Posts tagged: landscape
A Giant Bonsai? Nope, just a Tree Pot.
By Chrisjob
Made of two identical sides, the Tree Pot gives an established arbol the look of a potted tree. With no cutting, digging, or root reassesment necessary, the Tree Pot by PID plays with scale and arrangement, and provides a perfect place to sit.
I likes.
Pool to Pond Conversion
By DIY Maven
Erik started out with 24' x16' x 7' deep Doughboy pool. With a lot of work and imagination, he turned it into a koi pond. » READ MORE
freecycle flower cuttings replanted
By urbanmomSince buying my house, i've dreamed of the landscaping that I want. I can't hire a landscaper, and have no real experience with planting and growing. I got lucky when I got the clippings of mexican petunias, and poor mans orchid from free cycle. I put the petunias around a tree in my front yard with a flower bed around it. I placed the orchid in a front flower bed that will soon also have roses.
The photos were taken with my ipho » READ MORE
Houses with a view
By bruno
Ok, so I know this picture doesn't look real, but it is. It's from a calendar of the houses with the best views in the world. Check out the rest here.
With a view like that, who needs the house?
Painting a Month - March Update
By elizabethperry
The first day of spring, and I'm thinking about the brighter and warmer days to come. This morning I imagined I would paint a view of a salt marsh, but as I began working the painting evolved away from literal (littoral) representation and into something more abstracted.
Painting a Month - February Update
By elizabethperry
Here is the next painting in the series of landscapes from memory. Thank you all again for the prize - getting to spend time each month daydreaming and sketching and remembering places from my life - is like getting to take a different vacation every month.
Once again I'm thinking about the coastline of Cape Ann, Massachusetts.
The Tree's Gone, How do I Cover the Hole in my Yard?
By brunoLast year I had a giant (56-inch diameter) Elm tree in my backyard cut down:
That sucked. I cried (almost). But here's the real problem; now what do I do about the giant dirt and mulch hole it left behind?
I'd like to do something simple and cheap. Any ideas? Would it be hard to do a little brick patio? Or should I do something simpler like a flower bed?
