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Garden Ornaments
The Chalice From David Harber Builds On The Past
David Harber specialises in creating innovative garden ornaments and sculptures in contemporary designs that pay homage to the past, inspired by the marking of time.
Fascinated by the use of shadows, David incorporates light, water and reflections to create surprising and delightful illusions.
His work has an ethereal quality, drawing integrity from his commitment to using only the finest quality materials; beautiful, sometimes mysterious, always intriguing.
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Inspirations From Haddonstone – The Joys Of Spring
Masses of vivid yellow daffodils and mild sunny days herald the beginning of spring and help bring the garden to life.
Cast stone and wrought ironwork designs by Haddonstone and Haddoncraft Forge, look beautiful surrounded by vibrant spring flowers and can also be enjoyed throughout the rest of the year.
Featured here is a Regency Gothic Octagonal Jardiniere with double-quatrefoil panels and alternate acanthus and rose relief bosses. Height 66cm. Priced at £610.
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David Harber Creates Stunning Modern Garden Art
Did you think sundials were old-fashioned timepieces mainly seen rusting away in overgrown English country gardens?
Not any more as David Harber has pioneered the restoration of a centuries old craft, coinciding with the renaissance of interest in the garden and built up an international reputation for making both contemporary and classical sundials.
He started making small armillary sphere sundials in 1992 and has now expanded to embrace contemporary sculpture and water features for homes, country houses and corporate clients; his work combines different materials and plays with light and reflections, to produce striking contrasts and fascinating optical illusions in the garden.
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Garden Ornaments Inspired By Egypt From Haddonstone
Tutankhamen’s return to London has sparked a renewed fascination with the boy king and his age-old civilization.
Several designs in Haddonstone’s collection of garden ornaments have been influenced by ancient Egypt:
The Leazes Park Lions are thought to be inspired by The Red Granite Lion of Amenhotep III; it was one of a pair originally created around 1370BC to guard the Temple of Soleb in Sudan.
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Haddonstone’s Striking New Roman Sundial
Haddonstone is a leading UK manufacturer of cast stone garden ornaments and architectural features and their collection offers over 500 standard designs.
The company’s new Roman Sundial features a stainless steel gnomon, to project a shadow across the Roman numerals cast into the sundial top.
Haddonstone designed the sundial to complement the popular Baluster Bird Bath; ideal as an attractive center piece in a courtyard or cottage-garden.
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Haddonstone’s Venus – The Goddess Of Love
Break with tradition this Valentine’s Day and give the garden lover in your life a gift that will last much longer than flowers or chocolates –a statue representing Venus, the goddess of love and fertility.
This charming statue would add romance to any garden and will look effective against a wall or dark formal hedge.
Statuary is also perfect for adding life to the garden in the bleak winter months, whilst also looking stunning among foliage in the summer –a gift that can be enjoyed in all seasons!
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Haddonstone’s Handsome Stone Pool Surrounds
Haddonstone’s cast stone pool surrounds are perfect for any formal garden; just add a center-piece fountain for a stunning focal point.
A pool surround will also look great in a modern design scheme, when teamed with a contemporary water feature from their Arcadian range.
Pool surrounds are available in a range of sizes including half pool versions and Haddonstone can also create designs in almost any shape, including quatrefoil and octagonal.
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Haddonstone’s Choice Contemporary Garden Planters
Haddonstone is probably best known for producing traditional and classical cast stone garden ornaments, but in recent years the company has expanded its collection of contemporary design products.
The range includes bold planters influenced by art deco, cubist and art nouveau styles, in addition to fountains, garden furniture and sundials.
Featured here are the large and small Highland Park Planters (A414) designed by Mark Salzman:
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Haddonstone’s Ornamental Garden Inspirations
From planters to statuary and fountains to finials there is something in Haddonstone’s range for every garden.
But for the grandest ornaments of all take inspiration from classical architecture with a temple or pavilion.
Temples should not be regarded as mere buildings but as classical ornaments; they look magnificent when viewed from afar at the end of a vista or cresting a rise; essentially frivolous and mood evoking, often intended for no other purpose than to enliven the senses.
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Bird Bath Inspirations From Haddonstone
Bird-baths are a perfect way to attract wildlife into your garden all year round, as birds always need a supply of fresh water for drinking and bathing.
Haddonstone’s elegant range of cast stone bird-baths ensure that you will be giving nature a helping hand, whilst also enjoying a beautiful garden ornament.
The featured Hazelwood Bird Bath (HC280) is an attractive Victorian design with a striking shell decoration on the pedestal.
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