Very cool! Looks so real. Thats quite a fancy bird palace.

kathy

That is GREAT! too funny! I like how you have your birdhouses lit up!

Well that's the best Scarecrow I think I've ever seen!
What a creation you did, so realistic I had to keep looking at it. LOL.
GREAT job!

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OMgosh, I'd be taking that scarecrow out a cup of Hot Chocolate! TOOO REAL for me! Love the fireplace/lights/skis/AWESOME job! Jeanne S.

That is some fancy scarecrow! Makes the one on the Wizard of Oz look almost wood like! lol! What a fun vignette for the winter. I had to look twice at the LED lights in the fireplace because they looked real too. Great job!

Good job, it freaked me out tho...Frozen man in back yard alert!!!

That is an amazingly realistic scene! I love the fireplace! I'm really impressed!

Thanks. Your compliments are much appreciated.

We have had quite a few people almost throw their neck out as they take a "second look" after ringig our doorbell. One woman told me that her heart had jumped because she thought there was "a stranger" lurking in the garden below. LOL

Good fun. .... and hopefully lots of tulips in the spring, if the scarecrow did its job.

This is a picture perfect scene. Although I don't like snow, it is beutiful.

Yup...that's the best scarecrow I've seen too!! Absolutely love it!! It sure does look real!!

I think the fact you can pose it is fantastic!!

~Sandy~

He is quite flexible. Here he was on Hallowe'en coming out of the pond which I had just drained for the winter. I used a pumpkin for the head. The "GT" stands for "Garden Tenders" which is a gardening group to which I also belong.

http://gardentenders.com/

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Too funny! What a great idea...dressing your scarecrow for the seasons! The only problem I could see is that it would scare the dickens out of me if I wasn't paying attention! Love the ideas you have though!

WOW! Your scarecrow is just FANTASTIC! The Halloween and winter scenes are fantastic! In fact, I would be throwing my neck out too, taking a second and third look. I would probably do a U-Turn and come back and look again and again! Thanks for sharing and inspiring! Bear Hugs! Kirk

FREDDIE! FREDDIE! FREDDIE! EEEK! Friday, the 13th! Sure glad there's not a chainsaw sitting there! I sure wouldn't dig up any of your bulbs! (or stalk you or prowl!) This is GREAT!...pumpkin face awesome, setting - perfect! Certainly must have impressed your Halloween visitors! Jeanne S.

Ohhh, Love the pond set up from what I can see! I'm wanting to build a raised pond and haven't seen one as nice as what you got goin' on!!! Can You post more pics of the pond?? PLEASE?!!!

I may have posted these elsewhere, but I am not sure. ... oldtimers ...

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We have a sloped back lot, so I got a cattle watering trough and partially dug it into the ground. Then built the frame around the rest. I planted some of my brugmansia plants at the back, and dahlias in the middle with smaller pelargonium, cleomy, and gladiolas near the front. On each end, I put in the large canna lilies.

By the end of the summer, it was VERY full.
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Great pics!1 I remember the summer ones! Lovely!!Scarecrow man looks pretty menacing coming out of there in winter. I love you black widow spider!! Biggest 1 I've ever seen!! You are very clever with your garden junk (it is too classy to call it junk, I think!) Jan

Love your scarecrow pics, too funny!!! Is he gonna be sporting a big ole bunny suit for Easter? LOL!!
Your pond and fountain are absolutely beautiful! Great job!
blessings-sherri

Such talent with your creations & a wonderful sense of humor attached! Love the skier warming up at the fire place after an early morning run. He definitely needs akup_a (coffee) in his hands!
Vickie

That's a great idea, daisydal. Hmmm . Right by the front door carrying a basket of chicks or foil covered eggs. Let me think some more on that line.

jroot what wonderful raised beds you have!!! That is what I need in my yard. I am going to search for some of your threads so I can see all your photos. Your did a fan-tab-u-lous job!!! I AM IN LOVE WITH YOUR YARD!!!

oh and nice scrarecrow too. SOme people (you) have just the knack for these things and sonme don't (me)

The scarecrow is such fun, love him! Your pond is exceptional! Do you do all that brick and stonework yourself? Beautiful photos! ~tenderlee

The brickwork on the fireplace was easy. Dry stacked. No problem. I have actually made morticed fireplaces before, but didn't want the hastle with this one. The top was poured by myself though I had to get friends to help me lift it up.

Thanks for your kind words.

Abfab! Thought I'd take a peek at what was going on over in this forum. I'm thinking pond thoughts this year as well. Do you stock it with goldfish? If you do, don't the raccoons try to get them?

Wendy
(p.s. I love brugmansias in the summer. I did manage to keep a cutting from you (spring swap) for two seasons, but I just couldn't figure out how not to bring in the bugs with them over the winter, and gave up.) :o(

Hi Wendy, I has indeed been a long time since we "chatted".

I usually keep a few goldfish in the pond just to keep the algae under control. I never feed them during the summer, and bring them inside to the cold cellar for the winter. The first few years, the coons got quite a few, but last year, I didn't lose any. I only get the feeder fish @ $2 for a dozen so it is not a big deal. Some of my fish are now 5 years old though.

I have a few rooted and potted brug cuttings left, if you are interested. The bugs is always a problem, but I spray them with an insecticide about every month, and it seems to keep them under control. I also hose them down really well in the fall before I bring them inside.

LOVE your planter/pond!!! I may have to be a copycat with that!!! I have a friend who is Brug Crazy!!! She gave me one but I killed it...