Gita, your "yuk" bed is hard to work in, I know, and tough to keep plants watered with those thirsty maple roots.. but in appearance, it's anything but "yuk" LOL!
I know my garden beds are too big for me to keep on top of the weeds, although I'm slowly catching up (or I was.. I think the weeds gained ground while I was away!)... just like I have a lot of plants inside over the winter and inevitably end up with some pests on them. I admire your restraint as well as your hard work!
Neck of the Woods CHAT Summer 2013
You nailed it, Jill----it DOES take a lot of restraint--as you well know...
All those "candies" you dangle for me to see--with your Group Buys....it is hard.
However--I have a few decades of years on you--and it is hard enough for me to deal with what I have.
But--it keeps me sane--and fit. Gita
Git this Coleus at the swap--I forget from whom? Love it!!!
Gita, that coleus is called 'Careless Love' because no two leaves are alike! It probably came from Coleuslover123 , she brought some beauties.
Gita's yard is gorgoeus and colorful in person I can attest from last year at least.
Gita- I think it's more fun your way- moving out things you've had awhile and always popping in new fun things. It's not about being done, its about the process and the joy of discovery and experiment!
Jill the two first weeks of June are murder- everything grows so fast! WHat looked lovely when you got busy packing and went away- became a jungle! Or- mine did.
Saturday was our HGHA picnic, Ric cooked everything was great fun. We always do a project of somekind this year it was Garden Art bowling balls. They all looked so very different. Here is Ric's (blue glass) and mine (river stone) they haven't been grouted yet so they aren't quite finished.
cool !
glue em and grout em?
Yes it is pretty easy, well the gluing was pretty easy haven't done the grout part yet. LOL We used liquid nails.
So this is another project I did last week. I was waiting to grout it before posting but I might as well post it now and will post more pictures when it is done and planted. I found two of these concrete pipes which I covered with the same blue glass tiles that are on the ball. Ric actually used my leftover tiles for his ball. They are 20in high and 9in wide I have two dracaena to plant in them and will pick a spiller to cascade over the edges.
What a great idea, Holly! Everything looks so good.
Holly and Ric---
You two are just TOOOOO creative!!!
When do you find time to do all this? Love the look!
Ever consider planting a Pony Tail Palm in these?
It would live 'forever"-vs. the Dracena--which can be finicky and the roots can rot out
from too much moisture...
Just my 2 cents.....Gita
Of all the castor beans I planted only one germinated. Is this normal for them to have such poor germination rates?
love love love your mosaics Holly and Ric!!!!!!! Mosaic envy here in Jersey lol. Keep the photos coming. Can't wait to see them grouted. I did a mosaic bird bath years ago and had my niece and nephew do a few stepping stones. I have been wanting to do a border in mosaics for our butterfly garden.
I used to do more stained glass inside pieces. I did do volunteer work on an outdoor mosaic wall in Philadelphia with a well known Philadelphia mosaic artist a while back. It was lots of fun. Back then I was collecting broken plates from a restaurant in the city where I was working. Every time I heard a plate break, I went running!! We still have a few tubs full of chards. Anyhow, can't wait to see more of what you do. Thanks for sharing. I dmailed Holly re an upcoming mosaic article I'm working on for next month ^_^
Thanks everyone will post pictures when we get them grouted.
Gita a Pony Tail Palm would look great. But I would need to pull them and repot them for the winter I don't want to have to move these pipes around once I get them settled in place.
Mosaics look great
Gita your yard looks good, probably perfect size for you, working those retail hours
Jen--
The size may be small--but the labors are huge! I don't think i could deal with a bigger yard.
Many people cannot believe all the plants i grow in this compact yard.
One of this...two of that....a clump of something else.....etc...
AND--all the seeds i collect---like, have around 60 different seeds--
all from my own garden. How's that?
Every inch has something growing in it. There are NO open spaces.....sad about that....
Work...Work....Work...... Gita
Holly, great mosaics! Did the Liquid Nails dry clear under the glass tiles? E-6000 seems to be my "default" glue for everything lately... I might need to start buying it by the case! I need to go to the brickyard and see what they might have for using as a bottomless planter or even a short raised "collar" to use for those plants (like agastache, penstemon and so many) that insist on really good drainage... I've been trying to plant them on an amended mound, but I'm thinking that a miniature raised bed would be better... and if the "surround" could be as decorative as your pipe planters, that would really be something!
No Jill it doesn't dry clear it is a creamy white. I could see your yard with decorative brick beds scattered around it. I used the E6000 for the glass flowers I made.
I don't even know what E-6000 is. Do tell?
Jill, there is some flexible 'garden edging' that I have been eying for a raised collar around some plants. Have also cut some 5 gal buckets in half for at least one bottomless container or two with a little more work (Wayne's todo list)for my tomatoes this year.
I also use hollow cement blocks or the standard two hole kind to make a raised edge with azaleas planted (high or in their containers) behind , vinca minor trailing out of each pocket, and daffodils and hosta in front of block. Everything is 'mulched' with shredded oak leaves and the block and pots are quite hidden. Gives me some height variation that I like more than all growing at same ground level.
A short response from Tapla on 'bottomless container growing'
http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/contain/msg0913552329866.html
Hmmm... Methinks those blue mosaics will look wonderful with the blue bottle project. Am I on the right track?
It's a type of glue that is good for some types of craft projects. It is clear and works well for gluing plates among other things. I used it on my glass plate flower.
Jan that was where I was planing on using them but I just may put them out by the Gazebo where Ric thinks they would get more attention. We will see. Josh came this morning to show me how to grout them. I really do mean show me he did the grouting and I watched. LOL They look great and there was enough mixed grout for me to grout Ric's ball. Josh did the wipe off part after I got all the grout in the cracks.
Wow that is very pretty, Holly. I bet you could even sell them on Etsy!
That is gorgeous! Will it stand up to the weather outside? It think you'll need to host a swap soon, just to give a demonstration!
Yes they should hold up outside with the glue and grout I used. I don't think you can really get them completely done in one day. It took me two days to get mine all glued on needed to let the stones set up before I turned it over to do the other side and then let it cure before we grouted them. Ric got all his tiles and glass pebbles on in one session and a few other people did but they were all people that had similar type material anyone with a difference in thickness or weren't completely flat on the one side had to wait and give theirs more time to set up like I did.
They look fabulous! I would love to try a planter when I have time -- whenever that might be ;o)
Just googled this for when I have spare time (what's that?)
http://www.celebrate-creativity.com/my_weblog/2012/09/mosaic-flower-pot.html
Yes Roses that is just what we did pretty much like that.
Let's continue here, this is getting slow even with DSL. http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1319414/