What are you working on?? Part 2

Sounds lovely!! I bet your very happy that it's over though!!!
I too like rocks, do you mine?

sounds great granite

I really like the green patterned stone, even if it's not granite!

I love the rainforest pattern of granite...
http://www.granitestock.com/eis-cgi-bin/8180/gran?color=Rainforest Green&templ=granite_csearch_color.html

There are so many beautiful ones, it is very hard to choose. The one we thought we wanted when we arrived at the facility is not the one we ended up getting. And no, I don't mine--I'm just an aging geology major who has spent a lifetime picking up pretty stones while I earned my living elsewhere. Recently I started playing with bonsai and seem to spend more time picking rocks to display with a tree than I do on the tree itself (which tells you something about how my trees looks...)

You need to meet Wha (Bill)! Loved the Amazon green granite. One of these days, I might be able to afford it!

Garden scenes with music.
http://smilebox.com/playBlog/4d546b324d544d794e7a493d0d0a&blogview=true

Best one yet JoAnn. Loved all three music selections, specially the the first one with the birds. Your garden beds have filled in so beautifully. You must have really enjoyed them this year with all the lilies, echies and DLs etc. My fav shots are of the bed with the poll sculpture you made and the lily and echie combos. Really lovely.

Thanks Pat.
I owe it all to the help and support of gardeners.
I cant begin to say how greatfull I am to have been saved from a retirement just sitting and staring at 4 walls of my new living situation 3 years ago.Just me and my thoughts.It could have proven dangerous.
Meeting everyone on Both websites has given me a enthusiasm and an involvment at a level I never would have believed possible.
Hats-off to everyone.

Lovely set of slides. I saw a beautiful Japanese maple tucked in there somewhere. Do you grow that in a pot or in the ground? Also, is the really tall black fountain stone? It is quite striking.

This year I installed a fiberglass fountain. At first I didn't like it, thought it didn't look natural. But after it acquired a patina of algae, I grew quite fond of it. A few weeks ago I added a Buddha head. Now I've got to take it down for the winter.

granit !! Yes the tall black stone is a Basalt column with a hole drilled in the middle.
It is a heavy dude. I had the fountain installed 3 years ago.

Do you leave it up year-round, or take down for the winter?

that scene looks nice granite

Great show, JoAnn....really loved the lilies & the red DL.....& the bear waved at me! I do like that fountain, Granite...looks very natural.

The column sits on a reservoire ,the small pump is hardwired into a line that goes to the house. We just turn it off for winter.
The stone weighs over 200 pounds and has to be thread over the sleeve from the reservoire, then a plastic tube is thread from the pump thru the column. Its a horrific job for anyone and definatly not for me.
I cant find the series of pix where the landscaper is installing the beast.
Just the after.

Got my bulbs from the co-op last friday but haven't had a chance to plant yet. Will be working on planting those this week if the weather cooperates.

finished building my second compost bin last weekend.

Good for you folks....I haven't done anything....need to paint some flower pots for the church bazaar....got all the supplies, but haven't done it yet...

I got most of the potted plants, except a few, back into the greenhouse.

Wha, I am sure yours is beautiful. I should work on our free form compost pile, but no time right now. Patti

not so beautiful - ran out of the chicken wire i had left over from the one i built last year with 4' left to go - found some old hardware cloth i was going to use to screen dirt and used that to finish it up - crazy to buy another 30' - it is a compost bin after all!

glad you got everything almost in!

I forgot to mention how much I like Ge1836 and granitegneiss fountains. Both so peaceful looking.

I just rented an actual small private working area ( table and shelves with room for wheel) in the pottery coop that I go to in the Boston area. Now that I have a dedicated space, I plan on working on some garden features out of clay this winter. Perhaps there is a fountain in my future. But that would be pretty ambitious. I threw a mess of flower pots last week for amaryllis bulbs that I plan on giving to friends for Xmas if they turn out after glazing.

Wha, do you screen everything that you use and if so what size mesh should we buy to build a screen. I assume the best thing is to build a large frame that is propped up so I can throw shovelfuls of the compost through it and then collect the sieved Black Gold to spread in the garden. Help, please.

Here is a shot of our finished, except for lighting which I ordered, rebuilt stairs and retaining walls. Patti

Oh, that looks so nice, Patti! Glad you finished the greenhouse project of getting all the plants safely back in....lots of lifting there....

Beautiful landscaping, Patti. A fountain would be perfect in one of those beds :-)

I still have sooo much to do.

very pretty Patti

what is the jm patti? it looks very nice as does everything!

i do not screen anymore - just order top soil and mix with the compost the town makes - much easier - if you were to do it that is how, the screen holes i chose were small maybe 1/2"

Thanks all.
granitegneiss, we have a water feature on that side of the house, but none on the other sides...lots of choices.
Wha, that is an unknown Japanese Maple that was given to us as a gift in about 1990. Here is a better shot of it. Maybe you can tell me. Patti

closer one. Patti

Very nice, Patti. Is that cedar used?

Victor, the timbers came from the lumber yard, so I hope they are new. The spring look of the Japanese Maple. Patti

Hee hee. I worded it awkwardly. I meant - was the wood that was used, cedar? ^_^

Mornin Patti. I made clay water features back before they were sooooo popular.
The pottery studio sounds fantastic. I saw one at a friends last summer, less than 100 sq.ft. She was making tiles and garden edges for her gardens.
The edgers looked as tho they were low fired ,I cant emagine bringing every one in for the Maine winter. Maybe she wqas just decorating a small area.
My water features started small. A 18-20 inch pan with a tile top. The pieces were assembled upside down .I used pieces of lath glued together .The lath was laid out in a random pattern so all tiles were glued and a area in the middle was left open for the water to show. I used a small fishtank pump in those days to just gurgle.I am sure there are better pumps now.
The "Water Bowl" was set on the deck. I called these Garden Water Spots.

I have also used this sculptured vase for water and gurgling.

I also built a taller version of this piece. I put the wavey area on the wide side and placed the reservoire half way up .The water flowed and tinkled over the undulating surface.
This piece is a open rectangle with a roof. There is space at the top benieth the eaves .

Congrats Bill on your completion of the compost bin.
Patti you are a busy lady. Your new stairs and walkway area turned out great. Lots of space to fill in now, what fun. Sounds like a fun thing to do in the winter, hope you show some pics of your pots and all.
JoAnn as usual you are ahead of the curve when it comes to art in the garden.
Everyone's projects are looking very good, not much doing here but planning for next season.

Thanks Pat.I'm glad to share.

Ge1836, I was sure you had some good ideas to get my juices flowing...now to transfer it to clay. Lovely work.

Victor, timbers are just pressure treated what-evers while the stairs are redwood, or so I think. I will check with the carpenter when I see him next. He did the job with great care. It had to be done, as does putting on a new roof in the very near future. grrrrrrrrrr.$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$grrrrrrrrrrrr.

Out to work in the garden on a most beautiful day. Patti

Patti that looks great!! I bet your glad it's over with, time to take a break??
Nice that you have a place of your own to be creative, will be looking forward to pictures :)

Love the look of redwood.