I had a spare mirror

[lessa's dh]

Got this idea from a friend's garden while we were on a tour in June.

[Chris_W]

That is really neat looking Maybe you've helped give me some ideas for all the mirrors that Brian has collected over the years. He always says he is going to do something with them, and instead they go into storage

[Gardentoad]

It looks nice but birds will try to fly into it and break their necks. They even do that when they see trees reflected in windows and doors. A mirror would fool them from all angles.
I have seen where a mirror was used to make a faux pond. It was layed on the ground with the edges softened with mulch and a few flat stones on and around it. There were no problems with birds getting hurt but I bet a few animals were disapointed not being able to drink from it.

[lessa's dh]

I still plan on framing it properly and installing fake muntin bars on it - should discourage them but then I have birds flying into regular windows ....

Hey Chris - tell Brian to get his decorating hat out and use it outdoors - you guys could have a riot with mirrors! I Know I'm not done yet!!

[rockNhostas]

That's really cool, but I get so lost in thought when I'm out working in my garden, I guarantee at some point I would startle at my own reflection...thinking someone is standing out in my garden with me. LOL

[Bob Scott]

Nice! That could make a small yard look bigger.

[lessa's dh]

It actually worked great in Steve's garden - he has one of those long narrow city lots. In our case - it just looks kind of neat!

[thy]

Seen it on walls in shows Floriaden in Holland and Chelsea Flower show ...and in a very small city lot in Holland, never haeard about the birds before... darn it was lovely on an entire wall plus a long narrow one on one of the sides reflecting the mirror.

Confused me completely

[LiquidFeet]

Great idea. I've seen it once before, on a fence, in a garden. Yours looks magical!