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Gorgeous Green Frog Ornament

Gorgeous Green Frog Ornament

£34.99

About Frog Garden Ornaments & Statues

Frog Garden Ornaments: The Gorgeous Green Frog

Frog garden ornaments at Backyard Bliss is the pond-edge piece: pieces sized to sit on the lip of a small pond, on the damp stone-edge of a water basin, or under a hosta where the leaves keep them shaded through July. The piece in the range right now is the Gorgeous Green Frog Ornament, a cast-resin common-frog in vivid sap-green with a cream belly and glossy eyes. The colour is bright enough to read against grey stone and dark planting.

The Gorgeous Green Frog in close detail

The Gorgeous Green Frog Ornament is a sitting common-frog pose, head up, throat-pouch suggested, the back legs folded under for a launch. The body is cast resin, weighty enough to keep its spot on a damp stone lip without slipping. The paint job goes for the field colour of a British pool frog or common frog: sap-green back with the lighter cream-yellow belly visible from the side, glossy eyes catching the light, a darker dorsal stripe to break up the green. The piece reads cleanly from across a small pond.

Where the frog sits best

The classic spot is a stone-edged pond rim, the back legs tucked against the coping stone so the frog looks ready to slip back into the water. Second-best is the lip of a half-barrel water feature or a stone water basin, the frog perched at the rim where the colour catches the reflection. Third spot is a damp hosta corner, the frog tucked under the broad leaves so the green disappears and reappears as you walk past. Avoid hot south-facing gravel; the pose calls for shade and damp.

Cast resin against a wet British year

The piece is cast resin, frost-proof, finished in UV-stable paint. It handles standing on a damp stone edge through a winter of freeze-thaw, and it handles a July afternoon at thirty degrees without the green fading. A soft brush once a year clears algae bloom and windblown debris from the back; warm water on a sponge for the belly, no power wash. The glossy eyes hold their shine for several seasons. If the spot gets a thick frost crust, lifting the piece off the stone for a day to dry helps.

Where it sits in the wider catalogue

The Gorgeous Green Frog is the only frog in stock right now and sits at the centre of both the green frog garden ornaments range and the wider frog cluster here. For the pond-edge invertebrate piece a foot or so back from the water, see the snail garden ornaments range. For the larger scaled-up version of the same shape, the large snail garden ornaments range carries the 38cm Giant Snail. For basking reptile shapes on a flagstone a couple of paces away, the tortoises and snails hub gathers the tortoise and turtle pieces, and the large tortoise garden ornaments range carries the bigger sun-warmed-stone pieces. For the brushed-aluminium turtle that sits well on a paving pad near the pond, see the turtle garden ornaments range. For the pond-side bird pieces a couple of paces back from the frog, the heron garden ornaments range gathers the Kingfisher, Dove Planter and Birdbath. For the waterfowl alongside, the ducks range carries the cast-resin and aluminium duck pieces.

Gorgeous Green Frog Ornament — From the frog garden ornaments & statues range

Frequently Asked Questions

How does delivery, returns and contact work?

UK delivery is free on orders over £50, with a flat rate below that. Orders ship within one working day from our Cotswolds workshop, packed in recyclable materials. Returns are accepted within 30 days for a full refund, with no restocking fees. If something arrived damaged or you need help choosing, email hello@backyardbliss.co.uk and we usually reply within a few hours.

How big is the Gorgeous Green Frog Ornament?

Pocketable rather than a focal point. The piece is sized for a pond rim, the lip of a water basin or the base of a hosta, where it sits at close approach and the eye finds the green among the planting. Full dimensions and current price are on the product page.

Is the green colour accurate to a British frog?

The paint goes for the field colour of a common frog or pool frog: a sap-green back with a darker dorsal stripe, a cream-yellow belly, glossy eyes. It is closer to a healthy summer frog than the muddier brown of a winter-coloured one. Against grey stone or dark planting the green reads cleanly.

Will it survive a British winter on a pond rim?

Yes. Cast resin throughout, frost-proof, with UV-stable paint. A winter on a damp stone coping is the spot the piece was designed for. If a thick frost crust builds up, lifting the frog off the stone for a day to dry helps, but it does not need winter storage. The green holds through several seasons without fading.

Where in the garden does the frog sit best?

First choice is the rim of a small pond, back legs tucked against the coping stone. Second is the lip of a half-barrel water feature or a stone basin. Third is a damp hosta corner, where the broad leaves keep the piece shaded and the green reappears as you walk past. Avoid open sun-baked gravel, the pose suits shade and damp.

How is it different from a stone frog?

Cast resin gives a brighter colour and a lighter piece, easier to lift on and off a pond rim. A reconstituted-stone frog would be heavier, would gather lichen, and would settle into a grey patina rather than holding the sap-green. We do not carry a stone frog in this range; the cast-resin Gorgeous Green is the one piece in stock.

What pairs well with the frog at the pond edge?

A snail or two from the snail garden ornaments range a foot or so back from the water, in damp shaded soil. A tortoise from the tortoises and snails hub on a sun-warmed flagstone a couple of paces away gives a contrasting basking pose. Keep the pond rim itself uncluttered, one frog is plenty.

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