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Items of Interest found in Manchester Gardens

 
 

 

 

 

Gardeners know that you can water, and water, and water and nothing happens, but once it rains everything takes off.   Here is a Rain Drum that catches water from the gutters so you always have plenty.  It also has a strainer for debris and an overflow.  It can be seen on Sycamore Street

 

 

 

A dead tree trunk, some naturally growing spore or fungus, and toss in some eyes, lips and nose

 

Throw some sweet flag grass in a pot (for the boy) and add some Stipa Ponytails for the girl and you have the "Pair of Children with Hair Collection" from Park Seed.

 


Here is a simple project, a hose hangar!  Buy a Dollar General $3 galvanized bucket, screw it to the wall, hang the hose!  Idea stolen from a library magazine!


H
ow is this for a garden seat?  Looks simple to build!  See it at the corner of Wayne and Miami.


Here is a Japanese Lantern made out of cement poured into various molds made from common
household containers.


He doesn't have a round garden nor miniature plants, BUT the fairies have moved into Bob's yard.  See the home they built under his apple tree.

 

Making wreathes was one of our programs. Simple project when you know the tricks!

 

A lighthouse at the Amburgy Gardens



 

A wren house is a nice garden element that can be made from salvaged barn siding etc.  This one is at Ron Eberly's house.



This fountain is also found at Ron Eberly's house.