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U.S. households spent $354 million in retail sales of lawn and garden products in 2013, according to a National Gardening Survey.

If you want to make your perfectly pruned garden and backyard the talk of your neighborhood this Summer, forget the ordinary!

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Weather.com dug up some wildly creative outdoor sculptures via Skymall.com. Here, we show off a mix of the magazine's best, from realistic-looking crocodiles and elephants, to the more imaginative creatures that come to life in fantasy and sci-fi tales.

NEXT: A hairy garden visitor

Bold Bigfoot

This bigfoot isn't as bashful as the lurking zombie. He's trudging along in broad daylight in your backyard. 

NEXT: Bigfoot in hiding

Bashful Bigfoot

Bigfoot tries to hide behind a tree branch in this sculpture.

NEXT: He'll bring Dorothy along

Scaremongering Scarecrow

Artist Liam Manchester made this menacing scarecrow ten times as scary as Dorothy's friend in Oz.

NEXT: Crashed UFO

Crash Landing

Bring some Roswell, N.M. to your backyard with this fallen UFO.

NEXT: Aliens in the outfield

Peaceful Alien

Keep the Roswell spirit alive with this alien who clearly "comes in peace."

NEXT: Dinosaur bones

Bones, Bones, Bones

We're science geeks, so we have to admit this raptor skeleton sculpture is pretty cool.

NEXT: A larger, livelier dino

Meet the Flintstones

Boris the Brontosaurus makes every pool feel prehistoric.

NEXT: A piscatorial feast

Bear-ly Edible

Artist Samuel Lightfoot brings this bear sculpture to life.

NEXT: Iggy the iguana

Lazy Lizard

Iggy the Iguana comes in two sizes, helpful to fit any size garden.

NEXT: Ready to pounce

Lying in Wait

Maybe this "Swamp Beast" statue could ward off neighborhood dogs.

NEXT: Another fearsome swamp creature

Gator-Aid

We wonder how many times trappers would get called to your house, only to find out the croc by your pond is just a statue?

NEXT: Underground resident

The 'Dweller Below'

This "Dweller Below Garden" by artist Liam Manchester is sure to surprise your guests.

NEXT: Train your dragon

Dragon Taming

For the person who wants downspouts with style, meet Darian the Dragon.

NEXT: Not your average troll doll

Devilish Trolls

Perhaps best for Halloween? We introduce you to the Devilish Gothic Trolls.

NEXT: A thinking man's gargoyle

The Thinker

This gargoyle sits watch, shooting dirty looks at anyone who dare mess with your garden.

NEXT: Castle guard

Old Yeller

What good is a moat without a dragon to guard the castle?

NEXT: Easter Island transplant

The Nose Knows

Straight from the South Pacific, a replica of a moai statue on Easter Island.

NEXT: Get him in the ring

Some Sumo

Because nothing says flowers like ... a sumo wrestler statue?

NEXT: Animal family reunion

A Meerkat Family

As this sculpture suggests, meerkats travel in pairs.

NEXT: Watch out for teeth below

Jaws

Feeling landlocked in the suburbs? The great white shark can add a tropical splash to backyard.

NEXT: 500-pound animal sculpture

Tread Lightly

This massive African Elephant sculpture costs $9,495 and weighs nearly 500 lbs.

NEXT: Giraffe overhead

A Head Above

Mombasa, the Garden Giraffe brings the African safari to you!

NEXT: A warthog ready for war

Hogwild

Warthogs aren't known for their friendly nature, but they make creative additions to your backyard.

NEXT: Tank the armadillo

Armadillo in Arms

This sculpture is known as "Tank" the armadillo. 

NEXT: If pigs had wings

When Pigs Fly

Finally, a pig that can fly.

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