I love the series of posts that Karen put together over at The Art of Doing Stuff. In need of a bird bath and unwilling to justify the insane expense for crappy/ugly design (a feeling I often share), she crafted her own: you can check out the ridiculously simple ‘how to’ over at her site. There are three versions…the free, the $6 variety and covet-able $20 version.
RaymentWire was started by a father and son team. Ron and Adrian resurrected old French and Victorian designs, and then later branched out to create their own designs. While holding true to traditional Victorian skills, they consider themselves custodians of quality and style as producers of elegant, classic garden accessories, furniture and structures.
Personally, I am lusting for the hanging chair, perhaps a chandelier and definitely a few baskets. What are your favorites?
What do you have planned for the weekend? I’m back at trying to get my own garden in shape for the summer, it’s really not where I want it to be right now. I have a number of hardscaping issues. Speaking of….Check out these beautiful indoor outdoor rugs from Dash and Albert. They seem like they might be able hid a multitude of hardscaping sins that might not get resolved this season. Or if you already happen to have your act together…they can help to take your outdoor room up a notch – decor-wise.
Have a great weekend.
Each handmade to your custom specifications these Pacific Northwest cedar swings are a beautiful addition to any garden. I love the double swing – in both adult and child size as well as the jumbo size that allows two to sit side by side without the extra rope in the middle.
Breezy Swing prices are reasonable and you can choose, size, paint finish and paint details, and rope length
Chelsea Flower show round-up – day 2 - I am finding that perusing the details of the all the show gardens and displays at Chelsea is actually better online than in person….no jostling of crowds and the camera captures these small things so much better than the entire view of a garden. For judging the whole garden, I am afraid,…. you kind of have to be there.
Today’s post is all about the little things, nice touches and intricate details on display.
image by Chobie Chobes
This garden pergola caught my eye for the colorful glass and wood details that it presents. I am betting that this rather simple idea for changing up the average arbor will not only provide shade and structure but interesting shadows and colorful light patterns…the white-ish stone floor probably shows this off well.
image by claire.ashman
That this pebble mosaic was created in the few short weeks that are allowed for building show gardens at Chelsea is amazing…they must have done some sections ahead of time. And where will this go afterward? I would love to know who the lucky gardener is who gets to tread this path. It is simply beautiful and a masterful work of garden art.
image by thyme2003
This modern garden solved the problem that I have with many overly clean lined compositions. The planting is nicely highlighted by the stuccoed wall backdrop and the placement of sweet little bottles on the shelf creates a charming little vignette that gives warmth to stark modern design.
image by _nejire_
And finally, this closeup of a sculpture is such an interesting and exciting example of stone work detail. I find it kind of meditative as I study the image and imagine the process that the creator went through to put this together.
Did you go to Chelsea and see a great detail or planting combination that you would like to share? Leave a comment, or send a picture here and I will post it on studio ‘g’ later this week.
I am just back from the beach and I thought I would stop by to wish you a very happy holiday weekend (for those of you outside of the US, it’s Memorial Day here, a day that we share our gratitude and respect for our beloved troops). I hope your long weekend (if you had one) was relaxing and wonderful. Mine was…and there is one thing specifically that I want to share with you…
Today as I prepped for a beach side BBQ I stopped into my local Aubuchon Hardware store and on a whim bought this portable BBQ…
And now I am a complete evangelist for the thing. It folds completely flat — and when folded it is only slightly bigger than a laptop. It is so utterly simple and perfect. This thing is the bomb. My charcoal lit so easily, it folds so flat, my burgers were perfect and it didn’t even burn my hands when I folded it because it magically cooled down the moment I dumped the red hot coals. If you live an outdoor, camping or tailgating type of life, you need one. You can get your own Portable Charcoal Grill from Amazon
I’ll be back tomorrow with all the regular stuff.
