Monkey Garden Ornaments & Statues

The gorilla pieces

Most of the primate range is gorillas, sized from shelf-scale to four-foot statement. Chilla the Gorilla is the friendly entry piece, a knuckle-walking pup on a porch step. Gorilla w/Baby Ornament, the Sitting Gorilla and the Relaxing Gorilla Ornament Set sit at patio-table scale. Gorilla & Gorilla w/Cub, the Guardian Gorilla and the Bronze Finish Guardian Gorilla group at planted-lawn scale. The Silver Back Male Ape Statue is the reconstituted cast-stone anchor, the Life-Size Gorilla and the Life-Size Gorilla with Baby hold the statement end at four feet and 1.2 metres tall.

The monkeys, the orangutan and the chimps

The Kissing Monkeys is a sculptural pair, two small monkeys nose-to-nose, sized for a flat stone or a patio table where the pose reads at close approach. The Set of 3 Monkey Set and the Mini Monkeys See/Speak/Hear No Evil group the classic three-wise-monkeys pose at two different scales. The Orangutan Statue Set is the rarer piece, a soft-painted orangutan group sized for a shaded shrub corner. The Life-Size Chimp with Baby joins the life-size pieces at planted-lawn scale.

Where primate pieces sit in a garden

A primate ornament wants a planted backdrop more than open lawn: a shaded shrub corner, the foot of a yew, a gravel path edge against a brick wall. The shelf pieces (Chilla, the See/Speak/Hear No Evil set, the Sitting Gorilla) belong on a porch step or a patio table at close approach. The mid-scale gorillas (Guardian, Bronze Finish Guardian, Gorilla & Gorilla w/Cub) hold a planted corner with a couple of metres of clear space. The statement pieces (Silver Back, Life-Size Gorilla, Life-Size Chimp) earn the driveway end or the far corner of a generous lawn.

Cast resin, cast stone and a British year

The cast-resin gorillas and monkeys hold colour through several seasons of British weather: painted finishes built for freeze-thaw on damp paving, soft brushes once a year keep pollen out of the face detail. The cast-stone Silver Back is bound with anti-crack chemicals and develops a softer lichen patina over two or three winters. Most owners come to prefer the patina. The Orangutan Statue Set and the bronze-effect Guardian Gorilla hold colour longest when lifted off sodden mulch onto a paver through deep winter.

For the dedicated gorilla range and its scale tiers, browse gorilla garden ornaments, large gorilla garden ornaments and extra large gorilla garden ornaments. For the gift-buying cross-cut of gorilla pieces, the gift gorilla garden ornaments range. For wider safari, see the elephant collection and big cats ranges.