from the summer's garden

MAKING A GARDEN STAKE!

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Nathan shows how to make your own garden stake in this little movie. Check it out!

Click here!

4-PART CONCRETE PLAQUE MOVIE!

2012-02-11T12:32:00.000-08:00

We've been having fun making little movies of some of the activities in our Creative Workshops.

Here is the first one on making the

4-PART CONCRETE WALL PLAQUE.

CLICK HERE

2012 DESIGNER'S SHOWHOUSE PROPOSAL

2012-02-03T10:22:00.000-08:00

Lisa from Halling Greenhouse and I just finished our proposal for a container garden at the 2012 Designer's Showhouse which will be open to the public in May.

Container Oasis

This magnificent home with its beautiful windows can be enhanced by a comforting, renewing and relaxing view of living botanicals. Allow us to embellish the neutral exterior decking which sits just outside the first floor conservatory, and the balcony of the second floor bedroom.

Our color palette of tangerine tango (the color of
the year for 2012), oranges, and blues, accented by greens, whites and yellows will feature an assortment of herbs, vegetables and annuals which
are proven winners for spring and summer in this Historic Kansas City neighborhood. All flowers & plants will be locally grown and nurtured and guaranteed to bloom and flourish from spring
through fall.

Containers, and garden decor will be hand-made locally. Materials include concrete, metal, recycled glass and “green” hypertufa. Water features are included, one offering the relaxing gurgle of
water and the other still and reflective, to attract birds and butterflies.

Look, Listen, Linger, … Discover

the added dimensions that enhance, and renew the spirit viewed from within the house or by stepping onto the deck. Artful & clever, container gardening transforms this neutral passageway into a container oasis.

2012 HYPERTUFA STUDIOS

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Hypertufa Studios

TheHypertufa Studio offers a collaborative experience where you learn to makeSteve’s “green” version of HYPERTUFA, a mixture of cement, sand and recycledpaper. It is a fascinating medium withgreat creative potential. You will mix,mold and sculpt concrete and hypertufa into unique and functional garden artincluding planters, platters, bird baths, stepping stones…if you can imagineit, we’ll try to make it! Mostparticipants happily take home 4-5 finished items from the two-daysession. Each is made up of a Saturdayand Sunday morning from 9:00-12:00. Total cost for this studio is $80 with a $50 non-refundableregistration. This is subtracted from the $80. Thisstudio is for both beginners and advanced tufa-makers!

Choose one of these sessions:

June 9/10

June 16/17

June 23/24

July 7/8

July 14/15

July 28/29

August 4/5

August 18/19

August 25/26

September 8/9

September 15/16

Registerby emailing your selection to summersgarden@everestkc.net and secure your spot in the CreativeWorkshops andStudios by mailing a check for the registration fee to:

SteveHess

8601 Barkley Street

OverlandPark, KS 66212

2012 HANDMADE PAPER STUDIOS

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Handmade Paper Studios

The Handmade Paper Studio provides the opportunity toexplore the art and craft of handmade papermaking using natural elements fromthe garden and recycled materials. It’s fun to experiment in the creation ofbeautiful papers and to use them and paper pulp to make bowls, cast ornaments,books and paper mache items. You will not only learn how to make handmadepaper, but will also learn to make plaster molds for casting paper pulp. Mostparticipants happily take home 4-5 finished items from the two-daysession. Each is made up of a Saturdayand Sunday morning from 9:00-12:00. Total cost for this studio is $65 with a $35 non-refundable registration. This is subtracted from the $65.

Choose one of these sessions:

July 21/22

August 11/12

Registerby emailing your selection to summersgarden@everestkc.net and secure your spot in the CreativeWorkshops

andStudios by mailing a check for the registration fee to:

SteveHess

8601 Barkley Street

OverlandPark, KS 66212

2012 CREATIVE WORKSHOPS

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2012 Creative Workshop Schedule

CreativeWorkshops are one–session experiences focused on a specific project and run two hours in length. All materials areprovided. Each Creative Workshop is $65.00 with a $25.00non-refundable registration fee, subtracted from the $65. Open tocapable kids andall adults. Take a look at what we're offering this spring and join us!

Click on the name of each workshop
for specific information.

Stepping Stone Workshop
Carved Foam WORD Stake
Hypertufa Fairy Garden Workshop
Mosaic Stepping Stone
Garden Owl Workshop
Hypertufa Container
4-part Concrete Wall Plaque
Humorous Garden Gnome

2012 CREATIVE WORKSHOPS

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Stepping Stone Workshop

Learn to carve a mold and take home your first cast stone.

Choose one of these dates:

Thursday, February 16 7:00pm-9:00pm

Thursday, March 1 7:00pm-9:00 pm

Saturday, April 21 1:30pm-3:30 pm

Registerby emailing your selection to summersgarden@everestkc.net

and secure your spot in the CreativeWorkshops

andStudios by mailing a check for the registration fee to:

SteveHess

8601 Barkley Street

OverlandPark, KS 66212

2012 CREATIVE WORKSHOPS

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Carved Foam WORD Stake

Createa mold featuring a short word ofyour choice and cast it into a garden stake.

Choose one of these dates:

Saturday, February 18 10:00am-12:00 noon

Saturday, March 3 10:00am-12:00 noon

Saturday, April 14 1:30pm-3:30 pm

and Studios by mailing a check for the registration fee to:

Steve Hess

8601 Barkley Street

Overland Park, KS 66212

2012 CREATIVE WORKSHOPS

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Hypertufa Fairy Garden Workshop

Constructand cast a 3 piece fairy garden consistingof a trough base, smallcottage and a roof.

Choose one of these dates:

Saturday, March 3 1:30pm-3:30 pm

Thursday, March 8 7:00pm-9:00 pm

Sunday, April 15 1:30pm-3:30 pm

Registerby emailing your selection to summersgarden@everestkc.net and secure your spot in the CreativeWorkshops

andStudios by mailing a check for the registration fee to:

SteveHess

8601 Barkley Street

OverlandPark, KS 66212

2012 CREATIVE WORKSHOPS

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Mosaic Stepping Stone

Bringyour treasures to embed as mosaics in a varietyof stepping stone shapes including a heart,star or butterfly.

