Pa. Constance Lydon, a former faculty member who is now a landscape designer, co-authored the text of the kit. Along with such large-scale, professional uses of garden ornaments as statuary, fountains and walls, the slides also demonstrate the role of ornaments in the average garden or yard. Of central importance, and often overlooked when people buy or construct a garden ornament, according to Frey, is context within the overall landscape. One should consider whether the materials of the ornament and the scale of the ornament clash with surrounding architecture or landscape. Also important is how an ornament draws the sight of the viewer.
Some serious gardeners are able to have specially made ornaments placed in their prized areas.
Most homeowners, however, because of either time or monetary constraints, must buy pre-made lawn ornaments. Most important, Frey said, is envisioning how the ornament will look once its placed. You might buy a garden ornament on impulse, but find it doesn't fit in later. Consider the context. You wouldn't buy a painting if you didn't know what room to put it in.