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I had a spare mirror

Posted: Aug 17, 2012 2:59 pm
by lessa's dh
Got this idea from a friend's garden while we were on a tour in June.

Re: I had a spare mirror

Posted: Aug 17, 2012 3:20 pm
by 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 :lol:

Re: I had a spare mirror

Posted: Aug 18, 2012 3:47 pm
by 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.

Re: I had a spare mirror

Posted: Aug 18, 2012 6:50 pm
by 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!!

Re: I had a spare mirror

Posted: Aug 20, 2012 8:22 am
by 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. :eek: LOL

Re: I had a spare mirror

Posted: Aug 21, 2012 12:43 am
by Bob Scott
Nice! That could make a small yard look bigger.

Re: I had a spare mirror

Posted: Aug 21, 2012 11:43 am
by 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! :beer:

Re: I had a spare mirror

Posted: Aug 25, 2012 10:44 pm
by 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 :wink:

Re: I had a spare mirror

Posted: Jun 20, 2019 1:15 pm
by LiquidFeet
Great idea. I've seen it once before, on a fence, in a garden. Yours looks magical!