Ugly gardens,tacky garden art and garden "fails"

[ACSAPA]

I've always hated garden gnomes

Here is something funny, a duck-shaped shrub:

How do you feel about it? Personally, I find it tacky

I hate the wire fence around it, and I think it's weird that there's one lone duck. It might look cuter if it was a mother duck and ducklings.

 

[claudine]

How do you feel about these shells turned into tiny flower pots? Personally, I find them creepy. I'm wondering what happened to poor snails

I really hate this idea! I don't find it pretty at all.

 

[gata montes]

Although I'm not keen on the idea of using snail shells myself - think its quite a novel idea - but have to wonder if its worth the effort - especially as it was probably quite awkward to do - considering that it won't be too long before those plants have totally obscured the shell anyway.

How about this rather strange idea - not sure what to make of it can you work it out ?

 

[claudine]

Oh my I would be rather scared if I saw something like this in my neighbor's garden.
I think that it was inspired by The Walking Dead, or other zombie TV shows, haha. Or maybe it's a Halloween decoration, who knows. Either way, it's hideous

 

[gata montes]

Haha claudine - I too - would avoid visiting anyone whose garden greeted me with a sight like this and think I would be very rapidly running in the opposite direction whatever the bizarre reason was for creating such a grotesque scene and apart from the reasons you've already mentioned - can only think that they may have - either been competing with or had joined forces with a neighbor - who had this in their garden

which I think is just as hideous and wouldn't want to encounter this particular garden ornament - at any time - and most definitely not at night

 

[claudine]

Wow, this figure is even worse than the body parts sticking out from flower pots. What is this? It looks like a psychedelic garden gnome who lost his hat and killed all his friends and owners
It's too scary!

 

[ACSAPA]

Although I'm not keen on the idea of using snail shells myself - think its quite a novel idea - but have to wonder if its worth the effort - especially as it was probably quite awkward to do - considering that it won't be too long before those plants have totally obscured the shell anyway.

How about this rather strange idea - not sure what to make of it can you work it out ?

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Those mannequin parts sticking out of the plants are creepy and I would be kind of freaked out if I saw them at night. This is more disturbing than whimsical.

 

[sweetkymom]

Some of the pictures posted are absolutely umm, unique, in their own way. I don't find myself ever needing to have anything in the above nature. I couldn't justify stupid in some of these.

 

[claudine]

How do you feel about this planter?:

In my opinion it's completely creepy. I can't imagine that someone would want to have something like this in his garden. It seems like something perfect for a psychopath

Here are smiling rocks, haha:

 

[Trellum]

Here are smiling rocks, haha:

Those rocks look really creepy! I can imagine children or people getting scare at night if they have never seen those things before They look quite interesting tho, but I'd never consider having those in my garden... maybe as a Halloween decoration

 

[claudine]

Those rocks look really creepy! I can imagine children or people getting scare at night if they have never seen those things before They look quite interesting tho, but I'd never consider having those in my garden... maybe as a Halloween decoration

I wouldn't want them in my garden either. I'm not a child, but I'm sure I'd be a little scared of them, especially at night. They look like they could eat someone, lol. I'm wondering why they don't have eyes. It makes them even more creepy

 

[lemonzest]

WHY? Good lord, those would creep me out so badly.

They remind me a bit of these ugly frowning face statues that they have on the Embarcadero in San Francisco, those things are so ugly. I guess at least these are smiling.

 

[claudine]

I've never been to San Francisco, so I can only imagine it. I must say that frowning face statues sound rather creepy
Here is a hilarious alternative to garden gnomes:

They look like they're scared of something

 

[lemonzest]

I found some photos of the frowny faces I was talking about. Apparently they're called Eggheads and are reproductions of yet another set from UC Davis. De gustibus, I guess.

 

[Bandit26]

I have a glowing solar skull in one of my beds. It was originally a Halloween decoration until I found out it creeped out my neighbor who I don't like.. it became a permanent fixture and is point to look at her every time she comes out in her back yard. The zombie gnome will probably also take up permanent residence now that I know she also hates zombies