Choose one of these dates:

Saturday, March 10 10:00am-12:00 noon

Thursday, March 29 7:00pm-9:00 pm

Sunday, February 19 1:30pm-3:30 pm

and Studios by mailing a check for the registration fee to:

Steve Hess

8601 Barkley Street

Overland Park, KS 66212

2012 CREATIVE WORKSHOPS

2012-01-11T21:21:00.000-08:00

Garden Owl Workshop

Sculpt your own whimsical garden owl from concrete and hypertufa.Embellish with your own treasures ormaterials provided.

Choose one of these dates:

Thursday, February 23 7:00pm -9:00 pm

Saturday, March 31 10:00am-12:00 noon

Saturday, April 21 10:00am-12:00 noon

and Studios by mailing a check for the registration fee to:

Steve Hess

8601 Barkley Street

Overland Park, KS 66212

2012 CREATIVE WORKSHOPS

2012-01-11T21:18:00.000-08:00

Hypertufa Container

Get a taste of working withthe amazing Medium of hypertuffa.

Cast a plant container in a take homemold.

Choose one of these dates:

Saturday, February 25 10:00am-12:00 noon

Sunday, March 4 1:30pm-3:30 pm

Thursday, April 19 7:00pm-9:00 pm

Registerby emailing your selection to summersgarden@everestkc.net and secure your spot in the CreativeWorkshops

andStudios by mailing a check for the registration fee to:

SteveHess

8601 Barkley Street

OverlandPark, KS 66212

2012 CREATIVE WORKSHOPS

2012-01-11T12:32:00.000-08:00

4-Piece Concrete Wall Plaque

Carve and cast a 4-piece concretegarden

wall plaque. Suitable for inside or out.

Choose one of these dates:

Saturday, February 25 1:30pm-3:30 pm

Saturday, March 10 1:30pm-3:30 pm

Sunday, April 1 1:30pm-3:30pm

Registerby emailing your selection to summersgarden@everestkc.net and secure your spot in the CreativeWorkshops

andStudios by mailing a check for the registration fee to:

SteveHess

8601 Barkley Street

OverlandPark, KS 66212

2012 CREATIVE WORKSHOPS

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Humorous Garden Gnome Plant Stand

Learn to sculpt with concreteand hypertufa. You’ll

take home a plant stand featuringthe head of a gnarly

garden gnome sure to become aconversation piece!

They’re great for holdingjack-o-lantrerns on Halloween too!

Choose one of these dates:

Sunday, February 26 1:30pm-3:30 pm

Sunday, March 11 1:30pm-3:30 pm

Thursday, April 12 7:00pm-9:00 pm

Registerby emailing your selection to summersgarden@everestkc.net and secure your spot in the CreativeWorkshops

andStudios by mailing a check for the registration fee to:

SteveHess
8601 Barkley Street
OverlandPark, KS 66212

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

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Merry Christmas

from

From the Summer's Garden

PROJECT MEXICO DONATION

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Through the funds generated by the sale Bill Jones' handmade Soaps and Cremes at our Here Comes Santa Claus event, we were able to make a $935.00 donation to St. Innocent Orphanage and Project Mexico. During the month of December, a generous benefactor has offered to match any donation...that means the orphanage will really get $1870.00! Click here to check out the great work being done for kids at Project Mexico.

HYPERTUFA PROJECT-GRAPELEAF FOUNTAIN

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Brenda and her husband grow grapes for Kansas vintners. She has participated in several Hypertufa Studios and made lots of cool stuff. Her latest piece is this stunning grape and leaf fountain. She used a large and small wedge form for the base and upper fountain piece. Then she cast real grape leaves and sculpted the bunches of grapes from concrete as ornaments. The pump in the bottom, pumps water up into the upper unit where it trickles out of a hole among the grapes on each of the four sides. Awesome!

SANTA, SANTA, SANTA!

2011-12-03T19:58:00.001-08:00

Santa Claus came and joyfully reigned over the festivities at our Here Comes Santa Claus event. For some reason, he was especialy fond of this stake!

Santa was busy handing out homemade brown sugar taffy, and awarding drawing prizes to lucky guests...and of course, he was always ready with a Christmas riddle or two!

FINAL WEEKEND OF HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS

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Come check out the new handmade paper cat, dog, and angel baskets!

The sale runs 10 AM to 6 PM each day, Friday through Sunday.

Be sure not to miss the wine and dip tasting Saturday 1 PM to 4 PM!

And...

Santa Claus is really coming!

FINAL WEEKEND FOR HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS!

2011-11-29T09:34:00.001-08:00

There Goes Santa Claus!

This coming weekend will be the last for our HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS retail event. You'll want to stop by one more time just to take advantage of the deals and goodies in store this weekend. There are still plenty of unique gift ideas you won't want to miss.

OPEN: Thursday 4:00-9:00

Friday: 10:00-6:00

Saturday: 10:00-6:00

Sunday: 10:00-6:00

-Santa will be here on Saturday afternoon from 1:00-4:00 sharing homemade taffy, shooting fun candid photos and running the afternoon's drawings, one every half hour!

-Kim Matthews will be serving wine

and selling her whimsical Bottle Babes

to help you dress your bottle up right for the season.

-Nina Ward will be sharing recipes and taste samples promoting her gourmet dips, perfect for holiday entertaining.

HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS HANDMADE PAPER

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These are our brand new handmade paper ornaments for 2011. They are made of recycled paper pulp that we've cast in original plaster molds. When dry the pulp ornament is coated with gesso which gives it a porcelain-like finish and then each is handpainted.

Here Comes Santa Claus Garland

Here Comes Santa Picks

This happy Santa is also new this year.

ANGEL SEED ORNAMENTS

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From the Summer’s Garden

Holiday Seed Ornament Sets

There are two fun groups of seed ornaments available this year:

The first is a glittery set of Crazy Angels and the second is a Folk Angel set. Hang them to celebratethe holidays or use as gift trims. In spring, break intopieces and plant in your garden for a bee and butterflyborder of mixed annuals including pinks, cosmos,

poppies and cornflowers. Happy Growing!

HOLIDAY TOTEM STAKE

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Dimitri casting the "Be Merry" totem component.

This is our jollygroup of holiday totem components, individual stones that allow you to buildyour own totem stake. The "Be Merry" wrapped present is a newaddition this year. The totemstake allows you to build your own totem and make changes with the seasons.

