How do concrete bird baths/sculptures hold up compared to other materials in longevity of life?

also what other materials are used to make these?

it mostly depends on the look that you want – concrete will hold up well – I just got a concrete loin bench that is ten yens old – the only thing is that some one had painted it white a few years back and its peeling – I’m going to let it come off for the original look – if you want that old time look then you may want to go with copper then it will get that patina green tint – but it will not happen over night – both will give you more years of beauty than metal with out having to care a lot for like rust proofing and painting

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