10 Ways To Add Art To Your Garden

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(This post was updated on May 8, 2025)

I’ve found 10 ways to add art to your garden. It just depends on what you consider “art.”

Of course, there are different ways to think of art. I like junk art, especially in the garden. It doesn’t matter if junk art gets rusty; that’s what you probably want anyway.

I also love dish art in the garden. I’ve lined flower beds with old dishes. I’ll have to see if I can collect more to use in my current garden. I’m currently on the lookout for old colorful dishes to add to my front garden beds.

Dish Art:

The blogger of Empress Of Dirt is a true gardener. She knows how to add a little whimsy here and there, and her gardens are always beautiful. This blogger knows how to garden!

Pansy Vignette:

The blogger behind Organized Clutter does just that. She organizes, reuses, and repurposes junk. But she turns it into art in her garden, and I have always admired her ideas!

I don’t know where she finds all her vintage items, but she does a great job using them to create backdrops for her garden.

She has an exceptional talent for imagining what else something could be.

Brick Book Project:

If you love books, how about painting bricks to look like them and stacking them in your garden? Place three or four in a corner. Or as part of a larger yard vignette.

If you love gardening and books, why not put them together?

You could even use them as edging for a flower garden. I’ve slanted bricks to create edging for a garden and laid them down horizontally, too, but I haven’t used them vertically, as in the project above.

In this instance, you want to stand the bricks up vertically so that it shows the words on the book’s spine.

Upcycled Lantern Stand:

You can upcycle standing lamps to make many things. I have not tried it yet. But look at the beautiful plant stand they created with this old lamp.

What might have ended up as trash in the landfill is now a work of art in a garden!

Salvage Sister and Mister know their stuff, which is why their blog name is Salvage Sister & Mister. They are a fount of creativity. They always have great ideas, and they inspire me with their creativity.

Garden Tool Organizer:

I’ve shown several of Pam’s projects on this blog over the years. She does a fantastic job of upcycling items she finds and posts at House of Hawthornes.

This garden organizer would look great hanging in a she-shed or over a potting bench.

Clematis In A Galvanized Tub:

I love clematis plants, but mine looks pretty sad right now. I don’t think it’s going to make it.

There’s no container I love more to plant in than galvanized tubs. Even if they’re brand new, they give off that vintage vibe, and I like that look in my garden.

I may take the one galvanized tub I have left and get a new clematis plant. I will try to find one like this dark purple clematis, which has always been my favorite color of this plant.

I’ve used galvanized containers for plants for many years, but I haven’t planted a vine in one yet.

Flea Garden Vignette:

If you want to create a true flea garden vignette, look for junk in your garage, attic, or basement and see what you can do with it in your garden space.

Or you could head to the thrift shops or an actual flea market.

This little garden vignette looks excellent with the chippy blue chair and “bird houses” off to the side. It’s a very welcoming garden space.

Garden Sign:

If someone can’t find me, I’m in my garden. I need a sign like this to let everyone know where I am when I don’t answer the door.

And if I could find a standing bird house to hang the sign on, it would look even better.

How To Make A Wind Chime:

I keep thinking I will try to create a set of wind chimes, as I have many beads in my office/craft room that could be put to good use. The thing is, I need to stop thinking about it and get around to using the beads one of these days.

Repurposed Vintage Colander:

A vintage colander is a great planter. It already has holes for drainage, and any plant would look great in a container like this.

The colander’s rusty patina, which gives it a vintage-style character, adds to its charm, which will add to the charm of your porch or garden.

See what you have sitting around that might work in your garden somehow. Create your form of art and display it proudly among your plants. Go to the thrift store and see what you might upcycle.

You will feel happy every time you look at your garden with a new character in art form.