Feb 13, 2015 | Crafts
No matter where you live, winter can be dreary. Today it occurs to me that a great winter pick-me-up just might be found in a few cans of paint. This display of cut flowers, seen at a general store on Martha’s Vineyard, pretty much sums it up. Old florist...
Jan 23, 2015 | Crafts
What’s a cane topper? It’s an attractive way to cover the ends of bamboo, metal or wooden stakes in the garden. In a pot or in the ground, gardeners often use a group of three to five stakes around plants to create a pleasing support. But sometimes just...
Jan 9, 2015 | Crafts
Whether it’s winter or summer, what we see in our gardens can sometimes be complemented or enhanced by framing the view. You might have seen people who mount an empty old window frame in their gardens and the view through that border makes what we see have an...
Jan 2, 2015 | Crafts
Do you have need to label an area of your garden? Let me suggest using press-on vinyl letters. These are available in more interesting fonts than the usual “name on the mailbox” block lettering as well as classic fonts such as Helvetica. C-Thru Vinyl...
Dec 26, 2014 | Crafts
One of the pleasures of any winter holiday is making table arrangements using backyard greens and flowers from the supermarket. Here is the basic process for creating a centerpiece or other floral arrangement using an assortment of containers.
Dec 5, 2014 | Crafts
Here is how to use a tomato cage on the top of an urn or large flower pot to create a pretty Christmas into winter display. I used a tomato cage that was already red. You can use the standard silver color, or spray paint it any color you’d like. Here’s how...
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