Neato! I've run into the same problem recently-- and solved it by using broken pottery shards instead of pebbles in the drip trays for my potted plants.

its nicer than those hideous "dont let your dog pee here" signs featuring dog peeing clip art. dogs wouldnt want to walk on that to pee on her tree. make not NYC, heres the new trend in dont let your dog pee here signs!

Ah, the sounds of someone calling a personal injury lawyer...
This is cute & resourceful, but in today's sue-happy world, I don't see it ending well. All it takes is one texting pedestrian wearing flip flops.

I've walked on broken pottery before. It really doesn't seem to get sharp enough to cut you unless you just broke a high fire clay, like a really nice porcelain.

Most of that looks like cheap, thick pottery, which breaks with a more granulated, not sharp edge.

I do think it could use a bit more edging at the sides of the rectangle to make sure the pieces stay in, though. :)

A few months ago I drove over to the Fiesta Homer Laughlin Warehouse in West Virginia and they had a few random broken pieces half buried in the the beds. It was very cute and the color is great since flowers don't bloom year round up here in Pennsylvania.

until the world stops reproducing, I would say this is a terrible idea. You might not think these are sharp enough to cut a foot, but a child's foot is far more tender and their hands are, too. Let's not forget how often kids are drawn to bright things, even if they are in an area that is not allowed. We also must not forget that kids fall a lot and it's human nature to try to stop said fall by throwing hands out in front of the body to cushion the fall.

bring on the snakes

Gorgeous! And although I agree that it could be hazardous, think about it. Any little child left to run around that close to the road will carnage in no time anyway. Parents either need take responsibility, or stop having kids.

"These tiles are on the often-neglected part of the yard between the curb and sidewalk"

So children shouldn't be on the sidewalk?

It is pretty though, but it would be better in a childless/petless backyard.

I found so many fragments of broken crockery and old plant pots on my allotment that I decided to collect them up as I worked the soil and then used them to create paths between rows. They're a bit time consuming because I have had to 'move' them from time to time. They can also be bit of a haven for ravenous baby slugs but they give my little plot some character, I think, and because they've been lying around for so long, all the edges are smooth!

it is pretty but I have to agree, it's bad news waiting to happen, children do love things like this and as a parent I know how fast a two year old can bee line for something that catches his eye, I'm right behind him but I wouldn't be really happy about all those broken bits.. and I disagree emmi sorry but kids on a sidewalk pick up stuff on a sidewalk it doesn't mean some irresponsible parent is letting the kid run wild, we have to tell them no yuck drop it or dont touch before they grab it.. now in a garden or backyard i love the idea....

i've an apple tree i've just done the same thing to. in my back garden. i have two small folk- they know not to go on the garden because that's where plants grow: they have plenty other space to play.

what a shame your culture is so dominated with the potential to blame and the potential to profit from it that you can't allow simple folly, or art, to take place...

Ouch!! For someone who thinks they'll be writing a blog for Re-nest one day, you might just have lost a majority of your potential readers, freelancefaerie...

maybe use it in a container instead? Then people wouldn't be stepping in it.

It's a shame your culture is so into itself that it doesn't think about things like children cutting themselves on some jagoff's broken plate display.

Oh, the vitriol between everyone! So sad.

First off, I don't really care for the look of a pile of shards. Perhaps in a small section in a backyard garden, but not large scale as this home owner has done. I'd prefer it if the shards were embedded in a slab of concrete as a mosaic. That would look better in my opinion.

However, all these people freaking out with the "what ifs"- "what if someone is walking & texting... what if a kid picks them up... what if someone is wearing flip flops... what if the sky is falling...!!!" This is Fox News type thinking- live in fear that the world is a Big Bad Place, everyone is a victim, no one is capable of being responsible for their own behavior, teach your kids that every boo boo will lead to maiming or death & a subsequent lawsuit....

If one is walking along & texting & they get hurt- it is their own fault. This is what separates the injured wildebeest from the herd. Adults should know how to pay attention to their surroundings. If a child picks something up & gets a cut then that child learns to not pick up sharp objects again. Duh! Parents should be teaching their kids not to touch things that don't belong to them anyway. And if they get hurt then that is the consequence of breaking the rule- cause & effect. Kids can't learn about their world if they are hermetically sealed in a ball of cotton wool. Cut foot from wearing sandals?! Oh please! Thousands of people- for thousands of years- manage to walk around in sandals without cutting their feet! And if one should stub their toe & get a cut, well, that's what band aids are for! Grow up & get over it.

Why do people ALWAYS have to see the negative & litigious possibilities in EVERYTHING! Take some personal responsibility for yourselves & stop living in "the sky is falling" mentality. Why is it that humans (and especially Americans) are the only animal that goes around announcing "Look at me, I'm a victim! I am sick! I am injured! I am incapable of fending for myself!"- In the wild, THAT animal is dinner!

Jeez, the way some people act I'm surprised they bother to get out of bed every morning for fear of getting a nose bleed from the altitude change! Grow up people & stop looking to blame everyone else for your lack of awareness of your surroundings & your own ineptness at maneuvering your environment.

(PS- yes, this is how I raised my own child, and she is raising my grandson the same- be responsible for yourself. If I tell you the stove is hot & you touch it anyway then you have no one to blame but yourself. Run it under cold water & walk it off.)

I sympathize with the need to stop dogs from peeing on one's prized plants. Another way to go might be to buy smooth stones in several different sizes, so that it's difficult to walk on the highly uneven surface. Wood blocks of different sizes might achieve the same purpose.

I do think there are reasons not to have this in a public place, but I still stand by my statement that kids need to be watched, or don't expect them to always be safe. I for one grew up in an environment where kids got hurt all the time. Horse camp. We were trampled, bitten, one girl even split her head open on a pool edge, blood going everywhere, and the camp councilors even debated whether she had to go to the hosptial. Times have changed, of course, but really. We have to stop going overboard. Not that broken glass is a great idea, I simply assume this display would never happen. Although it is pretty and if there was a way to cover it with a transcluscent material, that may be a good compromise. But I agree with ecuadoriana1. Really, kids have to learn early what's safe and what's not, while they have protection and while they're being supervised. Otherwise, when they're teenagers and young adults, they will not have learned what is too dangerous vs what is safe.

In the French Quarter in New Orleans you'll see walls topped with broken glass cemented in place.