HOLIDAY SOAPS, SKIN CREMES AND SOAP DISHES

2011-11-21T08:21:00.001-08:00

Bill Jones has made some awesome custom holiday soaps and skin crèmes for Here Comes Santa Claus. All of his handmade soaps are olive oil-based and 100%natural. Merry & Bright’s fragrance is an irresistible holiday arrangementof pomegranate, sparkling citrus, dewberry, blackberry, iris, jasmine, sheermusk, sandalwood, and red cassis.

Night Before Christmas begins with top notes of orange peeland cranberry sauce; flowing nicely into middle notes of cinnamon sticks andfreshly ground cloves; with base notes of evergreen and pinecones.

For fun Bill has created Garden Kaliedescope, an herbscented soap that resembles Broken Glass Jello salad! It is strikingly beautiful.

What would a Holiday sale at From the Summer’s Garden bewithout our signature soapdishes? We have a colorfulselection of Snowflakes and Holly Leaf concrete soap dishes.

HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS Event fun!

2011-11-21T07:55:00.001-08:00

There was plenty of good cheer going around at our Evening for the Senses. Nina Ward had wonderful dishes for sampling featuring her delicious dips made right here in Kansas City.

What would a wine tasting be without Mary Rimman? She sampled a tasty beaujolais, the wine of the season.

Two Hollys were winners of the evening's drawings. Holly above won the large Summer's Garden wreath while the one below took home the entertaining bundle of gifts.

Rebecca won the custom-made red elf stepping stone. It will help her greet her holiday vistiors this season.

HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS-Evening for the Senses

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HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS

Special Event

Evening for the Senses

Thursday, November 17
4:00-9:00pm

Come join us at our Evening for the Senses where you cantaste regional wines with Mary Rimann from Rimann Liquors and sample dips madeby Nina Ward from Kansas City Gourmet. Kim Matthews from Her Majesty's WineCloset will have great ways to dress up your wine bottles for theHolidays. For your nose we havewonderfully scented votive candles by Lori Woods from 5 B& Co. Candlemakersand handmade soaps and skin cremes by Bill Jones in matching scents. We'll be holding a drawing for free stuff every half hour and there are plenty of specials, good only during this event.

Wine Tasting with Mary Rimann

Her Majesty's Wine Closet Bottle Babes

Handmade Soaps and Skin Cremes by Bill Jones

5B&Co. Candlemakers Custom Votive Candles

Dips by Kansas City Gourmet

HOLIDAY TOTEM STAKE

2011-11-12T20:16:00.001-08:00

This is our jolly group of holiday totem components, individual stones that allow you to build your own totem stake. New this year is the "Be Merry" wrapped present.

NEW CURVED TUFA PLANTER AND VOTIVE HOLDER

2011-11-12T20:04:00.001-08:00

This curved hypertufa planter, with notches in either end, is a nice mid-sized planter. It makes a stunning container for a large indoor arrangement and works especialy well when planted with a backbone of grasses accented with cold hardy annuals such as pansies and violas. Matching the planter's shape, we have a unique multiple votive holder made from hypertufa which is also usable indoors or out.

HOLIDAY SOAPS, SKIN CREMES AND SOAP DISHES

2011-11-12T19:56:00.001-08:00

Bill Jones has made some awesome custom holiday soaps and skin crèmes for Here Comes Santa Claus. His handmade soaps are oliveoil-based and 100% natural.

Merry & Bright’s fragrance is an irresistibleholiday arrangement of pomegranate, sparkling citrus, dewberry, blackberry,iris, jasmine, sheer musk, sandalwood, and red cassis.

Night Before Christmas begins with top notes of orange peeland cranberry sauce; flowing nicely into middle notes of cinnamon sticks andfreshly ground cloves; with base notes of evergreen and pinecones.

For fun Bill has created Garden Kaliedescope, an herb scentedsoap that resembles Broken Glass Jello salad! It isstrikingly beautiful.

What would a Holiday sale at From the Summer’s Garden bewithout our signature soap dishes? We have a colorful selection of Snowflakesand Holly Leaf concrete soap dishes the year.

HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS

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See what's in store for 2011!

http://youtu.be/X0BJcIGADkk

CLEVER GIRL, CLEVER ORNAMENTS!

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Karen Skillett has reduced her popular magnetic messageboard format and created ornaments you can personalize by adding your own photos using her fun and colorful millefioremagnets. It’s so easy and looks great.

This little metal tree on a stand comes with millefiore ornaments that are also magnets. It allows you to display photos as well.

MEMORIAL PETS BY PAULA HAYEK

2011-11-10T18:39:00.001-08:00

Paula Hayek is definitely an animal lover knows what a pet owner has to endure when a favorite furry friend passes. Echo, her beloved cat, passed away this year. In memory of Echo, Paula created a plush caricature of her cat sporting a heart-shaped pocket that holds mementos. She will create one for your pet too! Order forms are available at our Holiday Retail Event,Here Comes Santa Claus.

Paula's whimsical birds are a hit for holiday decorating.

GUEST ARTIST- KEVIN CARLYLE

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Kevinstarted shooting photos of landscapes, people and still lifes as a hobby whilein college. He enjoys creating macroprints of flowers. Several years ago he learned an interesting techniquefor shooting photos of very small things ending with large close-up images.None of his macro photos are cropped or modified in any manner from the originalphoto. Kevin’s work hasbroad color appeal and the images of well known flowers are presented in afresh, almost abstract manner.

GUEST ARTIST- ROBIN MACKINTOSH

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Robin loves to make things...

it all startswith jewelry, but sometimes a brooch idea becomes a wall piece...sometimesearring ideas make better lamps...so she has expanded her horizons, you could sayshe makes ornamentation for the body and home...Robin also has thepleasure of being a member of Eclectics, the artists co-op...could life be anysweeter?

GUEST ARTIST - ANN DAHL

2011-11-06T07:38:00.000-08:00

It is fun to see artin most everything Ann sees. She has been recycling license plates for yearsand finds great joy in putting word signs together. It bringshappiness and inspiration to others. Ann has added letter key chains and bracelets all recycledfrom used license plates.

HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS OPENS!

2011-11-05T16:01:00.000-07:00

Opening day for Here Comes Santa Claus was filled with excitement as customers made their discoveries among displays of fantastical works in concrete, hypertufa, and recycled paper. Our artists have created a dazzling collection of handmade gifts for you, your home and those on your holiday gift list. Come join us, there is so much to discover!

