Creative Ideas

 Get into the zone by using objects of color in your garden .......... a garden doesn't have to be just plants or flowers planted in the ground ........ sometimes I use the most unusual things.....objects that are not even meant to be outside....... I find broken bottles or colored plates and just lay them in a flower bed ..........colored rocks are also an option......anything that has color is my theory......I've seen people use old bicycles leaned up against a tree , the basket filled with dirt and overflowing with colorful petunias...it is so charming.......I personally use mirrors and hang them on trees, they do tend to deteriorate with time, but that is ok, I just try to find them on sale and that way I haven't got a big investment in it .....once they are thrown away I have an opportunity to  find a new treasure to hang there......I love colorful ceramic pitchers or tea cups, sitting them on small tables somehow makes one think that that spot has a personal space about it , used maybe to just sit a minute and have a cup of coffee or tea......there are no rules in the garden place,that is what makes it so much fun......you can make your own rules......I love to visit other gardens and see how creative other gardeners are.....it always inspires me to find new and pretty treasures for my own garden place.....there is a man here in my home town that makes ceramic or pottery flowers and puts them a top a metal stick so they can become a flower garden of their own when several are placed in one spot....and guess what? You don't have to water those and they are always so colorful and pretty year round.......Being creative is what gardening is all about and there is a little artist in all people who love to garden......So go ahead and think outside the box.....be creative.......make your own rules.....have fun .......and then sit back have a mint julep.....and ENJOY