VICTORIAN YARD AND GARDEN

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Gardener's Supply Company has great planters, fake boulders and stones to cover un-Victorian things, and nice-looking solar lights. Their selection of wood and faux wicker furniture is very nice. (Faux wicker doesn't rot outdoors like real wicker.)

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Get 10% off post-season outdoor sale at HomeDecorators.com has greast stuff for the yard. Check out the beautiful pole lights (like antique street lights), the double rocker, double Adirondak chair, cast-iron bistro furniture, folding "deck" chairs in teak, and market umbrellas.

Yardiac.com has beautiful cast-iron garden fencing, as well as garden borders and edging, in scrolling open-work design. Just as beautiful are their many fancy, metal trellises. They have pergolas and patio covers that look like what the Victorians used instead of a garage. Their cast-iron stepping stones come in Fleur-de-lis and Filigree designs; or you can choose the stone, stained glass, or solar lighted steps. An unusual item is the copper rain chain, and they have many variations to choose from. One would be a chain of tulips that act as linked funnels that are a decorative alternative to a traditional gutter downspout, and they produce a pleasing sound as the rain dances its way down.

JacksonandPerkins.com offers a scrolled ironwork gazebo and wonderful arbors of wood or ironwork that act as a trellis for a flowering vine or roses, a scrolled garden border, and hanging planters. And, they have antique roses for the truly Victorian look, authentic English roses for that very old-fashioned look, and hedge roses and groundcover roses so the possibilities are endless. If you don't know how to design your garden, you can order one in a kit - which includes the flowers and a numbered diagram to follow.

Stacks and Stacks has a large assortment of room divider screens for inside and outside, a real wicker pedestal plant stand, and real wicker chairs.

Design your garden with the help of an interactive garden planner at DirectGardening.com. They also offers quality plants at great prices.

Windowbox.com has Victorian twisted iron plant stands and cast-iron plant caddies (square or round) on wheels. These have such a great look! They also have European hanging flower baskets, twig planters, brass planters, and an entire line of faux-pottery pots and planters in the old-world style (unbreakable, freezeproof and light enough for shipping). Oh yes, they also have lots of flowers and plants, including bonsais (the Victorian era was full of oriental touches).

Keep in the antique mode with all natural pest control and garden helps from Gardens Alive!. They also have garden tools, the best flowers to attract the beneficial insects (which eat the harmful insects), and earth-friendly household cleaners.

Shop for great looking home & garden decor items, always with free shipping, at Vintage Tub and Bath. They offer many planters, but also a great selection of brackets.

Victorian Fence Company carries Victorian fencing in wood, vinyl, and metal. They also have vinyl railings for porches and stairs. (Vinyl looks like wood painted white but never needs painting.) Their chainlink fencing just looks like regular chainlink.

Victorian Fences has the best selection of metal Victorian fences and gates, including driveway gates. The tops of some of the fencing is rounded, but most of the fencing and gates have all the spikes on top.

Garden Gate offers insights into gardening in the Victorian style, complete with the types of plants used at that time. They also offer plans for a Victorian garden layout. As they say, a Victorian yard is about much more than adding planters or Victorian furniture - learn about the yards themselves.

Then go to Blooming Bulb for the actual flowers. You'll find an amazing assortment of flowers in just about any color you want.

Enchanted Forest Imports specializes in garden accessories and fountains. The items that really caught our eye include all types of Victorian street lights and sconces, the fanciest fencing and gates, and cast-iron garden edging and mailbox. And, the marble gazebo would be at home in any Victorian garden. Their cast-iron and bronze urns, bases and statues are sophisticated enough to also reside indoors, as would the hand-carved marble tiles. The online Enchanted Forest contains a small sampling of their imports from around the world, but a catalogue is available.

ABirdsWorld.com has unique items from 100's of bird feeders to oxidized cast-iron garden borders if you want the old look instantly. Victorian hose holders, hose guides; oriental stepping stones, planters and lanterns; outrageous stone furniture (shipping is free on orders over $100), wood-stump seat, and tree-trunk umbrella holder; garden bridges; accent fencing; stepping stones (of real stone) with leaves and fossils; Victorian boot brush/scraper; an old-world iron planter on a footed stand, every kind of planter (in all price ranges) you could think of; and the most beautiful (not inexpensive) arbors.

Bella Vista Gazebos - Design your own. They come precut and ready to assemble. Too cool.

The Cedar Store has wonderful window arbors, pergola arbors, obelisks, an English wall trellis, lattice enclosures, garden fences, tree benches, bridges, garden gates, and much more. They also have a full line of indoor and outdoor furniture, including Amish styles, Adirondack, Allegheny, fanback, slatback, and blue mountain.

Hansen Wholesale has some very nice fountains, urns, birdbaths and sundials.

H2othouse Greenhouses offers plans and kits for greenhouses, hothouses, garden benches, and gazebos. What's more, you can buy a used greenhouse!