Magnificent shrubs, lavish perennials and velvety green lawns can be found in every beautiful garden. It is the accessories with which you unmistakably embellish your green realm. Homemade garden figures are very popular here because you can't buy them anywhere. Be inspired by these tips.

Homemade ladybugs are a colorful eye-catcher in the garden

How to turn plants into garden figures

Evergreen shrubs such as boxwood and thuja are perfect for imaginative topiary. For beginners, spheres and pyramids are the ideal starting point for creating floral garden figures. For artistically sophisticated shapes, you can get ready-made stencils made of wire or cardboard in many different variations. With special boxwood shears or sheep shears, you can carve out filigree silhouettes yourself.

Make magical ladybugs - tips & tricks

Put a self-made memorial to useful ladybugs in the garden. The colorful insects can be made from a wide variety of materials:

  • Halve the bowling balls and paint them true to the original with acrylic paints in red and black
  • Make semicircular figures out of plaster or concrete
  • Smooth the hardened surface with sandpaper
  • Draw the outline of a ladybug with a pencil
  • Attach red and black glass mosaic stones with glue

A wide variety of garden figures can be formed from plaster, concrete and mosaic stones. It's easier with ready-made stencils that you can color in with your children or embellish with mosaic stones.

This is how you breathe artistic life into clay pots

There is no shortage of small and large clay pots in the home garden. It's not just your plants that thrive here. With just a few simple steps, the vessels can be transformed into creative garden figures. Place 2 pots of the same size edge to edge, secured with a thick, braided band of straw as a belt. A smaller clay pot serves as a head, filled with straw as a substitute for hair. Paint the face on with acrylic paints and sew colorful clothes from scraps of fabric - the self-made garden figure is ready for free.

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Rustic wooden and wine boxes are not only suitable for individual planters. With a little manual skill you can make a decorative hedgehog house from 2 boxes and 1 wooden board. Saw a small, round entrance gate leading into a porch. The cat-safe living area for the hedgehog is just around the corner. A brick subfloor and a wooden or felt roof keep the cottage dry.

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