Yes! My garden ornaments are designed to be left outside all year round! My in laws have been enjoying theirs in their Scottish garden since 2016. I have also conducted porosity tests to check they are frost proof.

The hanging decorations are also frost proof (although I wouldnt hang the gold lustred porcelain ones outside).

You can thaw the ice by sliding the bird bath off the metal rod and then you can take it inside and run it under warm (not hot) water.

You can also warm the whole bath up before placing back outside and fill with luke warm water to avoid it freezing over again too quickly if it is a particularly icy day!

That way the birds have drinking water when all their usual sources would be frozen. Plus the blue tits in my garden love an icy bath!

There is a hole in the bottom of each seed head, flower and bird bath. Simply slide it onto the rod and it will stay on with gravity. No need to glue!

Once you have chosen the spot in your garden you can either push the metal rod in by hand, or if your ground is hard you can use a hammer (using a block of wood to protect the metal). Then slide the ceramic piece on.

When positioning multiple garden ornaments, please ensure that there is enough space between them so that if they do get knocked, the ceramics will not bang into each other to avoid breakages.

Yes I love hanging the little birds outside. This little sparrow (below) has been hanging in a tree in my garden for a few years and the only change is that the white organza ribbon has turned a lovely moss green colour!

Everything I make is made from clay, which once fired is called ceramic. I often use a bronze glaze which gives my work a metallic look. My glaze recipe includes several different metal oxides which then melt together in the hot kiln (1250 degrees celsius!).

My garden ornaments sit on a mild steel metal rod which will beautifully rust over time.