The weather is great today, making it is a good day to get busy in the garden.
I got to bury the legs of the Garden Trellis that my husband build a few years back. This trellis will support the young vine (Common Jasmine), as well as provide proper training and maintenance.
This simple/primitive garden trellis was built using old pieces of some baseboard we removed from the house when we were doing the upgrades, a medium size screw to hold the top together as well as some twines.
Garden Trellis for Common Jasmine.
Materials/Tools Needed:
Old baseboard pieces
Jute Twine
Wood Screws, Power Drill, Drill Bits
Stain (for the Wood) or Paint/Spray Paint
Step by step:
Get your baseboard and cut them into three pieces of your desire height
Hold the three pieces and screw them together at the top
Paint/Stain the finish product (you could paint/stain the pieces of wood before or after screwing them)
Let dry
Wrap the twine around the tripod, keeping it nice and tight and it’s ready to be used.
While my girls were still asleep, I spent some quality time with my boy making fun creations with his LEGO blocks. I am always mesmerized by his ability to create beautiful things out of tiny objects.
LEGO Buddies Racer.LEGO Robot.
The Giant LEGO Robot below is one which caught my attention as the head is too small for the size of the robot. I am not sure if his intention was to create a Samurai warrior, but it turned out to be a beautiful creation and he carefully balanced the pieces to make sure that the robot stands on its own without falling.
Giant LEGO Robot.
I hope our creations are inspirational to you and yours.
Green. Such a vibrant color which makes most things beautiful and gives a sense of Hope. I love this color.
According to Empower Yourself with Color Psychology, green is the color of balance and harmony, creating equilibrium between the head and the heart. Green is also the color of growth, the color of spring, of renewal and rebirth. It is an emotionally positive color, giving us the ability to love and nurture ourselves and others unconditionally. The color green is also associated with jealousy and envy.
What is it about Moss that makes it so appealing? It adds simplicity and charm to the area it’s growing on.
When I was five and a half years old, we moved to a one acre property surrounded mostly by tall trees. There was a forest right next to our house and I enjoyed watching all the “green” growing heavily on the tree trunks. At one point I convinced myself that it was an enchanted Forest. Each time I see Moss, I get reminded of that Forest.
Imagine waking up every single day to a gorgeous low maintenance evergreen lawn that requires no mowing, no fertilizers, no pesticides, little to no weeding and less watering once established. How about waking up to a beautiful sight within your backyard? Moss will do the trick and tolerates drought longer than grass.
The Dreaming Girl by Susan & Pete Hill. Lost Gardens of Heligan.The Giant’s Head by Susan & Pete Hill. Lost Gardens of Heligan.Mud Maid by Susan & Pete Hill. Lost Gardens of Heligan.
What about the Moss Couch below? I find it quite charming and what a great idea! It will look awesome in my backyard. Click here for a step by step tutorial on Moss covered chair for your garden.
Moss Couch, Memphis Botanic Garden (My Big Backyard).Bruno’s Art & Sculpture Garden.Abandoned Car covered in Moss. Image Credit: Fine Art America.
Six years ago when I first saw the pictures above, I knew it would be a wonderful idea to create one of those sculptures in the backyard. We quickly realized that we didn’t have enough shady areas at the back and this fact alone made it difficult to grow Moss around here. It was quite a disappointment to say the least.
Growing Moss in the High Desert is possible provided a shaded area. Maintaining it however, might be challenging and time consuming as we have hot, dry and humid weather in the High Desert. Not only must one plant Moss in shady areas, but the soil must constantly be kept moist (which will increase water bill costs).
It’s Friday and School is out for the weekend. I would have loved to spend sometime in the backyard this afternoon playing with my sister, but I knew that wouldn’t have been possible. The weather has been very cold and windy even before the beginning of Fall and I know this is allergy season.
To make our playtime even more entertaining, my Mom gave us the huge box of LEGOs with extra accessories and we build so many different things, my sister and me. Amongst my creations I built a LEGO Garden for my Mommy just in case the weather doesn’t get better all weekend. She smiled. She liked it.
I haven’t seen a single bee around since last month and I don’t know if they will be coming back any time soon. Meanwhile, my female flowers need to be pollinated in order for the buds to become a pumpkin. Yesterday I pollinated the first female flower by hand. I figured that since pollination is the transfer of pollen from the anthers of a flower to the stigma of the same flower (or a different flower); then perhaps I could just cut the male flower, remove its petals and rub the male stamen’s pollen over the female stigma.
The pollinating process reminded me of all the things we often take for granted because someone of something else is in charge. Can you imagine how stressful life might become without the assistance of the bees? Can imagine hand pollinating each and every single one of your crop by hand? Let’s all help save the bees, starting with these 10 Simple Things YOU Can Do and clicking here to sign a petition to ban chemicals.
Male & Female Pumpkin Flowers.
Yesterday, amongst other things, I found two Drawers from our old Kitchen Cabinets, which I cleaned and removed the knobs. I asked my husband to cut and attach three legs to its base and then spray paint the finish product. I replaced the original knobs with a set of drawer pulls I bought from Michael’s a few months ago.
Drawer Garden Planter.
I spent a peaceful moment in the garden today. I am off to spend a relaxing evening with the family.
By JM Perez
