Ben Infield takes a look at the art of topiary and some of the quirkier garden creations around.
Plant ladies I'm currently crushing on - I draw a lot of inspiration from Instagram, so today I'm sharing my favorite accounts you should start following.
This home near Grand Lake, CO accidentally took garden decor to the next level, when a real moose wandered in, probably confusing this moose statue for a famili…
Devenir météorologue... Imaginer qu'on met un soleil dans son coeur. Le visualiser et sentir sa chaleur nous irradier.. Tout ce qui nous rend heureux est bon pour la santé. La liberté est un bien précieux. Dommage que nous en ayons si peu conscience...
Weekend weather was dandy and this group finished off the 2011 Studio season with plenty of flash n 'dash. They really got into the hand mixing of the hypertufa- a real flurry of activity...and a pretty good workout too! Joan brought an elephant ear leaf ... ...and cast it as a water basin. A large single leaf can be very dramatic... ...but smaller leaves arranged in a chasing pattern also make a pleasing water basin. Brenda, an advanced tufaf-maker, made an awesome two-part fountain. Here she is touching up a bunch of grapes she sculpted from concrete for the upper portion of the fountain. Water will pour out of a whole drilled near the bunch of grapes on each of the four sides. I'll be sure to post shots of this fountain when she completes her project. Marsha begins packing hypertufa into her box mold. Jo completes the top edge which must be packed hard and finished well to withstand repeated lifting and planting. Ann added a scalloped detail to her planter edge using a cardboard paper towl tube. Deanna hammered small flat stones vertically into the edge of her planter. Hand-sculpted stepping stones featuring several mosaic techniques.
Euphorbia Ascot Rainbow (Euphorbia Martinii Plant) evergreen, bushy sub-shrub, distinctive variegated foliage, ornamental flowers, frost-hardy. [DETAILS]
What Is Hypertufa? Is it a natural material? Alien space being?
Here are 11 of the best smelling plants and flowers for your yard. You will love walking outside your house when the air is filled with their sweet scents..
Un simple regard posé sur une fleur et voilà une journée remplie de bonheur. Céline Blondeau. Le vrai...
Un adorabile cottage inglese e il suo coloratissimo giardino colti dall'obiettivo di Rachel Warne, una delle più famose fotografe anglosassoni di spazi verdi Specializzata in reportage di parchi e giardini, Rachel Warne collabora con le maggiori riviste e case editrici di giardinaggio: in queste i
Whether you need a quiet spot to work, arrange flowers or even self-isolate, these tiny escapes prove you don't have to stray very far for peace of mind.
Salvias are very popular garden plants. Here are tips for pruning Salvias in fall or spring to keep them healthy & blooming like crazy.
You don't need fresh blooms to make a breathtaking bouquet — try these unique ideas instead.
We are so blessed to stay in one of the most beautiful countries in the world so please join us for a tour of our Highveld garden
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Small garden Ideas can work wonders in transforming your limited outdoor space. With clever design techniques, such as vertical gardening, container plants, and creative use of furniture, you can create a beautiful and functional garden oasis.
You can grow bamboo in your garden or indoors, but make sure you know which type to plant.
See British landscape designer Arne Maynard's most enchanting creations.
Lisianthus is a summer staple in my low desert Arizona garden. Learn how to grow lisianthus with these 10 tips.
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The natural world not only inspires artist Raku Inoue – it also supplies his materials
Here are 11 of the best smelling plants and flowers for your yard. You will love walking outside your house when the air is filled with their sweet scents..
Looking to turn one Dracaena into multiple Dracaenas? Propagating Dracaena is incredibly easy. Find out 2 ways to take your cuttings!
Rhubarb Leaf Birdbath: My rhubarb plant is out of control! The leaves are big enough to hide a small child under and it's crowding out tomatoes that I value way more than the rhubarb. So I put the gigantic leaves to good use and made a concrete birdbath using them to add…
Driftwood is one of those wonderful things that suits just about any decor, and it came be used as effortlessly inside as outside.
