gazing balls

1 Sep 2020

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Garden Projects, Whimsy | 11

Every garden deserves a bit of whimsy. One of my many trash to treasure ideas is converting an old bowling ball into a gazing ball. You can get old bowling balls from Freecycle groups, from the bowling alley, from thrift … Continued

20 Aug 2019

What’s in the Garden? – G

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Alphabetical Gardening | 8

It’s time for ABC Wednesday and my alphabetical garden tour this week shares what’s in the garden starting with G – birds, plants, whimsy and more. There are plenty of plants beginning with G – globe thistle, godetia, geraniums, gazinia, … Continued

9 Oct 2015

Preparing the Garden for Winter

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: The Garden 2015 | 0

The garden clean up is finished. It has been a busy week in the garden as I aimed to get the jobs that involved lifting, bending and digging all completed. This weekend is the Canadian Thanksgiving so there were also … Continued

19 Sep 2012

Mini Gazing Ball

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Garden Projects, Whimsy | 0

Every garden deserves a bit of whimsy. Mini gazing balls are very easy to make. You need a solid, hard rubber ball, a drill, some strong glue, grout, and flat gems/marbles.