Debbie is hosting Thanksgiving at her home in the Flint Hills. She custom-ordered these wonderful large scale hypertufa troughs to hold plantings of assorted prairie grassses. They will provide a stunning display as guests look out across her large back patio. While these are big, they are much lighter in weight than a concrete planter. Because they are still curing and still held quite a bit of water weight, it took Connor, Frank and me to get them loaded into the pick-up truck.

This signature wreath will greet you when you come to visit our garden studio retail event. Nathan and I made it from boxwood, amaranth, soldago, ageratum, celosia, strawflowers and sedum- all harvested from the autumn garden.

NEW- GARDEN STEPPING STONES

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Inpired by prehistoric cave painting images, these horses will gallop through your garden.

Two sizes of mosaic sun stones will add a touch of sparkle to the garden path, a classic icon for the garden.

"Let there be Peace on Earth" is the message on this new MAILABLE stepping stone. This stone will be featured along with our hanging leaf water basins and bird/leaf platters in a display of items that all fit into the medium-sized shipping box of the US Postal Service. You can mail this box anywhere with anything inside for only $10.95.

GUEST ARTIST - JEANNE ELMER

2011-10-21T06:41:00.000-07:00

Jeanne’s art isinspired by all things miniature, childhood memories and by the art of JosephCornell. She loves creating tiny alternate realities, captured and preservedbehind glass. Gathering what she calls “little’s”, gleaned from estate salesand flea markets, Jeanne re-assembles them and displays them in small metalboxes made with lead-free solder. Each piece is one-of-a-kind and, as withCornell’s work, her pieces create a magical dream like effect. The pendantnecklaces can be housed in their shrine boxes for display when the necklace isnot being worn.

NEW! FUSED GLASS STAR STAKE

2011-10-19T09:39:00.000-07:00

John Cain, one of our newestartists, collaborated with me on this snazzy fused glass starstake. The glass star ornament dangles in the center of thestake adding interesting movement. For added interest and night appeal,this stake caneasily be wrapped with small white lights.

GUEST ARTIST- NINA WARD

2011-10-19T09:34:00.000-07:00

Greetings from Nina Ward! She wasborn and raised in the Midwest and travels a lot going to festivals and craftsshows selling my Gourmet Cheese Dips. She loves to dance, cook, garden and takein a good movie. Nina will be sampling hergourmet dips at the Here Comes Santa Claus retail event. She will be herein person at our Evening for the Senses on Thursday, November 17 from 4-9 pm. Don't miss this...these dipsare amazing!

FUN HOLIDAY STAKES

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Tired of those blow-up outdoor holiday decorations?

Try something new this year and save energy! These

whimsical holiday tree and gift stakes can easily be

positioned anywhere you want. They will quickly

dress up your porch and entrance way. Be Merry!

GUEST ARTIST- GLENDA FLANAGAN

2011-10-19T09:16:00.001-07:00

Glenda is acity girl who fell in love with wonderful country spaces. When she isnot canning and making jelly, you can find her in the studio trying outdifferent art supplies. Fabricdying and weaving have consumed her free time this year. After teaching art for many years, sheis adding sparkle to her life finding out just exactly who she wants to be whenshe grows up!

HERE COMES SANTA STAKE

2011-10-19T09:16:00.000-07:00

This holiday season is all about the jolly man in the

red suit at From the Summer’s Garden. Here Comes

Santa Claus is the theme of our 2011 Holiday Retail

Event and this Santa stake is sure to be front and center.

It’ll make a snappy outdoor decoration for your holiday

celebrations. Here Comes Santa Claus at From the Summer’s Garden is open 10-6 Friday, Saturday and Sunday every
weekend in November and the first weekend in December.

GUEST ARTIST - SOUTH 20 STUDIOS

2011-10-19T08:14:00.000-07:00

You can always expect anodd and eclectic mixture ofone-of-a-kind original art from South 20 Studios. Instead of just onelittle garden monkey, which was a hit at our spring retail event, you will find a whole tree of mischievousgarden monkeys. Pieces made from found objects and recycled car metal will alsobe featured, along with exquisite mosaicsculptures. S20S follows an intuitive voice when creating art and has an affection forfound, scrap, salvage, and discarded materials. It is all about re-invention, the thrill of exploring new mediums and crossing boundaries. Bring it on!

NEW: LIGHTED SANTA AND SNOWMAN TREES

2011-10-15T12:06:00.000-07:00

These lighted santa and snowman trees make great holiday decorations in side or out. Since they have a face on both sides, they greet you coming and going to they are especially nice on your porch step or stairway landing.

Nathan is casting the heads with a new mixture we've developed to makethe finished items less heavy. We call it Concrete Lite and it incorporates...what else?... recycled paper pulp!

Connor has become proficient in mixing the colors and applying paint to make these figures come alive.

The Santa and Snowman heads are "outdoorable" and can be incorporated into your holdiay decoratoing inside or out!

GUEST ARTIST - JOHN CAIN

2011-10-15T11:55:00.000-07:00

John is a talented new glass artist joining us this year.

We are excited to have this former student of Lizz Dorgan’s who has fallen hard for the fused glass technique. John will feature exciting fine art and functional and pieces at our Holiday Retail Event. John is also a great collaborator and has made a candy cane striped star for one of my new gardfen stakes.

NEW: MINI-MESSAGE STAKES

2011-10-15T11:44:00.000-07:00

Our inspiring mini-message stakes are a customer favorite and they have begun sending in ideas for new ones. These three stakes are a response to requests from our customers and are less light-hearted than usual. The circle of life continually confronts us with blessings and challenges. These stakes serve to inspireand uplift as we meet the challenges sent our way.

GUEST ARTIST - ROSE MARIE DAMMANN

2011-10-15T11:32:00.000-07:00

Making handcrafted lampwork beads has become a passion for Rose Marie. She loves making each bead, choosing color combinations and designs, then turning it into jewelry, picking just the right accent beads so that each piece is unique. Her jewelry is fashioned with beads made in her studio and annealed in a kiln for strength and durability. The glass comes from Murano, Italy. Rose Marie uses sterling or Thai silver accent beads, a patented ball and socket closure and glass accent beads. Rose Marie has incorporated felting into her jewelry designs and also makes

charming felted one-of-a-kind pincushions.

