How to Display Religious Statues in a Landscape

Measure the area where you want to landscape and add religious statutes. Write down the length and width of the space on paper and make a sketch of the grounds from an overhead view, using the measurements to put the sketch in scale.

Add into your sketch any existing items in your landscaping area that cannot or will not be moved, such as trees, benches, pergolas or small ponds. Include in the sketch any walls, fences or small buildings that will run along the edge of your landscaping. Also sketch in any pathways that may run through your landscaping.

Purchase the religious statues you want to use and plan their placement to display them according to your drawing. Avoid tucking the statues into corners of the landscaping unless a pathway will lead to it.

Plan to place the statues uniformly in a line for a formal landscape or stagger them in random placement for a natural, relaxed look. Adjust the statues to face out from the landscaped area or toward any pathways that run in front of them.

Choose the types of plants to have around your statues to pay appropriate homage to them. Flowering plants like roses or lavender are common as well as daylilies and hostas. Don't select tall, dense or prolific-growing plants that may cover over the statues with time. Choose plants that don't grow much taller than knee height to your statue, if it is of a person or deity.

Select background plants such as evergreen juniper, short trees like lilac or dogwood, or fragrant flowering bushes to rest a few feet behind the statues. These provide a backdrop of greenery without blocking views of the statues.

Draw into your sketch the plants and shrubs you have chosen and any seating areas for worship or meditation.

Follow your sketch when creating your landscaped area for placement as well as for determining how many plants or shrubs to purchase. As you set your landscaping, add in the actual statues last to avoid accidental damage or scrapes.