{"product_id":"butterfly-garden-decoration","title":"Butterfly Garden Decoration","description":"\u003cp\u003eOf all the visitors a cottage garden hopes for, butterflies may be the most cherished — small, brief, vivid arrivals that make a summer afternoon feel suspended. These butterfly garden stakes are a quiet acknowledgement of those visitors: hand-finished steel butterflies on slim stakes, designed to settle into your planting like a moment paused.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003cstrong\u003eLV Bespoke\u003c\/strong\u003e, our trusted Norfolk maker — supplied in raw steel, designed to weather and rust into a soft patina that lets the piece settle into your garden as if it had always belonged there. Available in \u003cstrong\u003etwo heights\u003c\/strong\u003e, designed to work either as standalone focal points or together as a pair amongst your planting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo heights, two uses\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNote: please confirm the exact dimensions with the maker before publishing. The supplied dimensions appear to contain a typo. Assumed corrections shown below.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Butterfly Stake\u003c\/strong\u003e — approximately 1000mm tall × 180mm wide. Stands proud above most herbaceous planting — a focal point amongst grasses, perennials, or against an open sky\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSmall Butterfly Stake\u003c\/strong\u003e — approximately 400mm tall × 120mm wide. Sits within the planting rather than above it — peeking out from amongst lower perennials, hostas, or container plantings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe two heights work beautifully as a pair. A tall stake amongst the back of a border with a small one tucked into the front planting creates a visual rhyme that lifts the whole scheme — the kind of small considered detail that distinguishes a thoughtful garden from a busy one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere they look loveliest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese are at their best when they feel discovered rather than displayed:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTucked between perennials\u003c\/strong\u003e in a soft, naturalistic border\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAmongst flowering plants beloved of butterflies\u003c\/strong\u003e — buddleia, verbena bonariensis, lavender, scabious, sedum — where the metal piece nods to the real visitors the planting attracts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIn a wildflower patch or meadow planting\u003c\/strong\u003e — a small piece of stillness amongst the movement of grasses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIn containers\u003c\/strong\u003e as a focal point amongst trailing or low planting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLining a pathway\u003c\/strong\u003e in a small group, alternating heights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBeside a sitting spot or bench\u003c\/strong\u003e — somewhere the eye naturally rests, given a small detail to find\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Butterfly Stake:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approximately 1000mm height × 180mm width \u003cem\u003e[please verify]\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSmall Butterfly Stake:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approximately 400mm height × 120mm width \u003cem\u003e[please verify]\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Raw steel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Designed to develop a natural rust patina\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Outdoor garden — amongst planting, in containers, lining paths\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMade by:\u003c\/strong\u003e LV Bespoke, Norfolk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe rust patina\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied in raw steel and designed to develop a natural rust patina over time, particularly outdoors. Within a few weeks of weather they'll begin to take on a warm, mottled rust tone; over months and seasons it deepens and softens further. The result is a piece that feels rooted in your garden rather than imposed onto it — and one that the actual butterflies, importantly, treat as part of their landscape rather than something new and alarming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf you'd prefer to keep them looking newer for longer, a clear protective wax or matte lacquer applied on arrival will slow the process considerably.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePollinator-friendly gardening\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf you're stocking up on butterfly stakes, it's worth thinking about the planting that brings the actual visitors. Some of the most reliably butterfly-attracting cottage garden plants:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBuddleia\u003c\/strong\u003e — the famous \"butterfly bush\"; covered in small and large tortoiseshells, peacocks and red admirals through summer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVerbena bonariensis\u003c\/strong\u003e — tall, airy, magnetic to butterflies and bees\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLavender\u003c\/strong\u003e — particularly the early-flowering English lavenders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSedum (autumn joy)\u003c\/strong\u003e — late-season nectar when little else is flowering\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eScabious, knapweed and ice plants\u003c\/strong\u003e — flat-headed flowers butterflies can land on easily\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarjoram, oregano and chives left to flower\u003c\/strong\u003e — simple herbs, surprisingly effective\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePair these stakes with a planting scheme designed for butterflies and you'll have both the metal and the live visitors in the same border — the homage and the real thing, side by side.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOther LV Bespoke garden ornaments\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like these, you may also like the other LV Bespoke pieces we stock — all from the same Norfolk maker, all in raw steel designed to rust naturally:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBird \u0026amp; Insect Garden Stakes\u003c\/strong\u003e — a wider range of nine designs (swallow, dragonfly, bee, butterfly, owl) in two heights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e3D Orb Decorative Garden Stake\u003c\/strong\u003e — clear orbs with embedded designs (dragonflies, butterflies, hummingbirds, more) on tall stakes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBird Feeding Stake (Large, 2-arm)\u003c\/strong\u003e — generous hanging stake for feeders, fat balls and water dishes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBespoke Marble Steel Crown\u003c\/strong\u003e — the substantial centrepiece of the LV range\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGarden Edging\u003c\/strong\u003e — bar-and-ball Victorian-style panels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf you'd like a coherent group of LV Bespoke pieces in your garden, the rust patina will harmonise across them all over time — they'll age together as a properly considered set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout LV Bespoke\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLV Bespoke is a small Norfolk maker producing handcrafted metal accessories for the garden and home. Each piece is made by hand in raw steel — designed to do its job quietly, age gracefully, and look like it belongs. We're proud to stock their work; objects with this kind of character don't come from factories, they come from somebody's careful hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA small thought: butterflies are notoriously picky about whether they actually visit a garden. They want sun, shelter from wind, the right nectar plants, no pesticides, a patch of bare earth for puddling on warm days. Putting up these stakes won't bring them by itself — but creating a garden that earns them, and marking it with these small steel reminders that you care about their visits, is the kind of quiet act of welcome that suits a cottage garden exactly.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"L V Bespoke","offers":[{"title":"Large","offer_id":56963594125689,"sku":"BF5","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Small","offer_id":56963594158457,"sku":"BF4","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Set of 2 (1 of Each)","offer_id":56963594191225,"sku":"BUTSET","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0576\/6004\/7547\/files\/Crop247A5957.jpg?v=1775325113","url":"https:\/\/www.bishybarnabeescottagegarden.com\/products\/butterfly-garden-decoration","provider":"Bishy Barnabees Cottage Garden Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}