Garden Urns Design

Adding a new garden urn to your backyard garden, or front yard landscape is a great way to show your own personal style, and add art to your home at the same time. There are two main types of garden urns that are being produced, each with their own set of benefits and faults. Before you start looking for a new garden urn to purchase, you may want to take the time to consider the differences, and then decide which you feel is a better fit for your home and garden.

Ceramic - Ceramic garden style urns are the most common types of urns because of the ease of manufacturing them. The low cost of materials, and the production costs help to make them readily available to many different homeowners, regardless of your budget. You can find everything from mass produced urns that are a dime a dozen, all the way to the completely unique, one-off designs that are hand created by artists around the world. Ceramic is incredibly durable when it comes to withstanding punishment from the weather, but if they are knocked over and hit concrete or other hard surfaces, they could potentially shatter.

Metal - Metal garden style urns are typically more expensive, because of the cost of materials and the manufacturing process, but are often available featuring incredibly elaborate designs. You have to be careful of the metals being used, because some types have the tendency to rust in outdoor environments. Some homeowners can appreciate the rustic appeal of a rusted garden urn, but others may feel like it takes away from the design they have applied to their garden.

If you would like to update the look of your home's outdoor appearance, you might want to consider adding a few garden urns to your outdoor space. Outdoor planters and urns are available in a huge variety of styles, sizes and colors, which can be used in a number of ways. Along with the traditional planter styles available, there are also short as well as tall pedestal urns to choose from. It is just a matter of finding the perfect planter that suits your own decor style and outdoor space followed by filling it appropriately to achieve the look you are striving for.

A garden urn is commonly made of a sand composite compound or a poly resin mixture which is then finished with a sand cast. A planter finished with a sand cast creates the illusion that it is made of solid stone. A sand cast poly resin planter is less expensive than one made of solid stone and weighs less. Although an urn made of a poly resin weighs less than one made of solid stone or concrete, it's weight can still be as much as 250 to 300 pounds. Due to the heavy weight, an urn is extremely hard to move, so finding the perfect location to place your urn is always a good idea.

One option is to place a planter on either side of your front porch or at the entrance way to your deck. Whether you have a set of small stairs or a level entrance way off of the lawn, when placing a planter on either side of the entrance way, you help to define your outdoor space. A pedestal style garden urn, full of colorful flowers or green foliage, creates a gorgeous focal point and inviting mood as guests approach the entrance to your home or your backyard and deck area.

Many outdoor planters have a traditional or classic look to them which can dress up any outdoor setting. If you use your patio or deck for entertaining, such as dinner parties, then adding a few garden urns to your space would definitely be a good idea. A garden urn is an excellent outdoor decorative accessory that can add dimension to any outdoor space while also adding a beautiful and colorful eye-catching backdrop.

No matter how you choose to use them, decorative outdoor planters and garden urns can definitely add definition and character to the front of your home and backyard setting.