What not to put in a garden

OK - I'll admit that I have a very conservative view of art. Art or artifacts in the garden generally look gaudy and out of place, in my opinion. I prefer elegant statues or focal points of aesthetic value. Such as:

Elegant and classic

So although it is fall and Halloween is in the air, I still prefer simple decorations from chrysanthemums and grasses to straw bales and scarecrows. So imagine my horror when I saw a garden decorated with a bright yellow lady's 70's purse - and plastic. Frankly I would have been embarrassed to see a friend use the bag in the 70's but to see it in a garden in 2008 was baffling, not to mention ludicrous.

To clarify - the plastic bag was hanging open, decorated with plastic sunflowers, and was hung on the pole for the humming bird feeder. The displaced humming bird feeder was dangling from the corner of the purse. Now, this would be bad enough if it was on private property, but this was a public garden. Not only was this going to be a problem when rain fell into it, but birds sitting in it would be a health hazard.