Gardening season is upon us, and it's time to get our hands dirty and bring some color and life to our backyards and window sills. However, instead of heading down to the DIY store for the same old plastic and ceramic pots for indoor plants, try this new trend that is popping up on Instagram: Doll planters.
8 easy-to-copy front garden ideas to make your home attractive, stylish and welcoming. How to use plants, paint and paths to transform your front garden.
A couple of weeks ago, a friend and I learned how to make concrete leaf castings to put in our gardens. Our instructor was Roberta Palmer, who sells her leaves all over Portland and also holds little how-to workshops in her own backyard. Roberta has her castings tucked throughout her garden. Some of them are left natural concrete, and allowed to weather and collect moss. Others are beautifully painted in gradated colors. This leaf is approximately 15" across. Her yard is lush with big-leafed plants grown specifically to use in her castings. She grows varieties that are quite large, heavily veined, and highly textured. Her garden plots are framed with wonderful arbors and collected treasures. She tucks old ladders and tools among the plants-- so charming! Here the rungs act as shelves for her handmade concrete planters. Roberta walked us through the steps involved in making the concrete leaves, including mixing the concrete, adding colorant, mounding sand, choosing leaves, working with the underside of the leaf, building up the concrete, smoothing the bottom with a brush, and adding a copper fitting (if we wanted to put our cast leaf on a copper pipe pedestal, for a raised bird bath or feeder). Finally, I got to try my hand at it. Here I am, hard at work on my leaf (sorry, can't recall the name of it): Roberta suggested not going all the way to the leaf's edge, but rather making a scalloped finish with small adjacent balls of concrete. (Oh my, I do believe it's time to touch up my roots...) We took our leaves (I made three) home, still on their sand mounds in the sturdy cardboard boxes, covered in plastic, where we are to allow them to 'cure' for several weeks. I peeled away the green leaves a few days ago, and this is what they now look like: Here's the same leaf, with its scalloped edge. That same leaf. I built up the pile of sand so it came out deep and cone-shaped. Notice the copper fitting inserted at the bottom; I think this will be a little bird feeder on a pedestal. My second leaf (rhubarb), just a small little guy to tuck in my yard somewhere. We added a reddish colorant to the concrete to give it a slight terra cotta tint. This was my third leaf, a hosta. Roberta helped me curl the tip over an extra lump of sand to add an 'elfin' feel to this casting. Again, fitted for a copper-pipe pedestal. Love that cute curled tip! And there you have it: my adventures in the garden of concrete leaf castings. When they are fully cured, I'll show you their final resting spots out in the yard. Added bonus: I don't need a green thumb to keep them looking pretty!
Here are 11 of the best smelling plants and flowers for your yard. You will love walking outside your house when the air is filled with their sweet scents..
For garden pots that rock, try hypertufa! Kids can make their own containers for growing their favorite plants using this material that looks like stone, but weighs a lot less. Hypertufa is a kind …
Which do you choose to make your hypertufa? Vermiculite or Perlite? What is the difference to your hypertufa project? So many questions and I am exploring to see if I can offer some explanations from
Fragrant mushrooms and tender meat are combine with fresh herbs to give this classic beef stew a gourmet twist.
These DIY Lavender Citrus Candles are so fun and perfect for a dreamy table set up. Perfect for setting the mood while adding a citrus calming scent to the air! Great for dinner parties.
I’m hate to wait!!! I make hypertufa containers and wanted them to look like they have been in the landscape forever… without actually having to wait that long. Not just for hypertufa,…
Learn how to grow colorful ranunculus for early spring gardens and planted containers.
What to do, where to stay and all of the magic of Rangiroa, French Polynesia are at your fingertips! Come see the beauty and plan a trip of your own!
This DIY water feature is very simple: all you need is a solar powered fountain pump, a planter, and water!
L'esprit wabi-sabi
This home near Grand Lake, CO accidentally took garden decor to the next level, when a real moose wandered in, probably confusing this moose statue for a famili…
