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Large Metal Garden Stands to Beautify Your Garden

Large Stands: Authentic Metal Garden Art and Stunning Sculptures

As you pour your heart and soul into creating your garden, consider using metal art to help turn it into an inviting outdoor sanctuary. Make a statement about your personal style with a striking large metal garden stand, some wall art, or an intriguing metal sculpture. At Overwrought Garden Art, we have over 15 years of experience in designing and manufacturing metal products, including large metal artworks made from mild steel that will instantly beautify your outdoor space. We are passionate about crafting unique and authentic pieces of metal garden art featuring Australia’s diverse flora and fauna. Our metal art pieces will make the perfect addition to your garden.

What are large metal garden stands and how are they used?

Our large garden stands are sculptures made from steel and are used to personalise or beautify a garden. They don’t usually have a functional role aside from being an artistic garden accessory—these pieces simply add a special and pleasant touch to your garden. If you’d really like to use them in a more practical way, both large and small stands can sometimes be used as doorstops. There are numerous options, sizes and shapes available in our metal garden art range, including large stands made in the following popular designs:

• Tasmanian devils and tigers
• Various trees and bonsais
• Dinosaurs
• Birds, including Aussie favourites kookaburras, emus and magpies
• Mythical creatures 
• Brushtail possums, koalas and dingos 

Having such a wide selection to choose from makes it easy to get innovative and style your garden in a unique way.  

How do you set up metal garden art?

The process of setting up your large metal garden stand is straightforward and it can be fun too. Here are a few details to consider that will help you to make the most of it. 

Firm footing

Firstly, find solid ground on which to place your large stands. It must be firm and level so your garden stands can do exactly that—stand. A firm footing ensures that your metal art pieces won’t shift or sway during bad weather, or fall over and damage plants and flower beds.

Highlight areas of your garden

Are there certain parts of your garden you’d like to draw attention to? Metal artwork is the ideal eye-catcher. Position your metal stand among or near to the spots you’d like to highlight. For example, perhaps there’s a flourishing veggie patch to show off, or a pretty flower bed you would like to highlight. Large garden art pieces will take care of that for you, while our large garden wall art pieces will make a bare wall or fence more interesting.

Less is more

While the urge to own a lot of wonderful metal art pieces can be strong, it’s best to be selective with how much art you display. Using artworks sparingly and placing pieces strategically will be more effective without creating clutter or causing a distraction. A tasteful touch is to spread them throughout your garden so that each one gets the attention and admiration it deserves.

Discover artworks in the garden

While your metal garden stands call attention to interesting spots in your garden, they can also be partially hidden among your plants for visitors to ‘discover’. Create a journey led by your metal stands, or tell a story using your garden art as the main characters. 

Three Reasons to use large garden art sculptures

1. Visual appeal

While mother nature’s beauty remains unrivalled, you can complement it by adding pieces of art to your backyard. By decorating your garden with large metal stands, you can breathe new life and intrigue into your outdoor spaces. Create a captivating area for your guests to admire that will draw attention to your favourite parts of the garden. 

2. Cultivate positivity

A wholesome approach to looking after ourselves means having easy access to a space that brings us peace and grounds us. Your garden is the perfect place to start. Large garden art is pleasing to the eye, so these long-lasting, decorative artworks have the potential to increase the value of your personal space while their charm invites you to relax and unwind. 

3. Communicate creativity

There are endless ways to showcase your creativity when it comes to decorating your garden. Search and shop for unique pieces of metal art that creatively communicate what is important to you. We have a vast selection of delightful metal stands with nature-based themes to choose from, such as our custom handmade flower reed with dragonfly garden art stand. 

How to take care of your metal garden art

Metal stands are a great, inexpensive option for decorating and enhancing the look of your garden, and can last for many years. The metal art pieces that we make from mild steel develop a natural patina of rust. This patina prevents deeper, destructive rust from forming and it helps slow down corrosion altogether. The process results in a colour between brown-green and brown-orange, with a distinctive beauty that easily complements any outdoor space. 

Garden stands made from metal need some routine maintenance and upkeep. Fortunately, there are simple and cost-effective ways of caring for metal to get the most out of your garden decor. Here are our four top tips for protecting and preserving your metal garden art and stands:

Tip #1: Wipe them down

Because they are outside, large stands can quickly get dusty and collect a layer of debris. Use a soft cloth to wipe them down thoroughly to remove the dust. Not only does this keep them clean, but it also helps prevent damage and scratches to the metal surface.

Tip #2: Keep them undercover

The constant cycle of being exposed to rain and then sunlight is one of the reasons why metal rusts so fast; the water droplets cause oxidation and corrode it further. You could protect your metal stands and delay further rusting by keeping them undercover, but if this negatively affects the overall look and style of your garden, consider the next two tips instead.

Tip #3: Apply protective oil

One of the most successful ways to treat and slow down the rusting process is to periodically apply an anti-corrosion spray or oil, such as PENETROL or WD-40. These products contain specific ingredients that penetrate iron oxides and loosen carbon deposits. They are long-lasting and will help your metal stands stay in good condition for many years to come.

Tip #4: Apply wax or grease

Putting a layer of wax onto your metal stands by using a brush or cloth is a good way to protect them from harsh weather conditions, but this isn’t the most effective or durable long-term option. Grease also works quite well and it is affordable, but it attracts dust and debris almost straight away. If you’re able to frequently wipe down your large metal garden stand and reapply a thin layer of grease every so often, your garden art will retain its natural beauty and stand the test of time. 

Large metal stands from Overwrought Garden Art

Opting for large garden art to enhance your outdoor areas is a creative and affordable choice. Although many outlets sell metal art pieces, sculptures and stands for outdoor use, it can be tricky to decide which store offers the best value and quality products. Here’s why Overwrought Garden Art stands out from the rest:

1. Quality art pieces

We manufacture our entire product line from the highest grade materials available in Australia so each artwork we produce is of premium quality.

2. Support Australian-made

We are an Australian-owned-and-operated company that proudly supports local talent. Our skilled designers and metalworkers are Australian and by supporting Australian-made products, you are supporting our local economy. 

3. Authentic designs

Our multi-talented team is dedicated to featuring the authentic flora and fauna found on our magnificent continent in their designs. We spend a lot of time, patience and hard work to ensure that our final products are as accurate and realistic as possible.