I’ve always had an affinity for dragons, movies about dragons, books about dragons, art with dragons, statues . . . . Dragons are magical, mystical creatures. 
Most say there’s no such thing as dragons – but I know different.
There has been dragon mythology in many cultures throughout the centuries:
the Ekheket of Egypt, Drakon KohlKikos from Georgia, the Druk from Bhutan, Fafnir from Scandinavia, Kukulcan from MesoAmerica, Kur from Summeria, the Python from Greece, the Stoor Worm of Scotland, Vritra from India, and many more. That many people can’t all be imagining things!
I have seen some fantastic dragon sculptures in expensive gardens and in magazines. I’ve been keeping an eye out for some to put in my garden.
I purchased the heavy concrete dragon heads at Echter’s Gardens (www.echters.com). They were sitting there on the floor with the rest of the statuary, just 4 of them, and I needed 4 of them. So I stood there guarding them for almost 15 minutes when a lady walked up and started looking at one of them. They’re sold I said. She looked up at me with dismay, but i gave her the look – you know what look I’m talkin about. I will Kill you if you even think about walking off with one of MY dragons!
Finally a clerk came by who could help me secure them and get them on a cart. No one was going to walk away with one of them while I was running around trying to find a cart. They are MINE! They sat around in the garage for a few months before I figured out what I was going to do with them.
I found these extra large planters at Home Depot, this year. I was admiring them, wondering what on earth I would put in them, and then I noticed that one of them was sitting there upside down – that’s it!
These are not pots, these are going to be plinths. So I bought 6 of them, actually, I bought 8 of them – when I brought the first 4 home, I broke 2 of them just getting them out of the back of the truck. They’re surprisingly strong sitting upright, but on their sides, they burst into a dozen pieces. Luckily, Home Depot was kind enough to give me free replacements.
My dear friend D jumped at the chance to paint them for me: They are painted in the traditional magical colors of the elements. I did the painting on the dragon heads to match the plinths.
The black/grey/silver plinth with the water can on top represents the feminine energy of the Goddess. She stands at the North entrance into the Dragon Garden.
The Red/yellow/ gold plinth with the fire pot on top represents the masculine energy of the God. He stands on the south side of the entrance.
The dragons are situated in according to the directions on the compass, east, south, west and north, with the entrance on the east side, between the God and Goddess. There’s a 6′ diameter sunburst in concrete in the very center of the space, and the dragons are anchored in the corners in square flower beds edged with hyssop herb. (I’m intending to prune the hyssop like a short hedge.)
So, yes – HERE, there be Dragons!!!