12 Simple Winter Garden Art Ideas

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Add a splash of color to your winter garden with 12 easy art ideas from creative bloggers. Perfect for brightening up snowy days.

Can’t wait for gardening season? Growing vegetables indoors is the next best thing.

Collage of outdoor winter garden art ideas including wreaths, signs, and lighted orbs.

Creative Winter Garden Art & Décor Ideas

Years ago, I asked some friends to share favorite DIY winter garden art ideas from their gardens. And what a lovely collection!

If the tutorials are available online, I have linked to them below.

I hope you find some inspiration for your snowy garden.

Winter Garden Wreaths

Make a wreath, decorate a wreath, or make a snowman wreath!

Winter wreath made from evergreens and dried fruit. — Beautiful winter wreath made by Barb of My Fairfield Home & Garden

Make a Natural Holiday Bird Wreath | Our Fairfield Home and Garden
Barb’s site is no longer online but her creative works carry on!

Snowman wreath made from green wreaths, mittens, and a ribbon scarf. — Turn three green wreaths into a sweet snowman decoration
Image: OnSuttonPlace.com

DIY Snowman Wreath Tutorial | Ann from On Sutton Place is a wonderful decorator both indoors and out. Get a cup of tea ready and enjoy her site.

Garden Art Sign

Rustic garden sign with rope lettering spelling the words cardinal cafe. — Rustic Cardinal Cafe sign with garden art decorations

DIY Rustic Garden Art Sign | A fun sign made from thrifted items including rush twine.

Winter Décor

A shed decorated for winter with greenery in a window box. — Greenery in the window box is perfect for winter

This (above) is how I transition my shed decorations into a winter theme. The window box is filled with evergreens, a berry wreath adorns the door, giant snowflake decorations hang from the old gate, and lights line the roof line.

In this next photo, Karen the Garden Chick uses her porch to set a scene. The red theme is really eye catching with the white brick:

Front porch decorated for winter with a red planter box, greenery, and colorful garden boots. — The red theme color makes this porch decor pop
Image: GardenChick.com

Winter Garden Decor | Garden Chick

These ice decorations hang from my mini greenhouse:

Ice suncatchers made from water and fruit. — Winter suncatchers ready for displaying outdoors

Ice Decorations | These decorations are pretty in the winter sun and the birds enjoy the fruit as the ice melts.

Winter Lights

Winter lights are essential! I like really subtle ones that glow like moonlight.

Garden orb with holiday lights in the evening — Metal wall plants and lights make a wonderful winter orb

DIY Lighted Garden Orb | Empress of Dirt
I attached four metal wall planters together and added strings of outdoor lights. It’s up on our garden arbor in the winter.