Application
Garden and Landscape Design
Gazing balls, garden spheres and hemispheres for residential and estate landscape
Industry Pain Points
What Usually Goes Wrong
- Imported garden balls are usually thin, dent easily and lose their reflection within a season
- Sizes are locked to what a distributor stocks, so a planting scheme has to be redesigned around the ball
- Colour finishes chip when they are sprayed onto a polished surface without proper preparation
- Balls that sit directly on soil or gravel mark and stain at the contact point
What Buyers Ask For
- Graduated sets of diameters so a group reads as one composition
- 0.6 mm to 6 mm wall thickness selected for the exposure of the site
- Mirror, brushed, sandblasted or RAL sprayed finishes to suit planting and hard landscape
- Optional bases, spikes and mounting pipes supplied with the ball
Typical Scenarios
Where the Work Ends Up
Private gardens and courtyards
Single gazing balls from 100 mm up, or a graduated group across a lawn or bed.
Estate and hotel grounds
Large mirror spheres up to 7 feet placed as a terminating view.
Roof terraces and planters
Lighter wall hollow balls and hemispheres where load matters.
Seasonal and themed decoration
Sprayed and printed colour balls in any RAL reference.
Solution Flow
From Enquiry to Installed Piece
Requirement Analysis
Size, grade, finish, mounting, site exposure and destination are agreed in writing.
Drawing Development
Our 3D drawing team develops the panels from your drawing, sample or photographs.
Forming
Water pressure forming, mould pressing, spinning or plate work depending on the piece.
Welding and Seam Work
Seams ground back until the reflection runs across them unbroken.
Finishing
Polishing, brushing, sandblasting, plating, etching or sprayed RAL colour.
Packing and Freight
Crated and shipped by express, air or sea with carrier customs handling.
Recommended Products
Products Suited to This Application
100 200 300 400 500 600mm Stainless Steel Garden Ball Hollow Steel Sphere
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1000mm Polished Mirror Stainless Steel Sphere with Base
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200mm Garden Decoration Stainless Steel Hollow Steel Balls
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900mm Red Stainless Steel Ball
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2000mm Gold Mirror Finish 80inch Stainless Steel Hollow Sphere
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900mm Red Stainless Steel Ball
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12 Inch 24 Inch 36 Inch Steel Hemisphere Brushed Metal Dome
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300mm 500mm Stainless Steel Double Sided Polished Hemisphere
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Delivery Capability
What We Can Commit To
- Diameters from 19 mm to 5000 mm with 0.6 mm to 6 mm wall thickness
- AISI 201, 304, 316 and 316L, plus carbon steel, brass, copper, aluminium and corten
- Eight finishing routes including sprayed colour in any RAL reference
- 3D drawing team and in house artist team for OEM and ODM commissions
- Express, bulk air and sea freight arranged from the workshop
- 7 feet is the largest diameter shipped by conventional freight
Related Knowledge
Guides for This Application
Material Guide Stainless Steel Grades for Spheres and Sculpture Material Guide
Applications of the Decorative Stainless Steel Sphere Industry Article
Choosing From the Range of Stainless Steel Hollow Balls Buying Guide
FAQ
Garden and Landscape Design FAQ
Do you work directly with designers on this kind of project?
Yes. We cooperate with architects, real estate developers, landscape designers and interior designers, and we work with sculpture artists to create customised pieces to their needs.
What information do you need to quote?
Diameter or size, grade, wall thickness, finish, mounting method, any openings or patterns, and the destination country. A drawing or a photograph is enough to start.
Which grade suits this application?
304 for indoor work. 316 or 316L outdoors, and specifically in coastal cities and acid rain regions where the chloride and acidity in the air attack lower grades.
How is the work delivered to site?
Air express for samples and small orders, bulk air for medium and urgent orders, sea freight for larger pieces. 7 feet is the largest diameter that goes by conventional freight.
Next Step
Talk To An Engineer About Your Project
Describe the site, the size and the finish you have in mind and we will come back with a route, a price and a lead time.