Question

Can people show me their garden mirrors and clocks please?  

Answer 1

Hello o saw this on a post ages ago and apparently mirrors can be confusing to birds and can cause them to crash In them. That being said, such beautiful gardens everyone! Oh the envy living in a flat  

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@foumart526 I have a big window and sometimes, birds just flew to it too. I think they will just do it once.  

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@spermatophore De Paz off course once as dead now

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@whet I saw the birds still alive and just fly away. I live in a country side, we got so many birds in our garden as we got lots of trees. I never saw 1 dead bird yet.  

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We get a few flying into our conservatory doors, the smaller ones tend not to survive ie broken necks  but larger ones starlings and pigeons do although they slightly dazed for a while, .  

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@spermatophore De Paz that's just one you see. How many didn't you see hit the mirror. I had a bird hit my mirror then flew into the trees and stayed there for 2 days then killed over. So mirror came down only up for a week

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@whet well I have never seen a dead bird in our garden.  

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So it's a case off got to see it it to believe it then

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Yup definitely. Our world is an eco-system. Animals eat animals like humans eat steak. If one died, the other will be fed. I don't have mirror in my garden, I don't know why you are in the mood of arguing with me. I just said my opinion that birds even flew to windows. Why don't you argue with the members here who got mirrors in their garden. @foliar you spend more of your time gardening instead of arguing people.  

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stayed in the tree for 2 day the keeled over lmao so the mirror/window didn't kill the bird as managed to fly off and sit in a tree for 2 days ‍♀️

Answer 2

First lockdown job for the other half was to frame this mirror lol. Been in my shed for 4 years . Not sure if it will be staying where it is yet as still working on the gardenx

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@fiddling Funny you say that my partners first job of lockdown was finish the bathroom which he started 3 years ago. Thats now done hes sorting the garden. The mirror looks beautiful

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@searcy9330 thank you. It's the one positive in this awful time isn't it! Our bathroom is next !  

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It has light on too

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@fiddling this is amazing. Where did you get the metal cactuses and the metal object in the bottom right from? X

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@bibber48 the cactus was from a stall at Countryfile at Blenheim. They have an online site. I'll try and search it for you. The sun is from a holiday in Spain years ago. It was a candle holder in the house and I stuck it in the garden years ago. Recently sprayed it with spray tin from Aldi 3. 99. X

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@fiddling thank you, it’s looks lovely  x

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@bibber48 thank you. I've not finished that area yet. I've found myself repotting and splitting plants plus moving things around since the lock down lol. Saved money lol x

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@fiddling looks lovely well done xx

Answer 3

Be careful to buy specifically garden mirror and put it in a shaded area, I have a friend who’s garden was set alight because of the mirror and placement x

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@shangrila omg didn't even think of that my garden is very sunny. Thank you

Answer 4

I hadn't the time to get a clock!  

Answer 5

Disgusting behaviour  

Answer 6

Had read that twice then.  

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Your mind thinks the same as mine then Debbie

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@hartal I'm a very quick reader so often misread things  

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@hartal lol, me too  

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@concordia glad it's not just my minds that's in the gutter then lol

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@hartal well, if you wanna share.  

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@alrick97852 cant do another fb ban lol

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@hartal  

Answer 7

Why the mirrors in the gardens? Please explain

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@aphrodite for a feature

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@aphrodite Why not?  

Answer 8

Not finished area yet but this is the start.  

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@marelya4 I love your mirror it looks really good against the white wall too. I'm thinking of painting our garage wall white but concerned about it pealing. Does it need painting every year?  

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@vincenza42188 Thank you. No not every year. This is a small area so not to much to much maintenance on it. I used exterior paint. Do it and enjoy.  

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@marelya4 Thanks @yseulta & our wall looks about the same size as yours.  

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@vincenza42188 great go for it. Once painted it doesn't take long to go over it if you have to.  

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@marelya4 Oh that's good to know. I think I will need to wire brush it first to remove the remnants of an old ivy we removed years ago.  

Answer 9

I have them all round the walls. You'll have to zoom! Tx

Answer 10

I reglazed this door with mirror for the garden  

Answer 11

Be very careful with mirrors in gardens. We had someone who I used to work with who's house got set alight because of a mirror outside, home insurance refused to pay out.  

Answer 12

Oh it’s too early, I didn’t read mirrors and clocks at first ‍♀️

Answer 13

I don’t like garden mirrors , confusing for birds. And every outdoor clock I’ve tried soon stops working!  

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@fibril they are forever flying into my kitchen window

Answer 14

Sorry hate mirrors in gardens. Not good for birds

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@whet hi can I ask why please? I've not heard this before. edit. Just read other posts. Will have to keep an eye out for that. Love birds

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@fiddling really birds don't see them as mirrors and fly straight into them. As all they see is a reflection big the garden

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@whet  I'll have to keep an eye out. The birds don't normally come up this end of garden as its right near the house. Plus next doors cat sits above on the fence  so all my feeders are the other end of garden.  

Answer 15

Rugs from B&Q

Answer 16

Not working just a feature

Answer 17

Great surname.  

Answer 18

Ours is not finished yet, we have to add some plants and maybe some fairy lights.  

Answer 19

My husband made mirror windows

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@splenic16 gosh! Can we have another pic of this? Is it a bar in a shed and the train. This is fab!  

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@dolmen50 its a bbq my husband made it, our garden is a memorial to my parents who loved steam trains, the shelter was built to protect the BBC and us from rain.  

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@splenic16 I absolutely love it! I would be there in a shot to one of your bbqs. Well don’t your hubby. It’s really fab!  

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@dolmen50 thank you, he is clever, the seats you can see at the front turn into tables with benches, everything is made from scrap and is his own design

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@splenic16 he is fantastic. Very talented  

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@splenic16 he is fantastic. Very talented  

Answer 20

Just finished and ready to go up

Answer 21

I've had to turn my mirror facing the wall as every day I have a pheasant who comes for his breakfast and he was constantly pecking at his reflection  

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@rhinestone oh bless

Answer 22

Tanya Ross xxx

Answer 23

This clock but havent put it out yet

Answer 24

Very pleased with our mirror. reflecting our acers.  

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@laryngitis stunning. Made it yourself or bought it ?  

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Bought from Malvern RHS Show.  

Answer 25

Wow. I had no idea this was a thing. Thanks!  

Answer 26

Sorry but isn’t this a massive fire hazard ? If the sun reflects of the mirror ?  

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@polak I thought the same  

Answer 27

My daughter was throwing these away so I put them to use.  

Answer 28

Where your mirror from Amanda

Answer 29

Can you use an interior mirror outdoors?  

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@lydell1644 I did. It's a plastic one