| When you have worked hard to create a certain | | | | a lost child and there are a lot of children's statues |
| atmosphere in your garden, adding a statue can | | | | available. Most children like knowing that this is "Jimmy's |
| demonstrate it in a visual way easily understood by | | | | statue" and it helps them to understand that even |
| most visitors. If you haven't thought about this before, | | | | though a brother or sister may have died, we won't |
| start looking at the placement and type of statues you | | | | forget them. |
| find in public gardens and then discern the atmosphere | | | | - Personality Gardens reflect the personality of the |
| of that garden. | | | | person who created them. These are places where |
| - A Joyful celebration garden often has statues of | | | | 'anything goes' and you find statues 'just because I like |
| children dancing, flying kites or playing. It also might | | | | it". Depending on who established the garden, it could |
| have a fountain that playfully splashes or a | | | | be formally laid out or a riotous blend of sound and |
| colorful,free-form sculpture. | | | | color. |
| - Meditation gardens are usually more serene with | | | | There is no hard and fast rule that you have to follow, |
| contemplative pools, koi ponds or more formal statue | | | | but some things make more sense than others. If you |
| forms. They might feature such quiet water features | | | | try putting a noisy wind sculpture in a meditation |
| as when the water runs down the outside of an urn. | | | | garden, it's apt to annoy those who visit and you will |
| - Memorial gardens could have a bust or a profile | | | | wonder why they don't return. Likewise, it might not |
| plaque of someone we want to remember. | | | | seem very respectful if children climb on a memorial |
| Sometimes people want to keep in mind a beloved pet | | | | dog statue that was placed too near a play area. A |
| and an animal statue reminds us of the one we lost. | | | | little forethought can stop such problems before they |
| This can also be a particularly nice way to remember | | | | start. |