Rockville has Moved
My Rockville Village has gone through lots of transformations, and this year the whole rocking village moved to a new location. Rockville used to be set up on the garage path, but this year I decided it needed to be … Continued
How to Make a Gate Tree
How do you turn an old gate into a conversation piece for the garden? Just add some branches and some rocks and turn it into a gate tree. I originally made a small rock tree on a piece of wood. … Continued
The Bridge Garden
A new shady garden has been taking shape and will be part of the bridge garden. In 2014 we replaced the old bridge with another one made from old decking. On this side of the bridge there are a couple … Continued
There’s No Place Like Gnome
We certainly have all been spending a lot of time at home since the pandemic and shelter in place started in mid March 2020 for Ontario. There’s no place like gnome! I love garden whimsy and have lots of gnomes … Continued
Canada Rocks
For Canada Day this year I painted some Canadian flag rocks. Some will be hidden when we go for our daycations and of course some will take a prominent place in the garden. I made a small template of a … Continued
The Village of Rockville
Several years ago before I started painting rocks to hide, I painted some rock houses for the garden. Over the years the paint has worn away and finally this year when it was time to put the garden to bed … Continued
Rock Stacking
I love the challenge of stacking rocks to see how high they get before toppling over. I also love to photograph rock stacks on our travels. The above and below images were taken on a trip to Presqu’ile Provincial Park. … Continued
Snowmen Rocks
Here’s how to paint some cute snowman/lady rocks. Or to be politically correct should they be snow people or snowfolk rocks? Directions with each photo. Sometimes I use a black permanent marker to add features like eyebrows. I find marker … Continued
Reading Rocks!
Reading really does rock! I love reading, print books over online readers, and created a few reading rocks to leave in some of the little free libraries we’ve seen on our travels. This rock was painted green on both sides. … Continued
Pebble Art Daisy
This is a cute and very simple little pebble art daisy that I quickly put together with rocks collected from Wicklow Beach. I enjoyed making it and there are more pebble art rocks in the making. You need a round … Continued
Found Rocks
Some rocks that I have found and have rehid. Some rocks I’ve hidden.
Hunting for Rocks
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