GUEST ARTIST - KAREN SKILLETT

2011-10-12T08:42:00.000-07:00

Karen will have plenty of her exquisite polymer clay millefiore jewelry at the retail sales event. She always has invnetive and playful one-of-a-kind pieces. The level of fine detail she is able to capture is amazing.

She will also feature her new collection of hand painted chalkware figures. Lots of Santas, Angels and Snowmen cast from antique chocolate molds.

HERE COMES SANTA'S WORKSHOP

2011-10-12T08:31:00.000-07:00

Make your OWN? What a super idea! Santa face plaque! Mini tree in a pot! Santa ornament! Photo frame ornament! Ho-Ho jingle ornament! Santa bowl! Take this opportunity to paint & put the finishing touches on any of these items for your holiday gift giving.

IT IS AS EASY AS 1-2-3 AND YOU'RE DONE!

GUEST ARTIST - FRANK MANGIARACINA

2011-10-12T08:19:00.000-07:00

Frank has been using exotic woods to create one-of-a-kind woodcrafts for over 20 years. He uses beautiful woods including Lacewood, Wenge, Bubinga, Bird’s Eye Maple, Rosewood and Purpleheart in his designs because these woods have the grain and color that will create the richest and most beautiful finished product. Frank’s aim is to create pieces that are both beautiful and functional, crafting household items such as candleholders, tea chests, recipe boxes and a variety of jewelry storage and display pieces. His pieces are a delight to use and display in your home and to give as a gift.

ITS PARTY TIME!

2011-10-12T08:13:00.000-07:00

Welcome your holiday guests with tasty gourmet dips served on fused glass platters. All made right here in Kansas City…and available at our holiday sale event.

These fused glass snack and cheese plates are tied up with ribbon and a cheese spreader to look like a Christmas present. Made by glass artist, John Cain, these are just one of many different formats he will be offering this year.

Nina Ward of Kansas City Gourmet will have her unique dips for sale and they are just the thing you need for your upcoming entertaining. Something new and different is what you'd like for your guests. Nina will be present at our Evening for the Senses Party on Thursday, November 17. Come join us for a fun shopping experience with lots to do!

GUEST ARTIST - LINDA MALONEY

2011-10-12T08:03:00.000-07:00

Linda has fallen in love working with resin! The yummy colors and tactile feeling of the beads makes each project enjoyable. The colors are bright and cheery and will add pizazz to your winter wardrobe. Wear one necklace at a time or wear in multiples.

HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS- Winter Wonderland

2011-10-07T11:21:00.000-07:00

Anticipate & embrace the beauty of that first snow with “gift” and “tree” garden stakes. Await Santa’s visit with “Here Comes Santa” garden stakes and Santa porch pots . Light the night with lighted bottle trees. You find a whole selection of great lighted and non-lighted solutions for outdoor holdiay decorating.

GUEST ARTIST- LISA FREEMAN

2011-10-07T10:39:00.000-07:00

Gratitude is her attitude…and she hopes it shows in her work. Whether it is in wall quilts of assorted fibers & notions, or block printed cards or wall plaques, Lisa tries her best to embrace all the positives in our lives. Among her hubby, her kids, and her work in youth ministry, her artwork flourishes…she has so much to be grateful for. Life is good!

Lisa has prepared a whole new offering of inpsirational word blocks. These colorful messages integrate easily into your home and make meaningul gifts too!

Lisa Freeman soaringhogs@sbcglobal.net (913) 649-674

"MAILABLES"

2011-10-05T07:21:00.000-07:00

Convenience is a necessity in our busy…no…frantic lives. With the UPSP prepaid mailing boxes as inspiration, consider the peace stone, the hanging leaf water basin, or the bird/leaf water basin as the perfect EASY gift idea this year.

HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS!

2011-10-04T19:24:00.000-07:00

“Made in the USA” featured at HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS

2011-10-04T19:09:00.000-07:00

Hand-made works by artists in the KC metro are the cornerstone of this holiday sale event. Our artists have brought in mini-message garden stakes, wreaths of this year’s dried herb & flower harvest, and Santas galore! Find some sass in a wooden wall plaque or inspiration in a funky key fob. And…angels are everywhere!

HYPERTUFA 9- THE LAST STUDIO FOR THE SEASON

2011-09-25T20:01:00.000-07:00

Weekend weather was dandy and this group finished off the 2011 Studio season with plenty of flash n 'dash.

They really got into the hand mixing of the hypertufa- a real flurry of activity...and a pretty good workout too!

Joan brought an elephant ear leaf ...

...and cast it as a water basin.

A large single leaf can be very dramatic...

...but smaller leaves arranged in a chasing pattern also make a pleasing water basin.

Brenda, an advanced tufaf-maker, made an awesome two-part fountain. Here she is touching up a bunch of grapes she sculpted from concrete for the upper portion of the fountain. Water will pour out of a whole drilled near the bunch of grapes on each of the four sides. I'll be sure to post shots of this fountain when she completes her project.

Marsha begins packing hypertufa into her box mold.

Jo completes the top edge which must be packed hard and finished well to withstand repeated lifting and planting.

Ann added a scalloped detail to her planter edge using a cardboard paper towl tube.

Deanna hammered small flat stones vertically into the edge of her planter.

Hand-sculpted stepping stones featuring several mosaic techniques.

MEMORIAL STONE

2011-09-23T14:42:00.000-07:00

A group of mothers got together and had us make this memorial stepping stone for one of their friends and fellow teachers. She lost her baby to SIDS last year. I can remember reading this book to my kids, from which this excerpt came, ...could never make it through without getting a lump in my throat.

HYPERTUFA STUDIO 8

2011-09-11T18:20:00.000-07:00

This week the group spent extra time making their stepping stones...

...Janet made a mosaic angel using one of my stones as inspiration.

Pat made a butterfly with sections she planned to paint later.

We also had a dog, a cat and I couldn't resist making an elf getting ready for our upcoming holiday retail event, Here Comes Santa Claus!

Kystal used large blue marbles for eyes on her grot...

...and Marilyn added more teeth to her grot's mouth.
These will be ready to go for Halloween fun!

Sheryl brought some metal leaves she purchased at a garagre sale and arranged them into a wreath on the front of her box planter. This is a great idea...I may have to try this myself!

STILL ROOM IN LAST 2 STUDIOS OF THE SEASON!

