salad bar

 Many years ago we turned an oval hot tub given to us into the Leekin Lena fish pond. so after some time lets put those fish to work for us.

adding a half barrel with a drain back to the pond lots of small gravel and now we have a salad bar. growing our salad with aquaponics. different types of leafy greens and mint.All being watched over by Penny the owl.

fun Pot Man

 I found an old bike on the side of the road put out for trash. So i brought it home and painted it all one color. then I used a bed frame that I also found on the side of the road to stabilize the bike. Then I just needed a rider.. I used a thick wire from the petals to the body pots and then from the handle bars to the body.

A friend donated a wig, a touch of English Ivy that will grow in time and a rider emerged. The pot person has a flatware wind chime as a bell.

Grapevine wreath

This is a follow up. Back on November 13 2015 I added to the blog the making of a grapevine wreath. well now today I added more flowers to this wreath that has hung on our fence behind St Francis for 3 years. the wreath itself shows no sign of rot or weakness.

Plant Markers

Plant Markers

A friend gave me 200 bricks that her husband wanted but never did anything with. I have used them all over but I have had fun with this idea.
 I used a Sharpie marker and then sprayed them with Aqua Net hair spray. I use this for many things in the garden.

Orchid clips

 Make your own clips for your orchid pots. These are straps from the building section of your hardware store. this one is a 10 inch strap bend 2 1/2 inches down this will come over the edge of the pot and go down into your growing medium. Then bend 1 inch out flat to support the bottom of the pot.

 These straps come in many sizes so there is no limit to the size of the pots you can use.

 This is a larger pot and you can see from the roots the pots do really well with these clips.

cheap to make, sturdy to use and they can not really be seen so they do not take away from the beauty of the plants.

Its a pyramid of sorts.

I took the picture from my computer for this This is made from old Pallet wood. You can find them in many places, most places want to get rid of them. I find them on craigslist under free, curb alerts. It is a nice afternoon project.

Arm chairs in the garden

 I found these two blue chairs on the side of the road and thought these would be great in the herb garden. I brought them home and decided to do a Spanish Moss chair with a plant in it.

So here it is, I have thrown in some cat nip seeds as a local cat has started to take naps here in the sun. He is a fat old guy and just enjoys the peace and quiet of the garden.

2019 woooowhoooo

With all of the new social media out these days I have gotten away from doing my blog. And I am sorry for that. I love the blog and all the fun I have sharing my projects. So I am back. Welcome to 2019 yall