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Project by Stenz posted 907 days ago 824 views 1 time favorited 18 comments Add to Favorites Watch

Well, here we go. These are a few pictures from around our home. Most were taken between 2003 and 2005. My wife and I love junque. Anything that is rusty is fair game for the gardens:
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Rust and mums…a great combination
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More rust in the barn garden.
Barn Garden vignette
A painted chair and gourds.
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Our beautiful lady bust has followed us to three houses.
Lady
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We used yogurt applied on the redware to encourage moss.
Photobucket We have three gazing balls that are all unique of themselves. The “shelf” on the fence was made from old wood and an old window found at the roadside.
Gazing ball etc We have quite a few shady spots where ferns are prolific.
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Lucy and her pup wait to surprise the garden wanderer.
Lucy and Pup

-- KJ Stenzel

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vivNEW

4 posts in 925 days

posted 907 days ago

When things are hard to get rid of, it makes for great yard art! I love the yogurt idea.

-- Happiness is getting your hands muddy!

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MsDebbieP

8102 posts in 1148 days
hardiness zone 5b

posted 907 days ago

ooooooooh I love it!!!
How wonderful. What a treasure garden :)

Inspiring.
We’re headed antique shopping tomorrow… going to be looking with different eyes as we go about our travels.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a) http://www.execulink.com/~yohan

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GrandmaT

5305 posts in 1026 days
hardiness zone 5

posted 907 days ago

Absolutely LOVE this look … obviously you possess true imagination when finding your “treasures” along with such awesome “eyes” for creating these wonderful Vinettes. Your gardens are really one of a kind as well as beautiful!!!! Well done, well done!!!!!

-- "A beautiful garden is a work of heart" -- Royal Oak, MI - Zone 5

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XploreOrganics

1370 posts in 1027 days
hardiness zone 5b

posted 907 days ago

Oh…I love that rooster!!! The bust is sorta creepy but it all adds such character to your garden.

-- Xploreorganics, 5b Canada, LFD 06-20

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MsDebbieP

8102 posts in 1148 days
hardiness zone 5b

posted 907 days ago

someone was asking what they could do with an old window—that’s a great idea!!! Going to have to copy it somehow (I don’t have any fences available)

Rooster? What rooster?? lol I had to go back and check out all the pictures again…

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a) http://www.execulink.com/~yohan

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Eklectic

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hardiness zone 5a

posted 906 days ago

Yes I also like the idea of a shadow box on the fence!!Really neat!

-- Eklectic, Follow my Bliss, South East Ontario 5a

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Jason

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posted 906 days ago

Wonderful shots of wonderful gardens! I especially enjoy the scythe under the clock…nice “point”.

-- Living on the square...Metro Detroit

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Greenthumb

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posted 906 days ago

after shovelling out from the latest “dump” of snow (over 5’ in places) and with a driveway about 200’ long with sidewalks to match, and sitting here now looking out at that snow glacier with temperatures cold enough to break the balls off a brass monkey

I love the photos, jut love the whismical look of everything.

Nicely done!

-- Central northish Ontario

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Dahlitsa

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posted 906 days ago

Thanks for sharing and perhaps tweeking our creative instincts.

-- Dahlitsa

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Scott Hildenbrand

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hardiness zone 6b

posted 905 days ago

I’ve got to say I love the details on the house. I’m at a loss right now of what the name of the style is. Certainly not a craftsman.. Oh well, still escapes me..

Regardless, the work you’ve done on the garden is wonderful and really blends well not only with itself but with the architecture as a whole. I also like some of the whimsical little touches you’d placed throughout.

A few of the pieces have a newer look to them still.. Break out that yogurt and grab a fist full of moss to get some more of that mossy shake going! :)

From what I’d heard, buttermilk blended up with the variety of moss you wish to grow works better then just plain yogurt.

I’ve got several kinda of moss on the property which I’ll be propagating with the above method, soon.

-- Planting Daylilies in Kentucky, zone 6b

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MsDebbieP

8102 posts in 1148 days
hardiness zone 5b

posted 905 days ago

well now.. your inspiring photos put “gold dust” in my eyes and yesterday (lady’s road trip aka antique shopping) I spent a lot of $$ on garden stuff!!!

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a) http://www.execulink.com/~yohan

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GrandmaT

5305 posts in 1026 days
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posted 905 days ago

Well MsDeb, I look forward to seeing some photos on all your new garden “stuff”!!!!

-- "A beautiful garden is a work of heart" -- Royal Oak, MI - Zone 5

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Greenthumb

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posted 905 days ago

every time I look at these photos…..........makes me happy!

-- Central northish Ontario

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GrandmaT

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posted 905 days ago

Yah, that about says it in a “nutshell” ... these vinettes do put a smile on my face. But then I have always loved this “look” ... Again, Ken GREAT JOB and thanks so much for sharing these photos. I look forward to seeing more of your gardens come this summer.

-- "A beautiful garden is a work of heart" -- Royal Oak, MI - Zone 5

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Dahlitsa

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posted 903 days ago

Love your flag too. Expresses my sentiments exactly…would like one but with the Canadian flag background. LOL

-- Dahlitsa

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inthedirttn

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posted 898 days ago

It is hard to choice which photo I liked the best ,you and your wifes design an style is like the country eclectic look a well balance of old an new you’ll are quite an asset to our GT group.Thanks for the photos.

-- '"Inthedirttn" Zone 9

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GreginDE

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posted 882 days ago

Fantastic. I’m with “inthedirttn” I can’t decide which I like best, although I am leaning towards the fence with the shelf made from an old window.

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MsDebbieP

8102 posts in 1148 days
hardiness zone 5b

posted 882 days ago

yah that’s one of my favourites as well and shall probably be used with one of the windows that I picked up yesterday.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a) http://www.execulink.com/~yohan

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