Building with flagstone is both a skill and an art form. Installing flagstone veneer for a walkway is not quite as straightforward a job as laying tile or brick. The installer is working with lots of variables such as shape and thickness of the block and maintaining a level without what I call “toe stumpers” (or little protrusions that catch the front end of a shoe).
Archive for February, 2010
Building a flagstone walkway and garden entrance
Posted in plant and garden how to, writer's discussion, tagged flagstone, flagstone walkway, garden entrance, walkway design on February 28, 2010 | 7 Comments »
A February 20 walk through a north Georgia garden
Posted in plant and garden how to, Uncategorized, writer's discussion, tagged A walk in the garden, early spring garden on February 21, 2010 | 2 Comments »
A February 20 walk through a north Georgia garden A February 20 walk through the garden. I was working on a rock project for a lady who is one of the best plant people ever. It was the first really beautiful day after a rather difficult winter and I went for a walk through the mountain garden [...]
Zen and the art of crape myrtle pruning
Posted in plant and garden how to, writer's discussion, tagged how to prune a crape myrtle, pruning crape myrtles, zen and the art of crape myrtle pruning. on February 14, 2010 | 11 Comments »
Zen and the art of crape myrtle pruning. Of all the questions I am asked about landscaping and gardening, I think most frequently asked is about how to prune crape myrtles. While thinking about the complex answer to this question, I have come up with the idea that we should talk about “shaping” the plant [...]
What to use for an early spring garden
Posted in Boys and Girls Club vegetable garden, plant and garden how to, tagged early vegetables, growing English peas, planting carrots, when to plant early vegetables, when to plant spinach on February 5, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Planting an Early Spring Garden. I had been wondering about the right time to plant for early spring at the Boys and Girls club’s vegetable garden. That was when I ran across my friend Farrell the painter. Farrell is one of those careful craftsmen who can do things like paint trim without masking tape or [...]
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