Reclining Flamingo Garden Statue

Garden ornaments tend to arrive either earnest or twee, and this one is neither. It is a flamingo stretched out on its side with the unbothered ease of something on the second week of a holiday, and the joke lands because the modelling is genuinely good: the bird has weight, the legs fold convincingly, and the pose reads from across a lawn. It is the kind of thing people notice and then grin at.

Cast in solid resin and hand finished, the pink is deep rather than fluorescent, with darker shading worked into the feathers and a properly painted beak. The material handles rain and sun without swelling or rotting, which is what lets it live outdoors permanently, though it looks just as good in a conservatory, a porch or beside a large houseplant if you would rather keep it under cover.

Put it somewhere slightly unexpected rather than dead centre of a border, and it works much harder. The finish will soften over several seasons of strong sun, as painted resin always does; a sheltered spot slows that considerably. Keep it out of reach of small children and pets, and lift it before hard frost. It is heavy enough to stay put in wind, which is more than most garden ornaments can claim.

• Hand painted solid resin garden statue in a reclining pose
• Weather resistant for permanent outdoor use
• Equally suited to conservatories, porches and indoor planting
• Painted finish softens gradually under strong direct sun
• Keep out of reach of small children and pets - not a toy
• Lift and store under cover through hard frost