2011-08-30T12:25:00.000-07:00

Hypertufa Studios

The Hypertufa Studio offers a collaborative experience where you learn to make Steve’s “green” version of HYPERTUFA, a mixture of cement and other earth-friendly materials. It is a fascinating medium with great creative potential. You will mix, mold and sculpt concrete and hypertufa into unique and functional garden art including planters, platters, bird baths, stepping stones…if you can imagine it, we’ll try to make it! Most participants happily take home 4-5 finished items from the two-day session. Each is made up of a Saturday and Sunday morning from 9:00-12:00. Cost for this studio is $75.00 .

SCHEDULE:

September 10/11

September 24/25

Call Steve at 913-579-5395 to sign up!.

HYPERTUFA 6

2011-08-28T11:54:00.000-07:00

Nathan demonstrates how to cast leaves with concrete. Charlotte takes what she's learned and casts her squash leaves.

Everyone casts individual leaves and a grouping of leaves which becomes a wonderful leaf water basin for the birds.

Sigird's grot sports lots of wire embellsihments and even broken mirror teeth!

Handsculpted Stepping Stones

HANGING WATER BASIN- MAKE YOUR OWN!

2011-08-24T09:59:00.000-07:00

It is a wonderful thing to watch birds bathing and playing in water features around the garden. During hot summer days providing available water for birds in your garden is a lifesaver. I am amazed at how frequently they make use of anything containing water. Place it near a window so you can easily watch how much they will enjoy your gift of water. You can make your own simple cast leaf water basin for the birds in your garden. We will also have them for sale at our upcoming Holiday Retail Event in November and December.

Here’s what you’ll need:

-a scrap of heavy plastic

-8- to 10 cups damp sand

-1 large , heavily veined leaf. Squash and rhubarb are perfect for

this. Whatever leaf you use, make sure it is at least 12 –14 inches

across.

-4, one-inch long screws

-1 bag Quick Crete sand mix concrete

-plastic mixing pail and trowel

-wire or treated cord for hanging

-exterior latex paint

Here’s what you do:

Spread the plastic over your working surface and mound the damp sand into a pile with a high point in the center.

Lay the large leaf over the sand with the heavily-veined backside facing up. Smooth the leaf on the sand so it is spread out to it’s full size and is humped as an over-turned bowl.

Carefully open the bag of sand mix . I like to stand the bag up on one end. In this way, I open the top end and remove only what I will use for this project, saving the rest for later. Measure about 8 cups of the sand mix into your mixing pail. Add small amounts of water and mix with the trowel until you have a nice thick concrete mixture that is similar to clay. Remember: add water slowly and in small amounts. You cannot proceed with runny concrete.

“Frost” the leaf with the thick concrete mix to a thickness of 3/4” to 1”. Bring the concrete up to 1/8” of the leaf edge but do not surpass the leaf. .Use the trowel to smooth the mixture so it looks like an overturned bowl because that is exactly what it will become!

Stick a screw 3/4 of and inch into the edge of the cast leaf at four points equi-distant from one another. These will serve as the attachments for hanging the water bowl.

Clean up your tools with plenty of water using the hose in the garden. Never use your sink for this purpose.

Allow your project to set overnight. The next day it will be hard enough for you to clean up and finish the project.

Carefully lift your cast leaf from the mound of sand. Sometimes the real leaf will peel right off but most of the time it likes to stick to the concrete for a couple of days. By then it will have turned brown and flake right off. Clean loose material and sand from the edges with a paint brush or small broom. Allow the cleaned leaf bowl to cure for two days. During this time it will gain strength to withstand the final step.

If you want to paint your leaf dish, use exterior latex paint at this point and allow to dry. Attach a length of wire or treated cord to each of the four screws and bring together into a knot for hanging. Place in an appropriate location, fill it with water and start watching the birds!

THE BEST OF TIMES...THE WORST OF TIMES...

2011-08-15T19:29:00.000-07:00

Blaze, Tori, Davey, Nathan and Emily

These are our 5 talented studio assistants who are some of the finest young men and women I know. Today after work we spent a fun time together churning homemade ice cream and topped it with my sister's awesome dark chocolate sauce. I am honored and blessed to have these people working at From the Summer's Garden and appreciate their hard work and dedication to good craftsmanship and laughter.

With the onset of fall we are soothed with abundant rainfall and cooler temperatures. Hopefully the scorching dry heat of summer is finished devastating our gardens. At the same time a chapter is ending for Davey, Tori and Blaze. We celebrated their contributions at From the Summer's Garden today and wish them the best of times as they leave us for college.

HYPERTUFA 5

2011-08-07T19:41:00.000-07:00

Brannon and Logan are brothers who joined us for the studio and did a fantastic job. These guys had some great ideas...

...like a guitar pick and baseball stepping stone.

Diane is very good at packing this tufa mold. Note how nicely her finished piece has come out of the mold.

Brannon shows he can do the job just as well, while Logan gives his Grot some dental attention.

Diane's beautiful natural leaf-edged water basin

Grandma Sue gives Brannon a hand attaching leaves to his platter.

HYPERTUFA STUDIO 4

2011-07-31T18:58:00.000-07:00

Susan found a broccoli leaf in the garden and we cast it along with our other projects. The detail captured in concrete is amazing. Susan plans to use this cast leaf as a serving platter for olives and cheese! We will have a variety of these available at our Holiday Retail Event, Here Comes Santa Claus, coming in November.

Kara and Bruce took the studio together but created separate projects. Both proved to be very able craftspeople and turned out some really nice stepping stones, water basins and planters.

Jessie and Susan add the finishing touches on their sculpted Grot heads. "Grot" is a Danish term for a gnome and gardeners in Denmark love to bury them so they appear to be emerging from the earth. The gnome is a symbol of good fortune and boy do we need some good fortune to make it through this terrible heat wave!

Freshly made stepping stones.

ADD INTEREST TO YOUR GARDEN PATHS

2011-07-28T20:41:00.000-07:00

Your garden pathway visually and functionally directs viewers through your garden. Adding plant interest here and there along the way helps to integrate the pathway hardscape with the plants in the garden. If you have an area in your garden that has a path or sitting area that is comprised of stone, brick or some other material that is not held in place with mortar, you can leave gaps between your paving material in which to have low-growing groundcovers. Most of the plants you will use should be creepers that spread easily. These low-growing plants work equally well in “stones with holes”, stepping-stones with an interior space made specifically for this purpose.

