Wonderful Garden Art Ideas
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Comments (3)Great idea! At YouTube I was only thinking of my music and kid's shows for the GKs. YoGabbaGabba etc ... I just managed to waste (but loved it!) 2 whole hours that I really didn't have there this morning! :-) I fixin' to pull up a thread where someone recently asked a question here at GJ about hypertufa, and I just stumbled across a really good video on how to get that done. Even made me want to try it! Thanks SusieRose, I always welcome good tips! ~T...See Moreideas for metal art in the garden.....
Comments (7)Cool fence, concreteprimproses. One thing I hate in our area is the city would frown upon putting up creative fences like that. Although making one as a garden border would probably be just fine. I always recommend that anyone who lives in the city, check with their local building inspection department to find out of it is okay to make a fence out of "junk". One of the best places I have found for inspiration, is the Inspiration albums that purplemoon aka Karen has set up for us on Photobucket. Below is the link to the metal album. Like nmgirl said, it would probably help to show us pictures of what you have to work with. People have made trellises, gazebos, fences and sculptures out of metal objects. Good luck! Here is a link that might be useful: Metal Creations Inspiration Album...See More"Can We See Your Garden Art & idea's"
Comments (12)Greg: I love your ladder! What combos. Aren't you in Corona, CA? Since I'm only a hop, skip or jump away, I'd love to come over some weekend and drool over your plants. Can we set something up? For others interested in my tower, i was running out of space so I had the idea to go up. I have a small backyard with dogs so I don't have many plants in the back. I used a 4 foot piece of rebar picked up at the local Home Depot for under $4, & pounded it an inch or so in the dirt in the path next to my walkway. Used a big clay pot on the bottom, ( they are all clay pots) as the base, just pushed the pot down to the bottom of the rebar. The next pot, and all subsequent ones, I pushed the pot down the rebar and then leaned it to the right on top of the bottom pot, resting it on the edge. The next pot, pushed it through the hole down the pole so to speak and rested it on the left edge and so on until the top pot which ended up on the right. The tip of the rebar is barely visible to the left of the top pot. The biggest challenge was trying to figure out which succulents to use. I wanted to use two colors, purple and green. I tried to use some that were trailing, some that are short and squat and some that grow higher upright. I had to really pack the soil down hard so the plants would not fall out until they are really established. Finally covered the soil with shells and sea glass. They obviously need to be watered from the top down, sort of slowly so as to not lose any soil. I've included a picture of the whole tower. We have a lot of walkers on my street and when people stop to comment, they think the rebar is bent. For some, it's hard to convince otherwise. My next one will not be tilted pots. I'm going to just stack them and use succulents around the outside of each ring. If anyone else has done this, I'd like to see what plants you have used. Enjoy!...See Moreart work in your kitchen?
Comments (34)Many thanks for the comps on our views and artwork. Much of the art was very reasonably priced, as this is an artist's mecca out here in New Mexico. Richpoor, with no views, you might consider framing a view of your own. By that I mean, find a poster or print of a view that would fit your area of the country and that you like, and frame it nicely to give your kitchen the view it's missing. In our DD's room, I bought one of those inexpensive window mirrors on sale at Hobby Lobby. One that looks like it has window panes. I took it apart, threw away the mirror, had glass put in it and had HL cut down a poster and insert a great "view" for her one wall. The eye really is fooled into seeing the view beyond the window. Here's a pic of DD's other view. I've since added heaftier molding to the top and bottom to even it out.: And a trompe l'oiel pic I had in her room when it was done in a beach theme. I'm not necessarily suggesting either for your kitchen, but there are great possibilities in the idea. Tromp l'oeil means "fool the eye" and this kind of art does just that, especially in a place with no good view. It makes the room feel bigger, too. Just some food for thought. Lynn...See MoreMarlene Kindred
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