Tag Archives: Garden Art

Christmas in July–Garden Art

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Colleen Miko

They may look like Christmas in July to some, but I love the multi-colored globes that hang from the big pergola over our entry path.  Looking into the garden from inside the front door or kitchen window, I watch them sway in the wind … Continue reading →

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Recycled Glass that Rocks!

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Colleen Miko

Do you like to make things?  Are you on the lookout for interesting garden art? Do you use salvaged materials?  If so, you ought to know about Bedrock Industries inSeattle. Always worth the ferry trip, a visit to Bedrock stirs … Continue reading →

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Pebble Tech–The Perennial Bookworm

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Colleen Miko

Complete Pebble Mosaic Handbook: Revised and Expanded Second Edition, Maggy Howarth, 2009.  Firefly Books Ltd., 256 pages, 8 3/8 x 11 1/8”, $29.95 (paper). An evocative landscape encompasses many arts.  In this book, we are treated to a mesmerizing exposé … Continue reading →

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Little and Lewis: Design Inspiration

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Colleen Miko

Garden Magic—we’ve all witnessed it, envied it, tried to create it.  Some gardens are just pure magic and seem to have dropped out of the sky whole, landing on earth and rooting in place.  Imagining blueprints, backhoes or rototillers would … Continue reading →

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