, the plant behind the dragon is a variegated hydrangea and it gets mostly shade although what sun it does get is right around noon. I love that face, it's great!

Lellie, that old yellow bench is fantastic! And the fish and that cat scene are great too.

It is really fun seeing everyone's creative ideas. The special thing about most of my garden Accoutrements, is that they are gifts from someone and wonderful reminders of friendships.

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Secret Santa Gift
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Gift from favorite Cuz'n Vince & Cindy
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Gift from Dennis my love
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Gift from Darren
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Gift from GW Sweetie, Bethie
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Gift from Little neighbor Ivan
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Gift from GW Sweetie, Carmen
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Gift from friend Darla
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Fountain from Dennis ol kettle and shells my father found
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A Gift from God
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wow... what a collection of stuff! like wandering through y'all's enchanted backyards...

I hardly have any "things" in my garden. A few uninteresting windchimes, a random gnome sitting on a hanging basket, and this stuff:

Duck hanging out poolside by the Calamus.

Unidentified bird sits atop the pyramid trellis that I grow tomatoes on.

wonderful pics, everyone!