Crafty things with your garden?

[Rosalind]

Today I did a bunch of pruning, and I have some small-ish saplings that I cut out of an elderly rock wall. The saplings are going to be peeled and made into pyramid-shaped trellises for peas and runner beans.

I also have a LOT of suckers and teeny volunteers that came out of my golden chain tree and my lilac hedges. I was thinking about making baskets out of them (if I remember my Girl Scouts basketweaving techniques correctly), there's never any extra egg/berry/sock/knitting project/soap containers around here.

Do you all do crafty stuff with your garden, other than cook it, compost it or arrange it in a vase? Tell me about your craft projects for your gardens!

 

[miss_thenorth]

I must admit where I am in my life-- I am just making the garden grow, and obtaining enough livestock to produce enough for my family.

I always hold to the fact that someday, after all the basics are taken care of, there will be time for the crafty side of it. I paln on raising rabbits for meat--once that is mastered, I plan on tanning the hides and making crafts. for gardens, I just need to get a good bed established, then grow varieties that I can make crafts from. As for now, it is just the basic. I envy those who can do the crafts right away

(thoughtfully pondering) someday........

 

[beefy]

i take twigs and make a little "fence" around freshly planted plants to keep out marauding chickens. does that count? lol

 

[digitS']

Am I permitted to speak for my Dear Wife? (I play a part in growing the products.

 

[Reinbeau]

Of course you can speak for her, better yet, get her to sign up, too! Lovely wreath, and I love the multicolored corn!

 

[hsm5grls]

Digits,
your wife is very talented that is abeautiful wreath, those are very expensive to buy at the store.
I plan to plant gourds this year and see what kind of crafts the girls and I come up with. I am sure we will make a few bird houses out of them. We will have to see how they grow and then decide what to make with them from there.

 

[Hencackle]

That's a beautiful wreath....your wife is talented. I see Nigella (Love-in-a-Mist) in it, that's one of my favorite flowers.

I have a dried flower arrangement in an antique mason jar that consists of Nigella, river oats, strawflower, goldenrod, and a couple of blue hydrangea blooms from my mother's bushes. I'd rather have a dried homegrown bouquet than a "silk" one. A simple dried arrangement is easy enough for a novice crafter to do or for someone that doesn't have time for something elaborate.

Is that Painted Mountain, Calico popcorn, or some other variety? I don't know about you, but I love harvesting my ornamental corn (we call it Indian Corn, not exactly "pc")--it's so much fun pulling back the husks to reveal the colors.

 

[hsm5grls]

Speaking of ornamental corn...Can you plant it near sweet corn or will they cross pollinate And ruin the taste of the sweet corn?

 

[Hencackle]

I've managed to grow ornamental corn beside the sweet corn by planting the 2 types at different times. If you plant an early sweet corn first, followed by a late-maturing ornamental corn 2 weeks later, then the 2 types shouldn't pollinate simultaneously. I'm interested in hearing what other people do...

 

[Southern Gardener]

How pretty! Your wife is very talented - thanks for sharing!