Johnny Jump-Ups

Here are some good pathway plants for our growing area.

Sweet Alyssum Lobularia maritima

Moss Rose Portulaca grandiflora

All Thymes, especially Creeping and Common

Johnny Jump Ups Viola cornuta

Star Cushion Dianthus gratianopolitanus

Low-Growing Sedums

Creeping Speedwell Veronica repens

Creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia

Chocolate Chip Bugleweed Ajuga reptans

Pennyroyal Hedeoma pulegoides

Black Mondo Grass Ophiopogon planiscapus Nigrescens

Dichondra micrantha.

My favorite for planting in and among walkways is Dichondra micrantha. You may even have one of its trailing cousins, Dichondra Emerald or Silver Falls, growing in one of your container plantings. Dichondra is a warm season ground cover that grows close to the ground. It has broad, almost circular leaves and when clipped low establishes a thick dense carpet. Originally a weed, it is now used in many ground cover situations where normal grasses may not do as well. It has a bright green color with a cushiony feel underfoot. It takes foot traffic better than most of the “stepable” types of plants. The tiny lily pad-shaped leaves are as exquisite to look at, as they are easy to care for. Happy in sun or part shade, this plant reaches just 1 to 2 inches high, remaining neat all year. It spreads readily, with one pound of seed covering 1,000 square feet. The foliage ranges from 1/4- to 1 1/2-inch across, with larger leaves serving as a base for smaller and new foliage. In our area Dichondra is an annual though in warmer areas it performs as a perennial. This is not an issue as it is easily started from seed.

Here's a good source for seed:

1. Park Seed Company

http://www.parkseed.com/gardening/PD/3234/

1-800-845-3369

Dichondra micrantha.

NOW HIRING STUDIO APPRENTICES!

2011-07-17T11:36:00.000-07:00

Now Hiring Studio Apprentices!

Know any 13 or 14- year olds looking for a cool job? We are currently looking for a guy and a girl to begin as studio assistant apprentices to replace our out-going seniors this summer. Email Steve with contacts:

summersgarden@everestkc.net

2011 HYPERTUFA STUDIOS

2011-07-16T15:41:00.001-07:00

Hypertufa Studios

SCHEDULE:

July 30/31

August 6/7

August 27/28

September 3/4

September 10/11

September 24/25

Advanced Hypertufa Studios

The Advanced Hypertufa Studio offers a collaborative experience providing experienced HYPERTUFA makers the opportunity to create special projects of their own or involving advanced techniques building upon knowledge acquired in the Hypertufa Studio. This may include multiple planters coordinated by design, unique water features, garden sculpture and furniture, both functional and aesthetic. Output depends on individual concepts and rate of working. Each session is made up of a Saturday and Sunday morning from 9:00-12:00.Cost for this studio is $75.00 with a $50.00 non-refundable registration Additional costs may result due to special materials or equipment required for specific individual projects.

SCHEDULE:

August 13/14

Hypertufa Lite

Hypertufa Lite offers the chance to get a taste of the process in just one session. You will learn to mix Steve’s “green” hypertufa , make a mold and cast a planter to take home, all in the same three hour session on a Tuesday or Thursday evening. Cost for Hypertufa Lite is $65.00 per session with a $25.00 non-refundable registration.

7:00-10:00 pm Tuesday or Thursday Evenings

SCHEDULE:

Thursday, July 7/21

Tuesday, August 8/16

Thursday, September 9/15

and Studios by sending the registration fee to:

Steve Hess

8601 Barkley Street

Overland Park, KS 66212

2011 HANDMADE PAPER STUDIOS

2011-07-16T15:39:00.001-07:00

Handmade Paper Studio

The Handmade Paper Studio provides the opportunity to explore the art and craft of handmade papermaking using natural elements from the garden and recycled materials. It’s fun to experiment in the creation of beautiful papers and to use them and paper pulp to make bowls, cast ornaments, books and paper mache items. You will not only learn how to make handmade paper, but will also learn to make plaster molds for casting paper pulp. Most participants happily take home 4-5 finished items from the two-day session. Each is made up of a Saturday and Sunday morning from 9:00-12:00. Cost for this studio is $75.00 with a $50.00 non-refundable registration.

Schedule:

August 20/21

September 17/18

Register and secure your spot in the Handmade Paper Studios by sending the registration fee to:

Steve Hess

8601 Barkley Street

Overland Park, KS 66212

HYPERTUFA STUDIO 3

2011-07-10T15:37:00.000-07:00

Really nice stepping stones this time and not one "cowpie" A "cowpie" is our clever term for a pile of cement with a bunch of glass stuck in it!

Stephanie created a unique stone using canning lids. This photo reminds me of the type that made the newspaper during fair days in Wisconsin. Homey and newsy, they usually depicted the aproned house wife showing her prize blue ribbon jam. In 2011, Stephaine's chucked the apron and buys her jam at the grocery store or From the Summer's Garden. She's into making cool things to complement her garden.

Nancy makes her stone "footable", safe to walk on with a barefoot. She's usung a brick to smooth the sharp edges.

Phyllis is an accomplished artist and discovered new ways to use her mosaic skills. Here she cleans up her sculpted sleeping cat stone.

Brenda arranged interesting leaves with deep veining on a sand hump mold. Then applied a layer of thick concrete to capture the leaf texture for her leaf platter.

Here's proof that I actually do help mix up the tufa. Usually studio participants are shown doing this hearty task.

Tired, hot, but happy too! Even though the extra warm weather can be uncomfortable, it is perfect HYPERTUFA-making weather.

HYPERTUFA 2

2011-06-26T14:56:00.000-07:00

Ah, sweet summer in eastern Kansas, windy, stormy pouring rain one minute then cool, muggy, humid... unberable but still...fun! It was a steamy weekend and this group rose to the challenge having a great time.

Stepping stone display for this week

You don't know livin' until you experience a tuffa studio!

Sue watches how to make nice big nostrils on her grot.

Her placement of the different varieties of leaves created a beautiful desgin ready for casting.

Thea carefully arranged anise hyssop leaves to create her platter.

ADVANCED HYPERTUFA- COOL STUFF!

2011-06-15T07:17:00.000-07:00

The Advancerd Tufa studio provides the opportunity for you to make exactly what you want. All three of these pros came with an idea in mind and went home with some exciting pieces.

