Life Size Cow Garden Ornaments

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Dairy Cow Garden Ornament

Dairy Cow Garden Ornament

Dairy Cow Garden Ornament

£27.99

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Highland Cow Stone Garden Statue

Highland Cow Stone Garden Statue

Highland Cow Stone Garden Statue

£69.99

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Curvy Cows | Garden Statue

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Curvy Cows | Garden Statue

Curvy Cows | Garden Statue

£49.99

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About Life Size Cow Garden Ornaments

Life Size Cow Garden Ornaments: Highland Stone, Dairy Cow and Curvy Cows

Life size cow garden ornaments at Backyard Bliss is the statement-bovine corner of the catalogue: three pieces sized to carry the cow silhouette across a rural site without committing to a full pallet-delivered paddock animal. The Highland Cow Stone Statue stands 30cm high at 10kg of reconstituted cast stone, flanked by the cast-resin Dairy Cow and the pair of Curvy Cows. Each piece is built to weather a wet British winter outdoors year-round.

The Highland Cow Stone Statue anchors the run

The Highland Cow Stone Statue is the heaviest of the three: 30cm high, 10kg of reconstituted cast stone with a rough, shaggy-flanked surface that holds rain and picks up lichen after a couple of British winters. It wants a flagstone or levelled gravel pad to sit on, but two adults can lift it from the crate without plant hire. The ginger-brown finish sits warm against Cotswold sandstone, a dry-stone wall, or a gravel path beside a planted hedge. It darkens where rain pools, which is usually what rural buyers are after rather than something to clean off.

The Dairy Cow and the Curvy Cows pair

The Dairy Cow and the Curvy Cows are cast resin with a frost-proof painted finish, rated for British weather rather than needing to come indoors each October. The Dairy Cow is the solo figure for a lawn corner, a five-bar gate post, or the edge of a smallholder's paddock. The Curvy Cows come as a pair, which sets up a small grazing group against a hedge or at the base of a mixed border. Lighter than the Highland by some margin, both resin pieces are one-adult moves if you want to shuffle the arrangement after the first winter.

Where the three sit on a rural or smallholder site

These are statement-scale pieces, not 1:1 paddock animals. The Highland Cow wants stone behind it: a dry-stone wall, a Cotswold-cottage border, or a flat gravel pad at the head of a drive. The Dairy Cow is forgiving on grass and sits well at a lawn corner or beside a five-bar fence where a passing visitor catches the silhouette. The Curvy Cows pair works against a hedge, in a mixed border, or at the front of a farm-shop forecourt as a paired focal point. Avoid placing any of the three inside a working grazing paddock, since a bored heifer can shove the resin pieces flat with a casual nudge.

Finish, care and a wet British winter

The resin pieces (Dairy Cow, Curvy Cows) are UV-stable and frost-proof, happy to sit out through wet Januarys and named-storm gales. A wipe with a soft cloth in spring clears pollen and cobwebs. The Highland Cow Stone Statue weathers differently: rain pools darken the lower flanks, and a soft lichen patina builds over two winters. Skip the jet wash on either material, a stiff brush and rainwater is enough. Tip standing water off any horizontal surface before a hard frost. All three ship by standard courier from the Cotswolds, no pallet, no telehandler, no plant hire.

For the same three pieces under a different lens, the large cow garden ornaments range covers them through the 'large' framing. For the Highland on its own with the wooden and glass variants, the highland cow garden ornaments range gathers every Highland we carry. For mixed-subject statement pieces at similar scale (sheep, gorillas, lifesize dogs), browse life-size garden ornaments.

Dairy Cow Garden Ornament — From the life size cow garden ornaments 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.

Are these actually life-size cows at full 1:1 paddock dimensions?

No. The three pieces here are statement-scale rather than true 1:1. The Highland Cow Stone Statue is 30cm high at 10kg; the Dairy Cow and Curvy Cows sit in a similar half-metre bracket. They carry the real bovine silhouette and read from the road, but a full 1.2m-shoulder paddock animal is not something we stock. For the same three pieces through a different lens, see the large cow garden ornaments range.

Can these be delivered to a rural smallholder site?

Yes. All three ship by standard courier from the Cotswolds, no pallet, no telehandler, no plant hire needed. A tracked van handles most rural drives and farm-shop yards without issue. Let us know at checkout if the site has an awkward access lane and we will flag it to the courier so the driver has a heads-up before arrival.

Will they survive a wet British winter outdoors?

Yes. The Dairy Cow and Curvy Cows are UV-stable cast resin, frost-proof and happy out through January downpours and named storms. The reconstituted stone Highland Cow darkens where rain pools and gradually picks up lichen over two winters, which is the look most rural buyers want. Neither material needs to come indoors for the cold months.

Can two adults position the Highland Cow without a crane?

Yes. At 10kg the Highland Cow Stone Statue is a comfortable two-person lift from the delivery crate to the garden. The cast-resin Dairy Cow and Curvy Cows are lighter still and each shifts with one adult. Site the Highland on a flagstone or levelled gravel pad so it does not tip as the ground settles through winter. No plant hire, no crane, no forklift.

Do the Curvy Cows come as a pair or singly?

The Curvy Cows come as a pair, two cast-resin pieces sold together, which sets up a small grazing group against a hedge or at the base of a mixed border. If a solo figure fits the spot better, the Dairy Cow is the single-piece option. Both are frost-proof resin and move easily through the seasons if the arrangement needs reshuffling after the first winter.

Will curious livestock knock the resin pieces over?

The Dairy Cow and Curvy Cows are light enough that a bored heifer or a determined sheep can shove them out of position. Site them the other side of a fence line from working livestock, or on a front garden, a farm-shop forecourt, or a wedding-venue lawn rather than inside a grazing paddock. The Highland Cow Stone Statue at 10kg is steadier but still worth keeping back from direct stock pressure.

How do these compare with the wider Highland Cow range?

The Highland Cow Stone Statue here is the heaviest piece we carry of that breed. For the lighter resin, glass and wooden Highland variants (windowsill scale through to garden corner), the highland cow garden ornaments range gathers them under one roof. For mixed statement pieces at similar scale (sheep, gorillas, lifesize dogs), browse life-size garden ornaments.