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Garden Urns are not the most common feature to be seen in gardens, but they certainly are a beautiful feature. In fact, a garden with some beautiful Garden Urns tends to be even more beautiful than one without any. Our Garden Urns can definitely enhance the beauty of almost any garden. Resin Garden Urns Resin Garden Urns are ultra-resilient, lightweight, weatherproof and fade resistant. Fiberglass Garden Urns Fiberglass Urns are created with glass fibers added to the resin for superior strength. Each of these classic, decorative urns is finished by hand! Brass & Copper Garden Urns These beautiful Brass and Copper Garden Urns are distinctive. Each planter is made of either copper or brass. Inspired by themes and designs from one of the greatest civilizations that ever existed, Grecian-style urns instantly bring a touch of history to any landscape or garden. These replications come in materials that are lightweight and incredibly resistant to chipping, fading or weathering. Large Garden Urns deserve a special place on their own. These are the bohemoths of the landscaping world. They are often used as a focal point in the garden to create classic style. Used on their own with no flowers or plants to detract from their beauty, they are a statement in themselves and the more ornate they are the bigger the statement. Take care when moving these giants as they are heavy and it helps to decide where you would like them put beforehand so that when you have them delivered you can get the delivery personnel to put it in place. Ensure they have a drainage hole on the bottom before you put them in place otherwise they may collect water and serve as a breeding spot for mosquitoes. Garden Urns typically vary in price and quality. Here are the best Garden Urns in each price range that I've found. They can be graceful, lilting, wonderfully detailed, and beautifully patinated, so it might seem odd that something so beautiful is the product of the coal-and-smokestack industrial revolution. But there's no denying that these cast-iron Garden Urns are a hot commodity in the antiques world. Mass production of cast-iron garden decoration proliferated with the advent of the industrial revolution, around the middle of the 19th century, when manufacturing techniques and the rise of the middle class meant that garden statuary could be made cheaply for a wide and avid audience anxious to purchase it. "You would have gone to the 19th-century equivalent of a garden center and bought an urn," says Spencer Swaffer, an English antiquarian who carries a large inventory of antique cast-iron urns in his shop in Arundel, south of London. Compared to stone -- the primary material used up to that point -- cast iron was more durable and easier on the pocketbook. "Stone cracked and shattered in frost and even in strong sunlight; it also commanded higher prices," he says. Which is not to say that the new material was completely impervious to the elements. The metal, especially when exposed to the outdoors, as garden pieces would be, invariably weathers. The pieces were also usually painted repeatedly, and after a hundred years, paint peels and chips. But it is precisely that kind of weathering and aging that attracts aficionados today. |
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