Dorothy wanted some interesting larger-scaled planters. She made these awesome cone planters in various sizes. They can be placed in mettal stands or placed in the ground for a dramtaic display.

They are even cool lying on their sides, seeming to

spill their contents into the garden.

Elaine created an egg-shaped sculpture as the centerpiece for her fountain. The pipe for the water runs up through the center of the egg.

She also made a circular basin to showcase the sculpture and to serve as the water reservoir.

Judy made a multiple piece sculpture to rest on a
wedge base featuring mosaic glass gems.

FIRST HYPERTUFA STUDIO OF THE SUMMER!

2011-06-05T16:26:00.000-07:00

The weather was warm and sunny, perfect for the first Hypertufa Studio of the summer. Here the group is packing fresh hypertufa into molds that will become thier gnome heads.

Handmade and very unique garden stepping stones.

Jean puts a layer of hypertufa onto her leaf platter. This layer will add support to the thinner conrete layer which captures the patterns in the leaves she used in her mold.

Kitty removes leaf material from her concrete casting.

Mary's stepping stone featured three billiard balls. This was fitting since her last name is "Billiard".

Packinbg box molds with Hypertufa.

Our innovation this summer is to cut mouth and eye forms from foam. These are placed in the pail when casting the gnome or grot head. When the head form is removed from the mold, the foam pieces pop out forming the megative spaces for the eyes and mouth of the sculpture. Much easier than carving these holes from a solid block of tufa!

MEMORIAL WEEKEND

2011-05-28T07:15:00.000-07:00

Have a relaxing and enjoyable Memorial weekend !

GARDENING IS GOOD FOR YOU ON MEMORIAL WEEKEND!

2011-05-24T20:28:00.000-07:00

WINE AND DIP PARTY SHINES AT GARDENING IS GOOD FOR YOU

2011-05-21T22:33:00.000-07:00

SHINE is exactly what the sun did for our

WINE AND DIP PARTY

featuring Wines from Rimann Liquor

and dips by Nina Ward.

It was a beautiful day, everyone was feelin' fine

and the garden exploded with blossoms.

Mary enjoys the chance to introduce an interesting

new family of wines. She is sampling Happy Camper
wine featuring an Airstream Trailer on the lable.

A chatty guy sporting a wine shirt tries out one of

Howard Huggins' custom made Bistro chairs. It's so

comfortable, he may be sitting there still.

WINE AND DIP PARTY AT GARDENING IS GOOD FOR YOU!

2011-05-17T20:27:00.000-07:00

2011 FROM THE SUMMER'S GARDEN GRADUATES

2011-05-16T20:39:00.000-07:00

Davey, Tori and Blaze, our three senior Studio Assistants, graduate this week from Shawnee Mission South High School. Best wishes to these three great people as they begin their college careers. Go class of 2011!

FESTIVE FLAG STAKE

2011-05-14T19:57:00.000-07:00

Robin Mackintosh had some free time waiting for customers to check out at our Spring Retail Event. I gave her some brushes, paints in our spring color palette and some recycled canvas from another project. She had a ball painting stripes and dots and then took the fabric home and came up with these really fun outdoor garden flags which just happen to fit our new flag stakes perfectly!

These flag stakes are versatile and can be used to announce special events, highlight a spot in your garden or help create a festive atomosphere for an outdoor celebration.

MOTHER'S DAY- BEAUTIFUL DAY TO BE OUTSIDE!

2011-05-09T11:09:00.000-07:00

Tori grabbed the camera during out sales event on Mother's Day and captured her fellow studio assistants hard at work.

Nathan and Davey are putting the finishing touches on the last of the sample quilt gardens. We have five unique gardens created to give people ideas on ways to use our Quilt Garden Stone Collection.

Emily and Tori usually are hard at work in the outside painting studio in the back. This weekend they were front and center, busy painting quilt stones and other items at the direction of customers. People love to choose their colors and watch as their purchases are custom painted. Emily is finishing up the hanging pieces of a garden stabile sculpture ordered by a customer.

Meanwhile, artist Karen Skillett was busy helping customers put the finishing touches on their gifts for Mom. Karen just completed this new combination of millefore jewelry freshly available to you at our Spring Retail Event, Gardening is Good for You!

KAREN SKILLETT GARDEN GNOMES

2011-05-08T09:35:00.000-07:00

A garden gnome has been a popular garden accessory since they first appeared in Germany in the 1800s. They were considered to be symbols of good luck when placed in the hame and garden. While a garden is the most likley place for a gnome, they are also appropriate indoors. Karen casst these small gnomes from antique chocolate molds and hand paints each to brighten up your home or indoor fairy garden. Antique dogs and angels are also part of her collection.

MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND

2011-05-06T20:10:00.000-07:00

We’re all decked out for Mother’s

Day, inside and out! Planters, stones,

stakes, garlands and plaques with hearts,

birds, flowers, butterflies and bees.

Choose two handmade soaps, a skin crème

and two votive candles of your choice.

Pop them into the purse gift box.

Makes a perfect Mother’s Day gift

for only $15.00 Come visit

From the Summer’s Garden

this weekend!

OPENING WEEKEND- BRISK AND BUSY!

2011-05-03T10:38:00.000-07:00

This coming weekend promises to be beautiful and we'll have lots of great gifts for Mother's Day. Bring Mom to the garden and have some fun!

This garden monkey from South 20 Studios swung from arch to arch and ended up in a customers arms. What a hoot!

The weather was brisk and just right for a lighted fire pit by Scott Feemster.

GARDENING IS GOOD FOR YOU SALE TIMES AND DATES

2011-04-30T04:45:00.000-07:00

GARDEN STABILES

2011-04-19T21:34:00.000-07:00

Hypertufa is an amazingly versatile medium, most commonly used to make trouoghs and planters. With proper construction, it serves as an excellent medium for sculpture as well. These fun Garden Stabiles will actually move in the breeze adding kinetic excitment to your garden.

LARGE GARDEN STABILE

SMALL GARDEN STABILE

UPDATED FACE PLAQUE SERIES

2011-04-19T21:25:00.000-07:00

Our concrete Face Plaque series has been given an update this season. You can choose between a warm or a cool color palette or even mix the two of them. They make an impact inside or outside of your home. These photos show the series in the cool color palette.