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Monthly Archives: October 2012
Pinterest: Combine pallet wood, old table and a whole bunch of succulents into this living table
Step by step instructions on how they changed an old table in to a lovely tabletop succulent garden.
It is always great to see unique re-use/recycle projects that create something beautiful for the home. In this case, the plants probably cost more than the reset of the structure, but the result is excellent, I can easily imagine sitting here with a breakfast latte and croissant enjoying the morning in my garden or on my patio.
Source: faroutflora.com via Douglas on Pinterest
Video: In the garden… Ep 001 – Pine pruning, non-fruiting zucchini, and tomato cleanup
“In the garden…” is a new series for A Gardener’s Notebook highlighting what is happening in my garden, my friend’s gardens and California gardens throughout the seasons.
Today we finish pruning some black pines, talk about some non-fruiting zucchini and cleanup our failed tomatoes.
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Pinterest: A Organ Pipe Cactus Wall
Wow, what an elegant wall for a desert garden. This looks to be Organ Pipe Cactus (Lemaireocereus marinates) and a little research shows that it has often been used for natural fencing in the past. You can find more information through this Google Search on Organ Pipe Cactus.
Like hedges in the UK, I love natural barriers for those areas where you want or need to contain people, property or livestock. In most cases, living barriers require less maintenance than fences and make use of the natural plant life in a creative way.
Source: picasaweb.google.com via Jane on Pinterest
Pinterest: Quite an elegant — and green — outdoor dining table
How about a living table for your outdoor dining, complete with a rivulet down the middle?
This striking table caught my eye as I scrolled through my Pinterest feed the other day. It looks to be constructed of COR-TEN steel and would be a permanent structure wherever it were built.
It would certainly be a dramatic focal point of any garden, although in this size it would need a fairly large garden to fit into nicely without being overwhelming. I do think the idea could be downsize for smaller gardens though.
Source: flickr.com via Douglas on Pinterest
Also on WelchWrite.com: #KitchenParty: Healthy recipes throughout the holidays – 8pm EDT/5pm PDT
I write on a lot of different topics here on WelchWrite.com, some of which you might also be interested in. Infrequently, I like to share events that are happening on the other WelchWrite blogs. I hope you find them interesting — Douglas
Join us for our next KitchenParty show and live chat on Thursday, October 11th at 5pm pacific/8pm eastern. This week’s guests are: Amie Valpone, The Healthy Apple and Carolyn Scott-Hamilton, The Healthy Voyager.
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Event: Native and Drought Tolerant Garden Maintenance Workshop – La Cañada Flintridge, CA
Native and Drought Tolerant Garden Maintenance Workshop
Date: October 13
Time: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Contact: Linda Fults, 818.790.1964
Where: La Canada Public Library, 4545 Oakwood Avenue, La Canada
Join La Canada Valley Beautiful and FormLA Landscaping in maintaining the 5 drought tolerant Gardens of the World demonstration gardens at the La Canada Public Library.
La Canada Valley Beautiful will serve light refreshements and snacks.
Video: What Douglas Dug…Show 006 – Gates, structures, walls and more!
Our sixth episode of What Douglas Dug…, our regular review show of neat gardening items I have found in my Internet travels. In this episode, Gates, structures, walls and more!
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News: Scotts Miracle-Gro Will Pay $12.5 Million in Criminal Fines and Civil Penalties for Violations of Federal Pesticide Laws
Winner: DK Simple Steps to Success – Shrubs and Trees
My favorite shared gardening items for July 2012
Photo: Zucchini Sprouts
Photo: Healing Waters Design Garden from SoCal Spring Garden Show 2012
My Favorite Garden Things – September 2012
Here are my favorite shared garden items for September 2012.
Please let me know in the comments if you find any of the particularly useful. I’ll keep my eye open for similar items — Douglas
- Garden / 5 Perennial Veggies to Plant Once and Enjoy… Forever
- Garden / Great Design Plant: Astilbe
- DIY/Projects / Repurpose tin cans; Make these lovely outdoor luminaries from Grow Creative
- Garden / Scotts Miracle-Gro Fined $12.5M For Bird-Killing Pesticides | Inhabitat – Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building
- DIY/Projects / Repurpose old Boat into decorative doorway – I could also see this as a garden gate entrance
- Garden / A Bunkbed repurposed as an ‘Arbor’ for shade and gardening in pots above.
- Garden / Plant teepee
- Garden / Lettuce monolith
- Garden / salvage garden art HAUTE NATURE
- Garden / Wood garden arch made from salvaged limbs
- Garden / Recap: How to make a garden for the birds — A Way to Garden
- Garden / Side yard path and drainage swale
- Garden / Self-watering planter made from recycled bottles…clever clever.
- Garden / Lots of other kid-friendly gardening ideas.
- Garden / Picture of Alliums
- Garden / Guerrilla Grafters Secretly Graft Fruit-Bearing Branches onto San Francisco Trees | Inhabitat – Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building
- Garden / Turn a Mailbox Into an Unobtrusive Backyard Toolbox.
- Garden / Garden Seating integrated into retaining wall
- Garden / Log-arch-garden – Might be tempted to use it for firewood on a cold Winter night though
- Garden / How to Make a Party Box to Share with Friends and Neighbors
- Garden / Troy-Bilt TBC57 Cultivator Review for A Gardener’s Notebook
- Garden / DIY Planter’s Yardstick Helps Properly Space Seeds and Seedlings
- Garden / After-Summer Care for a Fabulous Fall Garden from Houzz.com
- Garden / Terra cotta pipes garden bed border
- Garden / DIY Halloween Pumpkins | The Lettered Cottage
- Garden / Get planting happy this month — so many natives, bulbs, cool-season flowers and vegetable crops to choose from, so little time …
Free garden wallpapers for October 2012 – Water Lily
Here is a selection of free wallpapers for your computer desktop or smartphone. Right-click and select Save Image As… to download them to your own computer. On your smartphone, tap and hold, then select Save to Camera Roll. You can then attach the wallpapers using your phone’s preferences.
Desktop Wallpaper
iPad/Tablet Wallpaper
iPhone5/Smartphone Wallpaper
iPhone4/Smartphone Wallpaper
Previous garden wallpapers:
