We use natural stone for our water features almost exclusively. Our signature three basalt column feature contains some heavy rock – heavy enough that our guys can barely wrestle them into place without resorting to machinery. But what if you’re not six feet tall, 200 pounds, strong and able bodied? What if you have limited [...]
Rain chains (‘Kusari doi’ in Japanese) offer a highly attractive and unique alternative to traditional downspouts. They are hung from the corners of your roof or canal to guide the flow of water into large barrels to catch the water from the roof for household purposes and gardening. They have been used for hundreds of [...]
Having a water feature doesn’t always involve having an actual pond. Dish stones are a fantastic way of bringing water into your garden. Pictured on the right is a stone that’s fed by a bamboo spigot. You can take this entire kit home for just $600! If you’re not so taken with the bamboo, there [...]
We’ve just installed a new rain garden at the nursery. A rain garden is a natural or landscaped basin that captures and soaks up water that runs off your roof, driveway, walkway or other hard areas around your home. A rain garden is planted with a variety of trees, shrubs, flowers and plants that can [...]
We are now selling bat boxes from local artist/craftsman John D. Butler of Buckner Enterprises here in Monroe. John hand crafts functional art and log furniture from hand-milled cedar. What is a bat box? It’s a specially designed box that is placed high on a tree or post that provides a little living space for [...]
Although a well designed garden is a work of art in itself, in the last decade more artists and craftsmen have been creating pieces solely for placement in the landscape. This being said, you don’t have to spend a lot of money on a fancy sculpture to incorporate art into your garden. Gardeners have become [...]