Alocasia Amazonica with ‘fly trap’ :-)
a dear friend of ours made this unique ‘fly trap’ for us, using horse shoes and nails. I have added this yard art to the potted Alocasia Amazonica at the pond’s edge: yard art fly trap yard art...
View ArticleJust a branch
I got the idea from a nursery, of course their branch was the size if a TREE loaded with huge ferns, orchids and bromeliads. And of course they had the space for it. Here is mine, a downsized version:...
View ArticleRainwater Barrels in Myrtle Glen
Rainwater barrels do not need to be ugly, we turned ours into garden art: rain barrel One of the projects was adding rainwater barrels to the yard. The four we have are enough to water the container...
View ArticleSleeping Beauty – rescued
Creeping Fig is such a lovely vine, but look away for a short while and this plant takes over everything. It just keeps creeping and sneaking and before you know it, all is hidden to be forgotten...
View ArticleFilling in….
They’ll have to do! I miss my leopard frogs at the little goldfish pond hopping around, swimming, catching bugs, and quaking at night. But this time of year they are hibernating under rocks and...
View ArticleEdible Bird House
The edible bird house is much-loved by the birds in Myrtle Glen. The seeds are glued on to a wooden bird house I bought at an Arts & Crafts store with edible glue made with whole wheat flour,...
View Articlea tufa-cairn
what to do with leftover hypertufa mix? make a tufa-cairn stacked stones to me are fascinating. It’s a human thing, only we stack stones. For me they say ‘I was here’ but all over the world...
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