Comments on: Imaginative sculptures make Palmer garden a happy place https://makeitagarden.com/imaginative-sculptures-make-palmer-garden-a-happy-place/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=imaginative-sculptures-make-palmer-garden-a-happy-place Creating imaginative & inviting places Wed, 05 Jan 2022 05:29:36 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7 By: admin https://makeitagarden.com/imaginative-sculptures-make-palmer-garden-a-happy-place/#comment-796 Mon, 03 Aug 2020 21:33:35 +0000 https://makeitagarden.com/?p=6152#comment-796 In reply to Brooke Heppinstall.

Just going by what the homeowner told me about the lilies. Don’t know where the aunt got them. Good info, though. Thank you, glad you enjoyed the story as much as I enjoyed writing it!- Kristen, MIAG editor

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By: Brooke Heppinstall https://makeitagarden.com/imaginative-sculptures-make-palmer-garden-a-happy-place/#comment-790 Mon, 03 Aug 2020 17:51:41 +0000 https://makeitagarden.com/?p=6152#comment-790 Nice article! Note…those are not ‘tiger lilies’. Those are from the original Asiatic commercial varieties developed in the 1940’s at Oregon Bulb Farm by Jan de Graf. Those old deep orange red ones you see in Palmer stem from those first trials of commercial Asiatic lilies. Folks called them Russian Red lilies. Tiger lilies look nothing like these Asiatics. They are Lilium lancifolium . Down-facing, recurved petals, usually bright orange and heavily freckled. I don’t plant them right next to ‘Asiatic’ or LA hybrids as they can carry a virus that those other lilies are susceptible to. Tigers bloom late, so, hope for a good late summer!

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By: admin https://makeitagarden.com/imaginative-sculptures-make-palmer-garden-a-happy-place/#comment-785 Mon, 03 Aug 2020 07:46:33 +0000 https://makeitagarden.com/?p=6152#comment-785 In reply to Erin S.

Hi Erin, I’m glad you enjoyed the story. It sure was fun to visit Carmen’s garden and see her incredible art…what a treat. I spoke with her concerning your question. She informed me that her husband actually does most of the welding. He uses a wire feed welder. If you’re interested in doing stuff like this, you could teach yourself welding, or take a local course/workshop, or perhaps there’s someone you know who welds who would be happy to show you how it’s done. And of course the basic equipment you’d need. You can start with small stuff. I’d like to learn how to weld myself, one of these days.

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By: Erin S https://makeitagarden.com/imaginative-sculptures-make-palmer-garden-a-happy-place/#comment-783 Mon, 03 Aug 2020 03:04:19 +0000 https://makeitagarden.com/?p=6152#comment-783 This is a lovely and unique garden! The sculptures are fantastic. I would love to learn more about Carmen’s process. Has she learned to weld herself?

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By: admin https://makeitagarden.com/imaginative-sculptures-make-palmer-garden-a-happy-place/#comment-757 Thu, 30 Jul 2020 07:12:20 +0000 https://makeitagarden.com/?p=6152#comment-757 In reply to Lorna Bee.

I’m so glad you enjoyed the “tour”. Carmen’s garden art is just too cool not to share!

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By: Lorna Bee https://makeitagarden.com/imaginative-sculptures-make-palmer-garden-a-happy-place/#comment-756 Thu, 30 Jul 2020 00:59:16 +0000 https://makeitagarden.com/?p=6152#comment-756 Great article and very interesting garden art! Love the metal bird!

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