Now the really yummy (for me) part.
I am sure that anyone who reads my blog knows that while I love plants, I am a huge, huge fan of decorative objects in the garden. If money was no object, I would have a few of these…
urns,
statues,
I have a spot all picked out at Kilbourne Grove for this,
Anthony Hunte also has a lovely nursery as well, if I only had a garden, I am sure that I would have spent quite a few dollars,
I would love to be able to bring back a couple of these as a souvenir of my time in Barbados, hopefully they don’t weigh too much, ha ha.
If you missed part 1, you can read it here.
I am a floral designer living in a tiny condo in downtown Toronto, Canada's largest city. But on the weekend, I am a gardener/frustrated architect trying to keep up with a 3/4 acre garden in Owen Sound, Ontario, a warm (to Canadians, Zone 5b, and a cold (to Americans, Zone 4b) garden.
Green Theatre 
gagarden said,
July 12, 2011 @ 6:43 AM
I liked the gargoyle too. You never see them looking contemplative.
kilbournegrove said,
July 28, 2011 @ 7:47 AM
He is wonderful.
Laurrie said,
July 12, 2011 @ 10:05 AM
I think it takes a lush tropical environment to really showcase the urns, statues, and gargoyles. They look so right and so appropriate in these green leafy, steamy settings!
kilbournegrove said,
July 28, 2011 @ 7:47 AM
They merge right in don’t they.
debsgarden said,
July 12, 2011 @ 10:28 AM
I think the urns and the statues and the fountain all look wonderful, especially amidst the lush and colorful foliage! I once carried a small but heavy concrete ornament onto an airplane. I wouldn’t do it again.
kilbournegrove said,
July 28, 2011 @ 7:47 AM
Darn it, I was thinking about that myself.
Marguerite said,
July 12, 2011 @ 11:23 AM
I love the female statue that looks like she’s holding a red flower in her arm. Everything is so lush there the statuary comes alive in the plants.
kilbournegrove said,
July 28, 2011 @ 7:48 AM
It was planted right into the crook of her arm.
Christine @ The Gardening Blog said,
July 12, 2011 @ 11:30 AM
I love the urns and the female statue. Of course the plants really enhance the look. All lush and tastefully done. Lovely.
kilbournegrove said,
July 28, 2011 @ 7:48 AM
Glad you liked it.
Elephant's Eye said,
July 12, 2011 @ 3:44 PM
I’d go with the Laughing Buddha – good cure for homesickness, er gardensickness?
kilbournegrove said,
July 28, 2011 @ 7:49 AM
Isn’t he fab, he would make me laugh constantly.
Rebecca @ In The Garden said,
July 12, 2011 @ 9:43 PM
Such beautiful urns and statues, if I had the space and $$ I would take them all home too!! I think the lion fountain would be stunning at KG, and go so well with your guardians. 🙂
kilbournegrove said,
July 28, 2011 @ 7:49 AM
I think so too!
Robert Webber said,
July 13, 2011 @ 6:28 AM
Maybe its a male thing (!!), but I am thinking less is more?
Best
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kilbournegrove said,
July 28, 2011 @ 7:50 AM
It is a lot, but they are really spread out, some very hard to see.
Mario said,
July 14, 2011 @ 5:41 PM
I love a good artifact or container in the garden. Thanks for the post.
kilbournegrove said,
July 28, 2011 @ 7:53 AM
I do too, glad you enjoyed it.
Jennifer@threedogsinagarden said,
July 15, 2011 @ 7:52 PM
What a great set of pictures. I never thought I was one for classical statues, but lately I have begun to reconsider….
kilbournegrove said,
July 28, 2011 @ 7:56 AM
I have been keeping my eye out for them in Canada, nice ones can be hard to find.
Pauline Mulligan said,
July 16, 2011 @ 1:52 AM
Everything looks so lush and sets off the urns and statues beautifully, love the happy buddha, he would make anyone smile ! You have certainly found a super place there.
kilbournegrove said,
July 28, 2011 @ 7:57 AM
He makes me smile.
hillions said,
July 25, 2011 @ 9:29 AM
Loved the photos! I’m also a great fan of urns and statues and other garden containers and ornaments–even more so since my husband turned the small porch off of my office into a greenhouse and, being lazy, I leave plants in their containers and shift them to the garden for the summer (moving them about to fill in as bare spots inevitably appear) and then returning them to their glassed in perch for the winter.
kilbournegrove said,
July 28, 2011 @ 8:19 AM
Lucky you to have your own greenhouse, one day… I used to do that to, keep a lot of plants in the container. I actually kept my Japanese Maples in pots, and just sunk tham into the Kitchen Garden for the winter.
Stephanie Cavanaugh said,
July 25, 2011 @ 9:31 AM
The last post marked hillion is me not he/she. Encountered a glitch in the log-in! Stephanie Cavanaugh. whoneedsflowers.blogspot.com
kilbournegrove said,
July 28, 2011 @ 8:20 AM
Thanks for visiting my blog Stephanie, and leaving both of the comments, lol.
Stephanie Cavanaugh said,
July 25, 2011 @ 9:37 AM
Loved the photos! I am also a great fan of interesting garden ornaments and pots and urns, particularly since my husband (bless him) turned a small porch off my office into a greenhouse. I tote the plants in their pots out to my garden in spring (and shift them about all summer to cover the inevitable dead spots), returning them to the greenhouse in the fall.
kilbournegrove said,
July 28, 2011 @ 8:28 AM
Your husband sounds like a doll.