New and Vintage Garden Decor Pieces

Vintage bird ornament
Image by Christina Symons
From patio wares to artwork, here are a few items that will give a timeless look to your home

Explore home decor stores for new and vintage pieces to create a unique and memorable garden

As gardeners, we often head to nurseries looking for inspiration, but vintage and home decor shops can also yield oodles of fresh and exciting garden accents.

We found all of these wonderful garden accoutrements at The Swallow's Nest Inspired Living boutique on the Sunshine Coast.

Tucked in among the beguiling collection of furniture, patio wares and artwork were a ton of lovely new garden jewels, including the sweet antiqued white iron birds above, complete with a wire stake to settle them gently into pots.

Our list of recent garden treasures also included:

  • Rustic painted metal maple sugaring buckets (perfect as patio pots or to house hand tools in the potting shed)
  • An old watering can from France
  • Vintage French iron gate pot holders (for inside or out)
  • A pretty little piece of birdie artwork for the garden library
  • Flower embellished bags for trips to the nursery or farmers' market

So whenever you are browsing vintage or decor shops, remember to look for items that fit in the garden. You might be surprised at what you find.
 

About the Author : Christina Symons

Christina Symons is a professional freelance writer and photographer specializing in lifestyle, food and garden topics. She is the Green Room columnist at TVW magazine and Living Well columnist at Coast Reporter newspaper. Christina contributes to Vancouver Sun, Globe & Mail, GardenWise, BC Home and Style at Home. is co-author of two gardening books, Everyday Eden (Harbour 2011) and Sow Simple (Harbour 2012) and blogs at Everyday Eden.

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Comments

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    • Anonymous
    • September 14, 2012 @ 10:01

    Great ideas - especially about the "birdie artwork". I have seen those (or similar things) in other stores and just couldn't figure out what to do with them.... Thanks!


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