Creating a Plant Poke
Every garden deserves a bit of whimsy. I’ve been adding the gazing balls and plant pokes to the garden. A new addition was a plant poke I created out of a styrofoam ball, some push pins and a metal stake. … Continued
Whimsical Toadstools
Adding whimsy to the garden gets to be addictive. Several years ago I made some mosaic toadstools out of pot saucers and old tiles. The tiles were a freecycle find and the half marbles were left over from other projects. The … Continued
I for Inuksuk
Have you met Inuky? That is what I call my brick inuksuk. An inuksuk is a stone monument used by the Inuit as a marker for special places, interesting places, marking trails or location of food or people, navigation, or migration routes of … Continued
Converted to a Bottle Tree
One of the garden projects last year was to create a bottle tree using an old lilac bush that for some reason stopped growing. The branches got trimmed back so they would hold the coloured bottles.
The Bling in Winter
Every garden needs a little bling … even in winter. Some of the garden danglers have been collecting snow from the recent snowfall and look so pretty. I made these danglers a few years ago out of copper wire and … Continued
Being Led Down the Garden Path
Here’s a whimsical way to be led down the garden path.
Meet Jack O’Garden
I don’t have any reason to decorate for Hallowe’en any more as where we live we don’t get any trick or treaters and we spend the evening with our granddaughter, who has a Hallowe’en birthday.
Any Time is Garden Time
One of the garden projects I made this summer used an old round piece of wood, some old garden hand tools, some screws and glue. Now I just need to come up with a way of fastening it to … Continued
The Craf-tea Cup Planters
I love to plant in containers other than flower pots. Repurpose those chipped or cracked teacups into little planters.The ladder planter has a collection of old teacups, teapots, tea kettles, bowls and dishes that I plant in. Most are … Continued
The Signs of Progress
Last Fall we started work on the sign post garden. There was an old spruce tree here that was slowly dying off. All the branches were cut off and the trunk was left. A birdhouse was added to the top … Continued
The Craf-tea Pots
What do you do with those old teapots that might drip too much when you pour the tea or have a crack in them? Don’t you dare throw them away. Create your own teapot totem. You just need a … Continued
A Spanner in the Works
The Old Toolbox Planter One of my sayings is “If it can hold dirt, you can plant in it.” and I’m always looking for different things to plant in. During a clean out of the basement tool bench I came … Continued
It’s “Bean” a Lilac Bush …
… and now it’s a bottle tree bean support! One of the lilac bushes didn’t survive the winter and even though I talked nicely to it, trimmed off some broken bits it still didn’t give off any buds. So … Continued
The Balancing Act
The tipsy pots have been in the garden for a few years and the tippy buckets made their appearance last year. Recently I’ve been planting them up with various trailing annuals for another year.
A New Shape With Each Turn
The new pvc pipe twirler was added to the garden awhile ago. If you want to make one you can find the directions in this post. The old one was painted yellow and the new one was painted a light … Continued