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Fireplace in the Garden
Bringing the indoors to the outdoors. What more pleasant way to spend an evening than sitting in front of a fireplace watching the sun go down. Because we live backing onto a bush...
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Tea in the Garden
4 commentsThis unique ceramic teapot enjoys being in the garden and getting new surroundings each season.
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Secret Garden
1 commentThis area behind a garage on an historic 1858 property had been the location of a rubbish pile for over 100 years. In 1995, I cleared out the century of debris, relocated an existing old arbor on the...
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Ballerina Rose on twig trellis with yellow Iris
Ballerina Rose growing on a twig trellis in my front garden with Japanese Maple and yellow Irises
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Poolside
The arbor/pergola was built to provide a little shade in an otherwise sunny yard and to be a focal point & supporting structure for my roses.
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Old and new...
This birdhouse was built by my late grandfather in the early 1970's and is a favorite of mine and also that of the birds in my yard. I know my "Grampy" was smiling the day I took this...
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Mosaic Flower Pot Hanger
This flower pot wall hanger is great for Succulent plants that don't need a lot of water. I made this flower pot hanger out of a floor tile, china, glass gems, mirrors, and grout.
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Hand-built gated arbor with ceramic tile and climbing roses
2 commentsI built this gated arbor as an entryway into the rose garden behind our home. A ceramic tile of a spruce tree is embedded in the gate.
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Insects and flowers
I caught this Swallowtail butterfly enjoying my dianthus one morning.
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Blue Bird House with Stained Glass
I built this bird house last summer to house the blue birds which were frequenting our home last year. There are 5 chambers in it, and also stained glass windows which I also made which allow...
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Dog head fountain
This is a cast iron image of a dog plumbed to create a water feature with an antique bucket.
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St. Fiacre, patron saint of gardeners
This statue of St. Fiacre is in a shady corner of my garden. He holds a spade and seedling and blesses all my plants!
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Butterfly Welcome Sign
Butterfly Welcome sign was created using an old window picked up from the curb. I used stain glass, glass gems, and grout. The piece has a solar light that lights up the back of the...
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Blossoming Bungalow
July 2009 gardens, Ornamental Grasses anchoring drought tolerant and easy care perennials repeated throughout beds.
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Pooh's House
Some of my garden structures are part of a 'neighborhood' in my rock garden. This is one area, where I created a home for Winnie-the-Pooh. He has a soft, lush patch of moss for a...
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Very beautiful garden structure
1 commentThis is the most beautiful garden structure we have seen in our gardens this season. It is not only beautiful, it is regal. And, no one does it better than Mother Nature!
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Contest Description
This month we're looking for photos of garden structures--trellises, bird houses, benches, statues, potting sheds, or whatever you think qualifies as a garden structure. Be creative!
Fine Gardening's staff members will choose a winner based on creativity and originality. The winner will receive a limited editon birdhouse from Erickson Birdhouses with an estimated retail value of $160. See the Contest Rules for details.
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