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Off the Wall pictures in the garden
By Shauna Dobbie
When you think of garden décor, you might think of statues or figurines or maybe pots of flowers. Have you considered pictures though? Big and bright, mounted on a wall or fence, photographs or art that can withstand the weather of the seasons and keep on looking as bright and beautiful as the day you mounted them.
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This is the idea behind Off the Wall On the Fence, an enterprise started in the Beaches area of Toronto. Lisa Hartley and her team have found a way to print on weatherproof material with lightfast inks. The result is artwork that looks great from the day you put it up and keeps looking great through wind and rain and snow and blazing sun. In fact, there is a fiveyear warranty on the product.
With the pandemic a lot of people have been fixing up their outdoor spaces to enjoy staycations. That’s why it’s so hard to buy seeds right now. To enhance your enjoyment of the garden, you put in furniture, the comfier the better. Lighting is another element you add. People add carpets and cushions. Outdoor prints are an obvious addition to the list.
John Hizroth and Lisa Hartley in their back yard.
The company has a lot of images to choose from. They also work with a handful of Canadian artists, whose images you can choose from. You can go with Michael Peech’s cubistlooking art or more abstract pieces of billowy colour from Fiona Debell, as well as other painters and photographers.
On the stock art side, you can theme your space with pictures of flamingos and toucans, or choose shades of pink in cherry blossoms, roses and peonies. Looking for something less… um… serene? Choose a series of metallic skulls on black backgrounds. Or you can go more serene with a series of statues of Buddha.
And if you can’t find one that suits the style of your garden, you can always upload pictures of your own.
I don’t think there is anyone else anywhere doing this kind of work. This could be the start of a new trend.
Find out more about Off the Wall On the Fence: https://offthewallonthefence.com/
