The Secret Garden - photo by Heather Edwards This was taken at The Old Malthouse in Wiltshire, England. Heather Edwards writes of th...
More arboreal architectural awesomeness, here brought to you by German architect Marcel Kalberer and the Sanfte Strukturen group. The first structure,
Botanical Name: Scutellaria lateriflora. Other Common Names: Blue, greater, hairy, hooded, American, European western, maddog and side-flowering skullcap. It is also called scullcap, helmet flower, blue pimpernel, quaker bonnet, hooded willow flower, mad-dog weed, mad weed, hoodwort and hoodwart. Habitat: This herb is often found in partially shaded, wetland areas. It prefers light shade to full sun and wet to moist soil with plenty of organic matter. This perennial plant is native to North America. Plant Description: Skullcap grows to a height of 45 to 60 centimeters tall. It has a light green to reddish-green square stem with occasional branches.
An okiya is a Japanese lodging house where maiko or geisha live as she fulfills her 'nenki' (the Japanese word for a geisha's contract with her particular okiya). The very first step in becoming a geisha is to be legally accepted into an okiya, which may or may not be hard depending on the young woman's connections with the house. Most girls who come to live at an Okiya must be under the tender age of 15, for it is better for a geisha to begin her training at a young age as geisha etiquette take
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Fruits and vegetables of the Renaissance garden.
Stick a few switches in the ground, watch them grow, plait them into a hide-away – how cool is that?!
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Plants featured: lavender chrysanthemum, African violet, dracaena and nephthytis with an accent of curly willow in a moss-gray pot. — Photo Courtesy Society of American Florists, www.aboutflowers.com
We love this living willow outdoor structure that gives you another living room in your garden ! Look so romantic ! More Living Willow Structures.
The garden of an Oxfordshire manor house has been reinvigorated over many years by the designer Arne Maynard, with bold, distinctive new elements set against the existing framework.
De trend uit New York houdt in dat je overal je eigen groenten, fruit en kruiden kan verbouwen. Daar heb je helemaal geen grote tuin voor nodig, het kan in een border, in bakken op een dakterras...
A still life. A moment in time captured quietly in an attempt to create a piece of photographic art to share with like minded souls. I love the process of scene styling and finding the light to create a certain mood in my still life photography. The inner peace in creating.
The willows have all come out at White Lake and I've been trying to get them stand still enough to take a decent picture - this night they stood still and I love the color mix. FYI - Not that most could tell but I did remove an offending reed and reposted the shot so while this image is pretty much SOOC you could say that depends. :)
Living willow structures are easy to grow in your garden. Check our guide to growing willow arches, gazebos, pergolas, dens, play areas and also fedges..
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Known as the “Mother of all willow palaces” this living structure (palace really) was created in 1998 in Aeurstedt, Germany in the region between Weimar and Naumburg. Weaving live saplings together to form a domed cathedral space, architect Marcel Kalberer and his group Sanfte Strukturen are re-envisioning the way living building materials and techniques can […]
Happy Friday, GPODers! We visited Jane Donelon's garden in Maine back in February (refresh your memory HERE), and back then, we only got a tiny glimpse of what her garden looks like in summer amidst...
Buy PDF & Cut List We designed this shed with money saving in mind. Even the dimensions are designed to make the most efficient use of lumber.
Make a sweet pea arch using these step-by-step DIY instructions. Use willow rods to create a beautiful, scented floral archway for your garden.
Those windows and doors! The stone walls. The beamed ceiling, The floors. The range hood. The outside. The old cutting boards. All of it. Yes, please. @ozarchitects
I have been reading about making a raised bed for gardening, by using some small wood and/or vines that you may have around your property. Some of them...
Weave Your Own Elevated Flower Bed: First of all: please excuse, if my english is some kind of funny - I am german ;-). But let's start with how you can weave your own elevated flower bed ... or fence. You can easily use this technique for other things too. I'd also like to mention, …
More arboreal architectural awesomeness, here brought to you by German architect Marcel Kalberer and the Sanfte Strukturen group. The first structure,
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