Like the gazing ball; however, put in all day direct sun and seems to be fading. I would purchase again.
7/21/2010
5.0
The perfect gazing ball for my garden
By Scappoose Farms
from Scappoose, OR
Comments about Stainless Steel Gazing Balls:
I looked and looked for the perfect gazing ball for my Herb Garden. I found it here at Plow and Hearth. The price was right, the ball is stainless steel so it won't break and I can leave it out all year.
I bought this at the same time as I purchased the Glow-in-the-dark gazing ball and wish I had bought another color of this one instead. The one that is supposed to glow is totally plain in the day and doesn't glow at all at night while this one looks very pretty in my gardens. If I had it to do over, I'd buy a red steel ball like this blue one and FORGET the plain-Jane one that doesn't do what it is advertised to do!
7/20/2010
5.0
i WOULD BUY THIS AGAIN AND RECOMMEND IT
By Crazy Dar
from Minnesota
Pros
I love the color
I love the stand too
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Stainless Steel Gazing Balls:
Have it next to my patio and flowers.
7/20/2010
5.0
Looks exactly like the picture.
By Love My Yard
from Greensboro, Georgia
Pros
Enhancement to the yard
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Stainless Steel Gazing Balls:
Beautiful and sturdy. Beware young grandkids like to bounce it on the cement. Does slightly scratch.
7/3/2010
5.0
So Cool!
By Granny Ann
from Cedarville,Arkansas
Pros
Awesome look
Can see who's coming
Does not break
Entertains children
Great focus piece
Cons
Haven't found one
Best Uses
Front door with plants
Garden
Comments about Stainless Steel Gazing Balls:
I really,really like this!! It is the second I have purchased. One is in a large potted plant on the back cornor of our pourch. If we are sitting at the side of the house; we can see if anyone pulls in or comes to the side door.My great grandaughter (1&1/2 yrs.) likes to watch her face move in close to it and laughs at the different looks she sees! Fog around it at Halloween time gives a spooky, mysterious look.
6/24/2010
5.0
Good PR
By No nickname
from Fishers, Indiana
Pros
good color
Just what I wanted
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Stainless Steel Gazing Balls:
After I had the gazing ball about a month, I noticed it was fading from the western sun. i called and the person I talked to was very helpful and said that should not be and they would send me another one with a return label so I could send the faded one back. [...]
6/24/2010
4.0
Lovely!
By Kathy
from Maine
Comments about Stainless Steel Gazing Balls:
Love the way it accents my garden!
6/23/2010
5.0
Gazing ball was exactly as expected.
By CJ
from Minden LA
Comments about Stainless Steel Gazing Balls:
Got the gazing ball for my garden. Wanted something durable and unbreakable. Wanted the product last fall but the color I wanted (blue) was sold out then. Was glad to see it back this spring.
6/23/2010
5.0
Worth purchasing
By fridyyet
from PA
Pros
Ball is stainless steel
Ground stake is sturdy
Not breakable like glass
Cons
Mystic color not brillant
Best Uses
Yard display
Comments about Stainless Steel Gazing Balls:
I wish the "Mystic" colors were brighter. We live in an area with high winds, the stainless steel ball works perfectly for us. We do not have to worry about it breaking like glass would if it should get dislodged from the ground stake.
6/23/2010
4.0
Multi Colored Gazing Ball
By Sue
from Forest Lake, MN
Comments about Stainless Steel Gazing Balls:
Gazing ball has a wonderful mirror finish and can be turned to reflect different colors as my flowers bloom in my garden. Wish it was a little heavier gauge steel though.
6/23/2010
5.0
Stainless Steel Gazing Ball
By M
from Denver
Comments about Stainless Steel Gazing Balls:
put it on our deck, looks beautiful
6/8/2010
5.0
Year round enjoyment
By ccg
from Dartmouth, MA
Pros
Great color and size
Great durable material
Cons
Best Uses
Christmas Decorations
Garden adornment
Comments about Stainless Steel Gazing Balls:
Loved using these gazing balls as decoration in iron urns on my porch with fresh greens spilling over. In the summer, enjoy using them among the perrenials and annuals.
6/2/2010
5.0
It's A Beauty
By Jack
from Bethlehem, PA
Pros
It is weather resistant
The ball is unbreakable
The colors are vivid
Cons
No negatives from me
Best Uses
Colors are outstanding
Happy with our purchase
Looks great in garden
Comments about Stainless Steel Gazing Balls:
My husband has quite the garden. This ball is beautiful with its coloring. It is especially neat when the sun shines. The fact that it is weather resistant and unbreakable are great features.
5/30/2010
(0 of 1 customers found this review helpful)
1.0
Would not purchase again
By A gardener
from Colorado
Comments about Stainless Steel Gazing Balls:
The glazing ball has been in respective yards for 1 1/2 months and the glaze is peeling off
5/26/2010
(0 of 1 customers found this review helpful)
1.0
Ball color coating is flaking off
By disappointed
from Edgewood, KY
Comments about Stainless Steel Gazing Balls:
I received the mystic ball for Christmas and just put it outside this spring. Already the coating is flaking off. For the price I thought it would hold up outdoors. I am disappointed with this product.
5/26/2010
1.0
The colors fade. Any solution?
By Garden Girl
from Vicksburg, Mississippi
Comments about Stainless Steel Gazing Balls:
I had pruchased this ball for my daughter last year. When I mentioned that I had gotten one for a friend. She told me that the one I had gotten for her had faded to silver. Making the color permanent would be a good thing. I'll not purchase another one.
5/26/2010
5.0
What you see is what you get!
By Sally
from Clarksburg, MD
Pros
Exactly as described
Great quality and value
Cons
Best Uses
Display a gazing ball
indoor or outdoor
Comments about Stainless Steel Gazing Balls:
This low-profile (12") gazing ball stand adds just enough heigh in my garden to make the gazing ball stand out discreetly -- with style and class. The low heigh of the stand also keeps the gazing ball steady and safe! Great purchase, great value!
5/26/2010
3.0
Color Fades
By bob
from mass
Pros
Unbreakable
Cons
Color fades in sunlight
Best Uses
Don't care color it is
Comments about Stainless Steel Gazing Balls:
Put it out in the garden. In one week the blue color faded to nothing.
5/26/2010
1.0
Poor Quality
By hiking man
from Seneca, SC
Pros
Stand and ground stake
Cons
Best Uses
Garden
Comments about Stainless Steel Gazing Balls:
This gazing ball is overpriced for the quality. The coating on the ball began peeling off within two weeks. Don't buy the colored gazing ball! The plain stainless is not that bad.