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Hardscape for All Season

Posted by marquest z5 PA (My Page) on
Thu, Nov 3, 11 at 11:04

I would like to see some hardscape that you use in your gardens for all Seasons. Summer/Fall/Winter.

I have been going to garage sales and thrift store looking for hardscape for the gardens. I think they sometime add to the flowers and plants in the garden to draw your attention to certain plantings. To me I think of the decor as perennials.

I like things that I can leave in place all winter. Sometime that is the plastic stuff but I like for it to not look like plastic. LOL I have a couple of concrete pots that I have sealed that seem to be holding up pretty good.

I found this Concrete Cherub at a garage sale and it shows better in the Fall/Winter.
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So what are you using?


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RE: Hardscape for All Season

  • Posted by mxk3 z5b/6 MI (My Page) on
    Thu, Nov 3, 11 at 13:24

I love interesting pottery. Don't love storing it for winter, but really enjoy the pieces scattered on my patios. Not a big of fan of ceramic glazed, I enjoy more of a "natural" look, although I do have one big honkin' bright blue ceramic pot next to my front door in which I plant hot pink geraniums every season - can't miss that combo from the street :0) .

I have a few cement statuary pieces scattered about the beds, too - not a lot, and the pieces are on the smaller side, just accent pieces here and there.

The only thing plastic is good for as far as I'm concerned is lining pots - I have a very strong dislike of any visible plastic in the garden.

No pics right now - I'm at work, won't upload from here.


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