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beavis
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SIX, count them SIX gazing balls ordered off of ebay........
Help me add finishing touches to this garden.
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beavis
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Done! Commissioned the artwork to my two children...
thistlebloom
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Talented kids you have there Beavis! And I love your wisteria 
Kim_NC
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Well, that's much lovelier than mine - it's just plain black, used & discarded by a previous owner and we decided to salvage it.
Very creative by the kids. Nice job!
Very creative by the kids. Nice job!
lesa
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Adorable! That is a great idea and adds a splash of color- perfect!! I am always on a search for my tools...
Jared77
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I know what your garden needs. A BEE HIVE!!! 
Id also do some of the paver stone kits. The ones where you decorate them yourself. Id do a pathway of those maybe mixed in with some non decorated ones from the house down towards Sven. Your kids could decorate them and go wild with that. Or maybe some stones kid painted going to tie in with the mailbox. Kind of randomly placed around just to bring in that kid friendly/whimsy touch too.
I really think you need a water feature. A pond, or even something simple like a whiskey barrel with a floating plants or a dwarf water lily, and some bog plants it would look fantastic. If you did the whiskey barrel you could frame it with some smaller potted plants to help ease the visual transition to the ground.
That's just me. I absolutely love what you've got so far, please keep us posted!
Id also do some of the paver stone kits. The ones where you decorate them yourself. Id do a pathway of those maybe mixed in with some non decorated ones from the house down towards Sven. Your kids could decorate them and go wild with that. Or maybe some stones kid painted going to tie in with the mailbox. Kind of randomly placed around just to bring in that kid friendly/whimsy touch too.
I really think you need a water feature. A pond, or even something simple like a whiskey barrel with a floating plants or a dwarf water lily, and some bog plants it would look fantastic. If you did the whiskey barrel you could frame it with some smaller potted plants to help ease the visual transition to the ground.
That's just me. I absolutely love what you've got so far, please keep us posted!
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Speaking of whiskey barrel water features, I helped a friend come up with an idea for her garden . She hung a colorful watering can on a shepherds hook next to the barrel, then pumped the water through clear tubing so it came out of the watering can and splashed into the barrel. She planted around the base with a variety of perennials. Looks really charming!
