GARDEN FUN: DECORATING FOR CHRISTMAS

Just buy some cheap 1 inch ribbon and let your imagination run wild. I got poked only once. I must be getting better at this! Happy Holidays. :-)

Red and Green....Christmas colors! Hey, it's Texas, right?

I get these at the dollar store. They each cost...hmmm... I forgot..oh yeah, a dollar!

Yes, I have a whimsical side.

Just for fun.

This one turned out much better than I thought.

Looks almost like snow.

Ouch! This one was a bit difficult.

Do you think I have a sense of humor? Guess. :-)

Of course, Mother Nature has her own way of decorating the garden. No raking just yet, I'm going to enjoy the leaves.

And if you missed it from yesterday, here's my best creation...Yucca Claus.

Thanks for stopping by and Merry Christmas to all and to all a Good Night.

David/:-)

FUN GARDEN TOUR: My Blue Bottle Garden

The narrow space between houses is a challenging spot for garden design. My blue bottle tree is on hold for now because I'm using the bottles for bottle spikes and bottle pitchforks. I call this the Marfa Texas part of my garden since the town is known for its blend of West Texas Twang and Cutting Edge Art.

I'd like to think I invented this idea....a blue bottle tree, I mean a blue bottle fork! Isn't it fun?

I'm hard on garden tools, but now I know what to do with the metal leftovers. As the rest of the monkey grass dies, it will look like hay. I'm not watering this area anymore.

Here's one of the blue bottle spike bushes.

Here's a green and clear bottle spike bush.

Blue agaves, Blue bottles, Blue house paint...it's all sort of relaxing.

My last blue bottle spike bush.

I made the walkway out of salvaged brick and some pavers. Black star gravel adds the finishing touch.

Oh look, a chair!

Our teenage son loves to show his friends this part of the garden. Even the coolest of them say ..."Dude, this is nice."

Hope you like the Blue Bottle Garden. Maybe you can make your own!

Thanks for stopping by.

David/ :-)