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Rockville has Moved
3 Aug 2021

Rockville has Moved

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Rocks, Whimsy | 11

My Rockville Village has gone through lots of transformations, and this year the whole rocking village moved to a new location. Rockville used to be set up on the garage path, but this year I decided it needed to be … Continued

rock crafts, rock houses, rock painting
How to Make a Gate Tree
11 Sep 2020

How to Make a Gate Tree

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crafty's Projects, Garden Projects, Nature Crafts, Rocks, Whimsy | 12

How do you turn an old gate into a conversation piece for the garden?  Just add some branches and some rocks and turn it into a gate tree. I originally made a small rock tree on a piece of wood. … Continued

gate tree, nature crafts, rock crafts, stone tree
The Bridge Garden
9 Aug 2020

The Bridge Garden

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Garden areas, The Garden 2020 | 9

A new shady garden has been taking shape and will be part of the bridge garden. In 2014 we replaced the old bridge with another one made from old decking. On this side of the bridge there are a couple … Continued

bridge garden, garden journal 2020, hostas, rock crafts, rock daisy trowel, solomon seal
There’s No Place Like Gnome
4 Aug 2020

There’s No Place Like Gnome

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crafty's Projects, Rocks, Whimsy | 14

We certainly have all been spending a lot of time at home since the pandemic and shelter in place started in mid March 2020 for Ontario. There’s no place like gnome! I love garden whimsy and have lots of gnomes … Continued

fairy doors, fairy houses, gnomes, rock crafts, rock painting, rocks
Canada Rocks
1 Jul 2020

Canada Rocks

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Canada, Whimsy | 11

For Canada Day this year I painted some Canadian flag rocks. Some will be hidden when we go for our daycations and of course some will take a prominent place in the garden. I made a small template of a … Continued

Canada Day, Canada flag, rock crafts, rock painting
The Village of Rockville
20 Jan 2020

The Village of Rockville

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Nature Crafts, Rocks, Whimsy | 9

Several years ago before I started painting rocks to hide, I painted some rock houses for the garden. Over the years the paint has worn away and finally this year when it was time to put the garden to bed … Continued

rock crafts, rock houses, rock painting

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