Please share your Garden Junk, er... Art

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I said I would never get a gazing ball....never....never...but I just could not resist this one.....I love the color. I hate snails, but this one seemed friendly enough.
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This cardinal banner is down and the kitty banner is up. We've revamped the front yard. Later, Love, Lisa
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This is a thoroughly enjoyable thread. You all have so many lovely pieces of garden art. If the rain lets up, I'll go out an get a pic of my dragonfly. Thanks to you all for sharing your beautiful garden art.
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Until I went out to snap pictures I didn't realize I had so much (ahem) art in my garden. Here's a few:
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I keep moving this, don't know where it belongs yet.
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Got this cute guy for Mother's Day
Got this cute guy for Mother's Day
DD plays cello...couldn't resist this guy.
DD plays cello...couldn't resist this guy.
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Post by JaneG »

Great "Junk" everyone!! Love seeing the pics. I'm just reserving my spot in the thread. I'll takes pics later today and post them here.

Let's see, I'll have to include the whiskey barrel planted with minis, the old rusy watering can filled with pink 'tunias, there's the planter made from a tire (yep, I have one of those), a little fence made from old hay rake tines, the rusty milk can, they wagon wheel covered with clematis, and anything else I've drug off the old farm. Seems I'm looking a little rustic these days!
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Viktoria, I don't usually like the 'frog' art, but the first one with the yellow eyes is just awesome. It's something about those eyes. The flowers with it are exceptional too. CHAR
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glass gems on bowling balls

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It started with a gift from my hosta partner in crime's husband. The pink grout one. Then I bought out the dollar store of glass gems. Then I used MY bowling ball and covered it. I JUST went to Joanne's for $.79 cent bags. I bought 7 of Pearl. Plus misc. I even dragged two bowling balls home from Florida this March. You think Hallson forum is addicting.....I surf the garden junk forum. These folks are creative and talented. I'm inspired by their Garden art. Later, Love, Lisa
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03's phase 1 before pix

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I just can't help myself. I keep draggin home hosta's. I'm fixing to jazz the front yard for a "wow" first impression. Today I'm digging a pit for a water feature globe......It's full of marble glass gems. This budda first landed last year. Today the budda has hosta's planted behind it. I'll have to shoot a pix when the fountains bubbling. I just love a good after picture. Later, Love, Lisa
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kept cinderella

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We have all 7 dwarfs.....some of them are out in the open and other's are peaking out from under plants. We can't help ourselves. We've got garden art in every glance. One man's trash...another's treasure. YOU be the judge. Later, Love, Lisa
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It's not in the front yard anymore. Later, Love, Lisa
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bird bath gazer

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I found the gazer at menards after Kim called to tell me about'm. The top was purchased at Dege's and the base was big lots. $60- later.......Later, Love, Lisa P.S. the gems in the bath basin where found at the dollar store.
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home made ideas

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PUTNAMGARDENS, I love the idea of decorating those bowling balls~! Is there a cite besides here to get more ideas from? Id love to find some HOME MADE ideas! Any links you care to share? Thanks ,Farmgal
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Great place to find more ideas.......

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Don't mean to interupt here, but just found this place today! If you have 3 or 4 hours.......(or maybe 7 or 8!) take a look at some of the garden pictures posted here!

I've found some very interesting goodies making themselves at home in gardens here from all over the country;

http://community.webshots.com/topics/80 ... iews_0.htm

My gardens are here also......I like to add surprises to my plants also!.............p :wink:

http://community.webshots.com/user/potpourri35
I have been gardening as long as I can remember! After 25 years as florist, changed careers to teach in Ornamental Horticulture class at a vocational school. Been there almost 22 yrs......always learning.....always learning.....always learning.....
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I originally took this picture cuz the spider allowed me to fetch my camera. He's got one long leg stretching out onto the white background. I found this fountain at Tuesday Morning. Later, Love, Lisa
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I can't post pics, but this place has some funny stuff:

http://www.albertelli.com/photoarchive/ ... index.html[/url]
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Oh boy have I got the garden junk, lol! Lemme see if I can link you to my webpage http://wyleesee.50megs.com Now lemme see if I can post a pic or two...

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The beginnings of my 7ft grote pole.
The beginnings of my 7ft grote pole.
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A hypertufa water spitter.
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A hypertufa birdbath.
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Welcome to the forum, Wylie!! Wow, I can see that you are a hyperturfa "pro". Those are awesome. Please post more pics when finished with that pole. I can't even imagine how you would make something like that....Jackie
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These are all great! I've sure had a good time meandering thru all these pics.......thanks!......p :wink:
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Labor Day, it's raining in upstate NY,since I can't enjoy gardening,I thought I would post a few pictures of the metal sculpture I made for my front yard garden.I erected it in 1997, every year that followed I would plant something that would hang over the pot,Million bells, hanging Geraniums,etc.This year I planted the Hosta Sea Fire,it grew very well and I received many compliments,In the spring it shone like a pot of gold.During the Fall and Winter months,I decorate with pine boughs or Bittersweet,or a combo.of both.The gear is quite large,it is mounted on a Granite slab.I had this inscription in Italian cut into the stone,....Il Grande ingranag'gio arrugginito...Translates to, The big gear rusty...the article is put before the descripition,we would say The big rusty gear.I thought it needed something at the base,so I added the Horned Toad.I use a picture of it for my avatar.Following are a few pics.
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Il grande ingranag'gio arrugginito and H.Sea Fire
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This is the pic of Bittersweet in the pot.
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