Egypt comes to mid Wales An artisan client with a penchant for Egyptian iconography has created a unique landscape ornament at his home in mid Wales. Having purchased one of ORNAMENTI’s Landscape Obelisks, the client skilfully carved an Egyptian inscription into one side of the tapering natural limestone design. The Egyptian hieroglyphic character on the pedestal base reads “akhet” which, […]
Looking for a unique design for your project? Being part of the Lapicida Group, ORNAMENTI can manufacture bespoke designs or source garden and landscape ornaments to meet your precise requirements – the only constraint is your imagination! Perfect if you are looking for a unique design for your project. As an example, entirely in-house, Lapicida can scan any object, from an existing priceless […]
FABULOUS YORKSHIRE GARDEN IDEAS We were so impressed by this fabulous garden in Yorkshire that we felt we must share on our website. We particularly like the use of planters of different sizes, materials and colours which add so much interest to this Yorkshire garden. The introduction of large-scale planters, for which ORNAMENTI is renowned, provides planting options for […]
Garden Heritage – Obelisks Today, we take it for granted that obelisks are the focal points of many towns, cities, gardens and landscapes. But how did the architecture of a land some 2000 miles away, whose great pyramids and obelisks were erected around 4500 years ago, come to become so widely adopted across the British Isles? The answer largely […]
Terracotta inspiration from Isola Bella The curator of ORNAMENTI’s collection of garden ornaments has recently returned from the Italian Lakes. We could not resist sharing his inspirational photographs of terracotta planters taken when he revisited the fabulous gardens on the island of Isola Bella on Lake Maggiore. We love the way terracotta planters have been used to delineate steps and […]
GARDEN HERITAGE: ANDUZE VASES Anduze is a charming small town on the banks of the Gardon river in the historic Languedoc region of France. Located between Provence and the Mediterranean Sea to the south and the mountains of the Cévennes to the north, the town is often called the Gateway to the Cévennes. In the Middle Ages, the picturesque […]
ENGLISH GARDEN – June 2024. The Grandest of Scales A super feature in the Chelsea Flower Show edition of The English Garden magazine highlighting our bespoke and curated large-scale statement pieces for garden splendour!
Top Ten tips for enjoying your garden ornaments With the Chelsea Flower Show almost upon us, now is a good time to provide some helpful ideas for how to enjoy your garden ornaments. As the person who curates the ORNAMENTI collection has designed 20+ exhibits at Chelsea since 1990, and even has a couple of medals for his Main Avenue Show Gardens, hopefully […]
Garden Heritage: Versailles Planters The Palace of Versailles, just 10 miles east of the Eifel Tower in Paris, has many claims to fame: from the fabulous Hall of Mirrors to the Apollo Fountain and much more besides. The Palace and landscaped gardens were designed primarily by André Le Nôtre for King Louis XIV (1638-1715), known as the Sun King. […]
New garden ornaments for Spring ORNAMENTI has launched a wonderfully eclectic collection of new designs for Spring. All are in stock and ready to order, like the vast majority of ORNAMENTI garden ornaments. So, if you are looking for a design to enhance a garden or landscape, you know who to contact! All designs were commissioned by, and are exclusive […]
COUNTRY LIFE – 11 October 2023. Planted up! Great to see our Chateau Planters featuring in this important issue of Country Life magazine. You can find these fabulous designs in the Planters section of the website.
ENGLISH HOME – November 2023. How to create an appealing front garden “How to create an appealing front garden?” is the question posed The English Home magazine. We are delighted to see that incorporating frost-resistant terracotta pots and planters from ORNAMENTI’s collection is one solution featured.
