Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label art. Show all posts

Something New

Not only have I not been blogging about the garden for the past year (or a little more), I've also not been doing much gardening.


I've been doing something different.


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It was cold and damp once

This winter has been bitterly cold at times, alternating with days or weeks of warm dampness. Very little precipitation though, so it's mainly dry.


During one of the damp mornings in January my vehicle windows showed some interesting patterns.


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Garden sculptures, for you?

Well, it has taken a little while, but the "cube" series of garden sculptures that I've been working on are finally available...


That's right, you can now purchase these for your own garden from my Etsy shop!


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Sneak Peek

Something I've been working on lately. You may have seen these if you follow me on Instagram (hint, hint).


I'm not going to say much about these yet...

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Artistic custom plant support

For the past few years I've planted elephant ears (Colocasia esculenta) in the cement planter next to the front door.


I really like the bold effect that the large leaves produce -- they really work well with the high-frequency fine texture of the yew and the nearby grasses. There's just one problem with this plan, one that I fight with every year...

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Little cubes, big impact

As you probably know I spend a lot of time in the workshop now, and I've had several ideas for projects for my own garden this summer. I haven't had much time for them until now, so I got started on the simplest of them last week.


Having to pound a stake (metal electrical conduit) into the ground to help hold this Hibiscus lasiocarpos upright. The stake couldn't be more visible, and it certainly isn't attractive. What was my fix?

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