Gardens...SERENITY NOW!
I saw this in a (mumbles behind hand) Better Homes and Gardens Magazine
I'll be honest. It's a magazine that I don't usually warm up to. I do not have time to cut my guests' sandwiches into fanciful leaf designs. I do not have much patience with the use of the word "kicky" to describe a painted piece of furniture or a throw pillow.
And the social justice advocate in me cringes at the words Better Homes. Who is determining this "better" of which we speak?
Sorry. Big rant, bigger tangent. Anyway...
Occasionally, BHG provides some pretty pictures of ideas for gardens that I like. I love gardens. One of my favorite memories of trekking across Europe on pennies a day combine TWO of my favorite activities: napping with my head on a backpack in a garden beside an old villa in Verona, Italy. (Wow, was it possible that I paid $9 US a night for a room and meager breakfast in '97? I guess it was because my diary says so. I paid much more than that for rent in the States.)
I am attracted to the stones in this garden picture in a way that I cannot explain. I'm sure our friend Kurt will understand when he sees this picture. The stones do not move and, yet, they imply movement.
I am in a strange mood today. Forgive me.
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Comments
Very nice. Resembles a running stream. I imagine it might be a problem finding hundreds of rocks all the same size, shape, color etc. POPS"30"
Posted by: POPS | September 15, 2004 11:17 AM
They are beautiful stones. I can see why you find them attractive. I like the gardens in their magazine, too, but not necessarily the mag!
Posted by: Sandra | September 15, 2004 1:37 PM
J - You know, if you have a downspout that doesn't go down into a pipe in the ground to get emptied into a street and it's cutting a swath through your landscaping, this would be an excellent way to stylishly control it.
(Of course, I imagine that I need to think about that a lot more here in Oregon than you do in Chicago...)
Posted by: Karl | September 16, 2004 1:46 AM
Hey Jeanne,
Don't apoloqize for BHG, it has greatly improved since my wife's cousin took over as editor. (One of our better "brushes with greatness") Here's your justification for liking it now: Karol used to be the editor of "Traditional Home Magazine" another Meredith publication. She's an Iowa farm girl and a very genuine person. If Karol continues her practices from TH mag her editor's column will often include references to the grandparent's farm and the old craftsman house that stood there.
-Mike
Posted by: Mike in Iowa | September 16, 2004 11:59 AM
I'm with Mike. Ain't nothin' wrong with a little BHG. :) I can feel better about reading that than most of the trash out there on newsstands.
Posted by: Callie | September 16, 2004 9:06 PM
POPS - No prob finding the stones, a good stone supplier will carry hundreds of different stones in a variety of shapes and sizes to suit your needs (or whims). This particular stone is refered to as either River Stone or LaPaz Pebbles (at least at my suppliers). Be prepaired to pay - an 80# bag goes for about $30 and will cover about 4 square feet flat and less as shown in the photo.
Craig
Posted by: Craig | September 16, 2004 9:54 PM
The *best* magazine I've seen about making beautiful, livable homes is "The Inspired House", new at the end of last year. Have you seen it yet? Bimonthly, it is a magazine I read and look at cover-to-cover.
http://www.taunton.com/inspiredhouse/index.asp
Posted by: Jim Jarrett | September 18, 2004 3:30 PM
I think the issue I have with Better Homes is the COST of everything. It used to be so down to earth. But who has $60K to redo ONE ROOM? It's insane. Super unrealistic.
Posted by: gretchen | September 23, 2004 8:30 PM