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Milk glass lights up the garden

comments (4) August 10th, 2010 in blogs

Michelle Gervais, Associate Editor

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Sure, you could spend buckets of money on fancy lanterns for your garden. Or you could drive on down to the local thrift store and pick up a few milk glass vases and teacups for a couple dollars each. They make the nicest glow when you add votive candles. Place them on top of fence posts or create a grouping of different styles on your picnic table. They're sturdy and easy to clean (I just pop mine in the dishwasher when they start to get grungy), and they look fantastic.

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sheilaschultz writes: Apparently, magic in the garden doesn't have to come from the plantings. Posted: 10:49 am on August 10th

phoebesviolets writes: I felt a sense of serenity just viewing the milk glass photos. This is a wonderful creative idea! Posted: 10:00 am on August 10th

Deanneart writes: Great idea! Love this Posted: 6:39 am on August 10th

ge1836 writes: What a soft lovely accent for the garden Posted: 5:15 am on August 10th

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Welcome to the Fine Gardening GARDEN PHOTO OF THE DAY blog!

Every weekday we post a new photo of a great garden, a spectacular plant, a stunning plant combination, or any number of other subjects. Think of it as your morning jolt of green.

Sign up to get new posts delivered to your inbox each morning so you'll always remember to take a look, or subscribe to our RSS feed. We look forward to sharing our garden travels with you.

If you think you have a photo that we should share on the Garden Photo of the day, email us. Send hi-res images to mgervais@taunton.com with GPOD in the subject line. We'll only respond if we plan to use your photo.