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Garden Update:  September 2022
28 Sep 2022

Garden Update: September 2022

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Garden Projects, The Garden 2022, Whimsy | 4

With the start of the ‘ber’ months of September, October, November and December the weather is finally starting to cool down. Autumn or Fall has been arriving slowing in the garden over the past several days and officially started September … Continued

Autumn, black walnut, garden journal 2022, ligularia, sea glass, sea glass flowers, sedum
The Sinkville Gnome Garden
15 May 2022

The Sinkville Gnome Garden

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Garden Projects | 11

Over the years the gnome garden has had a few different homes. Sinkville was created in 2016 and it went through several changes, got dismantled and ended up in several different places. The old sink was placed under one of … Continued

gnomes, Sinkville
Remembe’ring’ Where They Are
12 May 2022

Remembe’ring’ Where They Are

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Garden Projects, The Garden 2022 | 2

I always say I will remember where I plant certain things, I might remember for a few days but eventually I forget. Plants that vanish after blooming, like tulips, trilliums, crocus, daffodils and a few others are sometimes hard to … Continued

bottomless pots, garden journal 2022, garden tips, plant markers
Crocheted Wind Spinners
22 Apr 2022

Crocheted Wind Spinners

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crochet, Garden Projects, Whimsy | 6

I had lots of fun making crochet wind spinners towards the end of last summer that I made more over the winter using up odds and ends of sport weight yarn. These are made in the same way but came … Continued

twirlers, wind spinners, yarn stash
Crochet wind spinners
14 Sep 2021

Crochet wind spinners

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crochet, Garden Projects, Whimsy | 15

On a visit to one of my favourite blogs I discovered a pattern for a crochet wind spinner. I just love wind spinners/twirlers in the garden. It is a wonderful project to use up the left over yarn (Red Heart … Continued

twirlers, wind spinners, yarn stash
The Glass Totems
16 Mar 2021

The Glass Totems

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crafty's Projects, Garden Projects, Whimsy | 5

Every garden deserves a little whimsy. Glass totems have been circulating the internet for ages.  I started collecting some various glass pieces from purging china cupboards and thrift stores when a friend mentioned she really like the glass totems we … Continued

old glass, totems

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