During the
National Garden Festival's Open Gardens this past July, I went to see this junky garden in Lancaster, a small town/suburb of Buffalo. The gardener, Ron, is proud to show you around this wonderfully creative garden -- made of friends' cast-offs and garbage picking. It's hard to photograph because he's layered creative (re)use of stuff on top of layers of used stuff! One man's trash is another man's garden art...
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| Tabletop sideways, funnels, driftwood, baskets, coat rack, tools, anything is ripe for garden art. |
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| Did you guess what this is? A papason chair frame on top of two umbrella table stands. |
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| A bowling ball on a newel post. |
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| Coffee can, funnel and decorative doodad. |
What an amusingly fun place.
ReplyDeletevisual overload..interesting
ReplyDeleteThe distinguishing element that turned a junk pile into art is his meticulous attention to the plants. I hope he finds someone to water three times a day.
ReplyDeleteHe is certainly having fun! I love the advertisement on the chalkboard sign. I might have to try that and see if I get any takers!
ReplyDeletegw/gt,
ReplyDeleteAmusing would be a good word!
Sharon,
It was visual overload. I don't think I'd want SOO much in my own garden, but I sure loved visiting this one.
NellJean,
I think his plants are what keeps it from really looking like a junkyard! If not for well-palaced and happy plants, it would have so much more visual clutter. He's done a masterful job of making it a GARDEN, as opposed to a collection of creative reuse of found items.
Cindy,
He is having fun - and he likes to show off his garden too. He led us around, only leaving us when new visitors came in.
It does look like a fun place and there are several some good ideas.
ReplyDeleteLove it! Nice job
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