"black slacks"...what is your defination??
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Does Your Garden Have a Focal Point or Defining Feature?
Comments (34)My ex didn't want me to get this birdbath and it is one of the things that was the final straw in our marriage. Actually the other thing was three round bales of hay. That was nine years ago. When I had this birdbath on the other side of my creek before I moved the garden over here, I had Ranuculas around it which looked really pretty. When I get my new bare root roses through the mail, the roses get put in the bird bath prior to planting. All the large rainfall last Summer killed my perianals around the birdbath. I will have to get some more My girls put this statue in the birdbath some years ago, the lady is nursing a baby and I thought it was appropiate. Too bad about her neck or head and I haven't repaired it yet....See MoreHow Would You Define Your Garden Vision?
Comments (46)Without a doubt, my garden vision would best be described as an extension of my personality. It's not all that uncommon for me to be referred to as weird nor for my reply to be a simple thank you. My garden isn't often painted in such a harsh shade but more so in a never seen anything quite like it tone which I generally acknowledge to be a compliment ;-) My motto has almost always been that necessity is a mutha and my garden began under that premise. The landscape was a disaster both cosmetically and structurally. My conscience would not allow me to put my wife through the embarassment any longer and some erosion/water torrent issues required urgent structural changes to a hillside. In an attempt to begin to solve the hillside issues, I started with an 80,000 lb pile of rocks that would soon become the foundation for my 3/4 of a decade 3,000,000 pounds of hardscape garden vision. As that first pile of rocks began to be placed and transformed into a koi pond and rock garden, my vision started to take shape. Knowing absolutely nothing of landscape design or what style was what, I simply decided to take advantage of my odd lot shape and changes in elevation and try to change scenery and style around every corner. Virtually every section has a water feature, a different pathway surface, different specimen type plants and my own fence and gate designs. Some sections are a bit more formal, some more natural but all are filled with a lot of color, both in foliage and flower. Along the way as I was getting closer and closer to it all coming together, I started to recognize the amazing contribution that roses were making to my overall scheme, especially when it came to my constant quest for late summer color. That's what brought me to these great rose forums. While I consider that a great thing, I suppose some who grow weary of my gallery postings might beg to differ. Nevertheless, I am now somewhere between 60 and 70 roses and counting and can finally begin the task of perfecting my care techniques for them....See MoreHow Do You Define Your Edges?
Comments (40)Where my beds are next to lawn, I spade edge once in the spring and keep it trimmed with the lawn mower the rest of the season. Most of the garden consists of exposed aggregate paths- no need for edging, or gravel paths between the beds. The gravel paths are edged with fieldstone- plentiful in this farm country except on my farm. But most farms locally have piles of stones located on the roadside to pilfer freely! The gravel paths go into the forest with fieldstone edging till they round a curve and then the fallen boughs edging starts in the forest near the house. this is fun- I collect fallen boughs of varying length and diameter in different piles after trimming sidebranches off. When I need the ''edging'' I go to the nearest stack, grab a bough that looks good and carry it along the path till it fits in the curve or along the straight. In the Westcoast rainforest, the boughs decompose, become moss covered and also grow ferns and other plants. The forest paths are packed earth that I run over occasionally with the rideon mulcher. Planting is varied along the edges... I'm 6'2'', 187cm...bending over to admire plants is not my thing. I edge with tall and medium plants and (try to) make tunnel effects thru the borders with different plants in focus depending on the viewing angle. This works best serendipitously despite my best efforts. ... Don...See MoreDefine Your House
Comments (93)Cozy and cluttered. LOL I have a lot of Indigenous art as well as Dutch pieces in my living room. My coffee table (it's actually a shoe stand), tv stand, dvd stand and hutch are all matching Ikea pieces. I have a tiny house (a cottage to some lol), and too many things in it. I would love to declutter and get rid of a lot of stuff but I like my stuff. No, I'm not a hoarder. I can find my floor and couch. ;) I would love a more eclectic home. I really REALLY want a couch that has flowers on the back, polka dots on the arms and stripes on the cushions. I want a few Victorian things here and there, yet rustic pieces (which I have already) for displaying things. I like old with new. I like a variety. The house itself is a 1958 bungalow with a huge yard. Well compared to the new neighbourhoods, it's very large. Nowadays two yards on my street will hold three houses in a new area. Other than the few items in my living room, nothing matches anywhere else in the house. @robo (z6a) I read your comment after I posted mine and burst out laughing. I think we have the same house. hahahaha!...See MoreUser
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