Free Tutorials · Garden Art

How to Add a Leaf to Your Dish Flower

“That’s different, I love the leaf!” and, “You never see them with a leaf.” That’s how my customers react every time I make a dish flower with a leaf. It just adds to the whimsey of the piece and makes my artwork stand out. Sometimes, people who have never seen dish flowers before wonder what… Continue reading How to Add a Leaf to Your Dish Flower

Free Tutorials · Garden Art

Plastic dishes make cheerful flowers for the garden

Light-weight alternatives to using glass Plastic dishes make cheerful flowers for the garden. They are just as colorful and whimsical as their heavy, glass and ceramic counterparts. If you’ve wanted to make your own dish flowers, but found that working with glass dishes is a bit more than you really want to get into, then… Continue reading Plastic dishes make cheerful flowers for the garden

Garden Styles & Decor · In the Garden

How to decorate your garden with flair

Decorate your Garden: Garden themes round-up Many of us have a favorite garden decor style that we just adore. One which we would most love to spend time in. You probably have a certain piece of art, sculpture or lawn ornaments you put out each Spring to enjoy. But a garden is more than just… Continue reading How to decorate your garden with flair

Garden Styles & Decor · In the Garden

Why a bicycle in a garden looks so charming

Bicycle in a Garden Don’t you just love the way a bicycle looks in the garden? There’s just–I dunno– ‘something’, that makes an old bicycle look right at home. A certain nostalgia we associate with simpler times. But a bicycle in the garden also brings a touch of romance, don’t you think? Yes, romance! In… Continue reading Why a bicycle in a garden looks so charming

Free Tutorials · In the Garden

Garden People: The Art of the Modern Scarecrow

Modern Scarecrow What comes to your mind when you think of a scarecrow? Most people think of the straw filled decorations they see around Fall and Halloween. Then there’s that “Wizard of Oz guy”. Scarecrows go way back. I won’t go into a history lesson, here. But scarecrows performed a very valuable function, as crows… Continue reading Garden People: The Art of the Modern Scarecrow