I was browsing on-line and found a photo of a gorgeous cement bench a fellow had constructed out of 4-2'x2' paving stones, 6 cinder blocks and about 4 sprinkler protector shields. Each piece is inexpensive, made out of cement and purchased at a home improvement store. It looked like an piece you would find at an upscale nursery or garden furnishings store. I'm on my way to Home Depot to get the materials for my front yard garden. I'll post a picture when it's done and installed.

Thank you guy's for the kind comments....the gardens are all for fun and just done the way they please me...LOL They all came about as time progressed....there size determind by the number of new plants I bought/traded for ar took from old landscape jobs, theat would be trashed otherwise...I even have a bed I call my "Medical Hold Bed".....and yup one called the "I got it, but have no where to put it yet bed" Lynx....you ask some tuff questions...LOL I'll try my best to answer a few of them, best I can. The for lack of better terms....Mailbox Walkway beds are actually 3 levels...The uppermost bed is about 15 feet wide, the second level bed can be anywhere from 3 feet to 12 feet wide a,d the loest level...out from the walkway is anwhere from 4 feet to 18 feet wide. The reason for all of this is that the walkway "Flows with the terrain"...nothing is square or straight. I like things to curve and sway......kind'a like the way I walk...LOL. I agree, most beds are made to small, at first. I think that is more because we like things to look "Full" right from the get go. As things grow we all seem to like to spread things out and make the beds larger. I learned over the years to try and make them big enough first...then let things grow and fill them up...requires lots of patience...but oh well...LOL (Sometimes it's fun to just stick in lots of annuals while we wait for the perennials to fill it all up..:) The walkway is 4 feet wide to 5 feet wide it ia about 95 feet long (Depending on where measured being it curves so much). I normally plant on 24 inch centers...I diamond block rows so the offset makes them appear closer and full sooner. The beds I call the Mailbox Walkway contains about 400 different Daylilies. The Bed along the street side which I call the "Mother Nature Bed" Is about 12 feet wide and 200 feet long it contains about 500 different daylilies. The other beds contain about 300-400 more different daylilies (These beds are of all different sizes and located all over the place...LOL Lynx I think I got most of your questions answered...:) Oh yeah..."Top Show Off" seems to Poly alot! I never really paid attention to how many times..but looking back at old pictures from years past..it is often in Poly form. I'm glad you enjoyed some of my garden beds and I will try to find some of the old pic's of the starting of the Mailbox Walkway bed and post some of them so you might be able to better picture the way the beds are formed....I tried to explain..but I know i'm not very clear about it all...LOL Thanks again for your interest and I too like you enjoy my garden beds in back...under all the trees...filled with shade lovers the big pond and other things...I spend most of my time there..staying out of the sun..:) (Grand Pa Rick)...;)

hi Poppi, Have you done much woodwork? I think it would look nice cut rough but sanded slowly and carefully, followed by a a few coats of varnish, the more the better. This would keep the rustic look of the tree, but the all over finish would look smooth as glass. A friend of ours made their bar like this and it looks great. we are going to try same, i'd be keen to hear how you go.

WOW!!! This is amazing and so creative!!! The castle is perfect and looks so gorgeous in the colors that you chose. Do you know if real fairies ever visit? :-) Have you seen the tutorials on making fairy gardens with broken pots? These are stunning too and have a similar feel as yours. Her's a link to a pinterest page https://www.pinterest.com/vallain/fairy-garden-broken-pot-style/ or google broken pot fairy gardens for some really magical designs. Sharon