Glass in the Garden

I'm pretty reserved when it comes to decorative ornaments in the garden, but one thing I wish I had more of... is glass. I love it. Glass in the garden seems like such a strange combination but every time I see it I launch into full-blast covet, ya ya...I know it's a sin but I really really want it!Ok...so this is a little over the top, but it's so much fun. This garden mosaic was in one of the gardens on the tour last weekend. The detail was amazing, check out the vase on the left, pouring out blue glass baubles to simulate pouring water on a flower. This mosaic covered a large wall and it was full of details like this. Check out the reflection in the mirror of the blue garden goddess.

Glass beads and hearts in a bird bath instead of water, I like the look but I wonder where the birdies go to freshen up....the spa? HMB..high maintenance birdies.

This vignette was fabulous, it consisted of a brightly painted chair with plantings to match. The finishing touch was the half dozen garden orbs that picked up the colors of the chair and plants.

OK....screaming coveting....this one dang near tipped me over. I'm crazy for it...for the glass, the beads, the perfect pairing with the maple....ayyyeeee!!!!! This is one talented gardener.

Same garden, this little orb wrapped with glass beads was tucked at the end of a secret path. The photo doesn't do it justice, it was so dang cute tucked into a corner.

You can see it at the end of the path in this photo...still not showing it off like I should..blame the photographer, yeah...write her a pink slip and put her on notice.

I'm such a dummy, mom gave me money for Christmas and I've been looking for something special to buy. I've been holding off spending it because I want the purchase to be unique and it just hit me...duhhh....glass for my garden! Every time I see it I will think of mom and the gift she gave me, I know she will approve.

Art Schmart

Last week when I was in Seattle I paid a little visit to one of my favorite garden stores. It's trendy and a bit swanky, lots of garden goo-gaws and the like. I love these concrete leaves, I've even made of few of them myself. It's really easy, just mix up some portland cement with sand and water, grab a rhubarb or hosta leaf ...arrange the upside-down leaf on a pile of sand so that it keeps its natural shape and start gooping on the mud. Let the concrete cure a few days in the shade, peel off the leaf and Ta Daaaaa...garden art! The one shown above is....wait for it.....$189.00...he he ha ha. Okay...this one is painted, maybe that's why it's worth so much more than I could ever imagine paying. I have all of these paint colors in my paint stash, I could go get mine out of the yard and paint it up for ya....

Or I could go find one of the hosta leaves that I made like the one above, I think it might be buried under a pile of winter leaves over in the shade garden.

This leaf below one of many that I've made...hey.... for 189 bucks I could goop some paint on it for ya...heck...I'd even deliver it! Art shmart, I've always thought these "stone leaves" are cool...but come onnnnn people....that's a lot of dough. Guess I've been livin' in the boonies too long to understand how anyone could pay that much money for some sand, portland and leftover paint.