I have lots of rocks that I've hauled home from my favorite glacial outfall pile. And a few (two, I think) pieces of wonderfully contorted driftwood but not much else.
What do you have in yours?
Oh, wait, on rainy days I have a large pale green trash can that I put out under the leaky gutters to catch rainfall for use on dry days. :)
"FragileWarrior" pile. And a few (two, I think) pieces of wonderfully contorted driftwood
Near the sidewalk, a little sign:
No Dogs No Exceptions This Is A Garden
One by one, the dog criminals are learning. :-)
The message from FragileWarrior pile. And a few (two, I think) pieces of wonderfully contorted driftwood
My rocks are granite glacial boulders the size of an armchair; they were brought on a truck and placed where I wanted them by a very, very patient crane driver.
I also have;
A yin yang granite bird bath. Birds despise it .They drink from
A large green Thai basin, filled with water, with a copper toad sitting in the bottom. It should have glass bubbles floating on the surface but I can't remember where I put them away last winter.
A blue china pig.
A lifesize granite torso of a pregnant woman
A dingle-dangle glass bauble thing, foundlast month in a jumble sale
Two lifesize wire figures of a man and a woman
A blue china bowl of water with 3 plastic water lilies floating
An ancient octagonal cast iron gatepost, looks a bit likea Japanese temple (if you squint).
Assorted birdfeeders , bird tables, and nest boxes
Garden seats
Several tall stainless steel poles with stones balanced on top, wobbles in the wind
A washing line
Janet.
snakes rat, corn, TX ribbon skinks anoles fence lizards mediterranean gecko (tons) racoon in brush pile rats mice neighbor cat (not the cats fault) green heron in our live oak tree many birds:
finches barn swallows purple martins great horned owl
I'm sure I'm leaving something out, but this is a backyard habitat so I love having all of these things. I don't use any pesticides, organic or otherwise and so far, so good. I wrote an article for a Buddhist magazine which may be published. If it is I'll let you know. I should get my website back up to show people how leaving a property alone for three years, an amazing thing happens...it balances out and does very well.
On 6/1/07 5:05 PM, in article f3q1ne$ev3$ snipped-for-privacy@blackhelicopter.databasix.com, "FragileWarrior" pile. And a few (two, I think) pieces of wonderfully contorted driftwood
Rocks, lots of rocks, a cement frog that my daughter adores, a gargoyle or two (love those), a sax playing bee, a ladybug and assortment of geekybeeks. Some trellises too.
C
I want pictures!
I never thought about the other living things - snakes, chipmunks, birds, bees/wasps, butterflies, dragonflies... My daughter too.
Oh and lots of stepping stones.
Toads Toad house (although they don't appear to use it) Finches, purple and gold River rocks (hate 'em) Bigger "souvenir" rocks (love 'em)
Jo Ann
On Jun 1, 4:05 pm, FragileWarrior pile. And a few (two, I think) pieces of wonderfully contorted driftwood
Please do! Love to see your results.
Charlie, always looking fer new ideas
On Fri, 1 Jun 2007 21:05:50 +0000 (UTC), FragileWarrior pile. And a few (two, I think) pieces of wonderfully contorted driftwood
Two metal chairs, one on each end of the veg garden for contemplation and observation. Bird feeder
In the patio/outdoor living room extension of the garden (all one really, just gated and fenced):
Lots of Pots (many with food in 'em) Old hand cistern pump with rocks around Some old metal signage Whole bunch of patio furniture and tables Grape Arbor with seating Assortment of grills and smokers Big Dog Medium Cat Small Grandson Pool (blue bag thing) for Grandson and others who can't do the public or river thing. Candles
Set of Computer speakers rigged for mp3 player and cd walkman.
In process.......two 42 watt solar panels and batteries for garden power......lights, pool pump, music.
Mason Bee housing.
And a 350 gal. traded for poly water tank to use as a cistern, roof capture, and run the soaker hoses.
Plus all of Us, Lots of Us, and "A Whole Lotta Love", (or was that a Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler duet playin') in the garden.
Yep, we spend a *lot* of time outdoors.
Care Charlie
They are the stars of my garden! I too love rocks and stepping stones. I'm like Lucy Ricardo and I haul tons of rocks whenever we go anywhere.
I'll dig around for the program today,
On Jun 1, 2:05 pm, FragileWarrior pile. And a few (two, I think) pieces of wonderfully contorted driftwood
I HAVE 5 BACK YARDS. ALL HAVE PONDS STREAMS, BUTTERFLYS BUSHES. LANTANA, G SCALE TRAINS ALL AROUND EVERY YARD. FERNS, ALL KINDS OF PLANTS HEDGES BOXWOOD. I HATE GRASS. DOUG
The message from Cheryl Isaak contains these words:
Is that a valid email address and will you accept jpegs? If so I'll send you some.
Janet
"FragileWarrior" pile. And a few (two, I think) pieces of wonderfully contorted driftwood
freshly buried pizza it seems. my husband just let wyatt plant his leftover pizza slice from lunch to see if he could grow a whole "BIG" pizza.
arg.................gonna be fun when it doesn't "grow"...........................
Yes and yes and looking forward to it.
I'll share too if you want! C
Got any "Kinks"?
- ylliB Wish I could Fly Like Superman (mostly)
Lola and a few others.
Guess you know 'Pearls Before Swine" ?
Bill who has a small bronze sculpture on his pond edge but will be returning it this year to it's maker after 30 years. I design with plants and each year is easier with less care plants coming to the forefront.
"Rachael Simpson" wrote in news:4661a6cb$ snipped-for-privacy@news.intrstar.net:
Too bad you can't get a set of those gag Chattering Teeth. You could put that there and then ask him if he needs to count his teeth since it appears he planted one.
Hey Janet:
CC the jpegs to me, too, will ya???
I'd love to see all of your garden art!
Jan in Alaska
Have something to add? Share your thoughts — no account required.
Ask the community — no account required