I volunteered at Seattle's Flower & Garden Show, inside the Convention Center, for Bats Northwest today. The turnout was awesome. I pretty much talked to visitor after visitor non-stop and really enjoyed their enthusiasm for the native bats here in Washington.
Below are a variety of photos I took all around the garden show. If this doesn't get you feeling eager for spring and the gardening season ... I don't know WHAT will!
Antiques play a large role in many of the gardening designs (as you will see the more you scroll down).
Can't you just hear the frogs croaking their melodies while looking at this next shot?
Bonzai trees ...
Metal art ...
Burch support poles . . .
Religious statues ...
More vintage decor . . .
A more Victorian-feel . . .
Garden statues serve as planters . . .
Rustic set-ups . . .
Chic little colorful shed ...
Vintage lighting . . .
A merry-go-round horse is something EVERY garden should have!
Decorative glass and cast iron make fascinating garden accents . . .
Here's an interesting booth ... probably took a big investment in creative skill (a lot more creativity than money).
More vintage chic decorations for the patio . . .
How would you like to soak in this tub???
I wish I had a broom collection this big! Besoms are AWESOME!
Beautiful yard art! {Peaceful}
Vintage-style art ... looks like from recycled metals.
The Green Man (among other identifiable likenesses)
This is a grown-up size GNOME house. (At least it looked ike a gnome's house to me!) I'd love to make one like this!
Here's a slightly different angle of this same house. You can see an adult standing to the far right for a size comparison.
Where would all the wild animals be without old scrags in our gardens. This one (below) certainly offers a peaceful feeling to its admirers.
The next four photographs are of the same display: a retired white pickup now "giving back to the Earth!"
3 comments:
So many wonderful ideas for gardens! My boyfriend was talking about putting in a garden this year but I suspect it will be less elaborate and mostly vegetables. He loves cooking! One day I hope to have a place with a yard I can convert into a really nice garden! :-)
Ooh, I like your pics! Very cool. Smiley Buddha, especially!
Panademona ~ I hope you and your love do put in a garden. The Seattle show is definitely for Yuppies (a lot of fancy smancy stuff there at the show that's definitely not needed for self sustaining efforts). For my landscaping, I simply pull rocks out of the garden soil ... throw 'em in buckets and make real attractive rock walkways full of different colors out of them (since the soil here is FULL of rocks). My walkways looks super pretty when it rains! {Which is often around here.}
BonnieBehave ~ The Smiley Buddha makes me feel peaceful when I look at him. I'm glad you like him as well!
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