I got sooo many ideas from the art installations at Keppel Croft, I hope you do too.
I especially like the stone balls. I remember reading Frances post on making them, perhaps this summer I will finally get to it, now I have even more inspiration. If you missed the first part of my story about Keppel Croft, you can read about it here.
I realized after I published the post on Keppel Croft I forgot to give you the link to their website. Please do go visit, they have lots of interesting stories.
I am a floral designer living in a tiny condo in downtown Toronto, Canada's largest city. But on the weekend, I am a gardener/frustrated architect trying to keep up with a 3/4 acre garden in Owen Sound, Ontario, a warm (to Canadians, Zone 5b, and a cold (to Americans, Zone 4b) garden.
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Pauline Mulligan said,
December 13, 2011 @ 4:13 AM
Absolutely fantastic, have been trying to decide which I like best and I can’t, they are all so wonderful. I think they work especially well when surrounded by foliage, they set each other off. What a super garden to visit, thanks for sharing it with those of us who live too far away.
kilbournegrove said,
December 20, 2011 @ 7:14 AM
Pauline, it does seem like there is a lot of art, but the garden is quite large, you can’t see most of them together, so it doesn’t look busy. Compared to the UK, there is not as many gardens to visit, so I will show you mine, if you show me yours.
fairegarden said,
December 13, 2011 @ 5:38 AM
Such inspiration here, Deborah, thanks for sharing it ! (And the linkage, my friend.) Painting the ball blue, and/ or setting them on the obelisks, which I plan to make, someday, would be sublime with blue glazed containers. I look forward to seeing your projects come to fruition!
Frances
kilbournegrove said,
December 20, 2011 @ 7:15 AM
I hope you make the obelisks Frances, would love to see a tutorial on that. The projects will have to wait untl we are back in Canada,to much weeding for the short times I am home, but one day…
Carolyn said,
December 13, 2011 @ 9:56 AM
Great imagination sparklers… love this post.
kilbournegrove said,
December 20, 2011 @ 7:16 AM
I found my imagination sparked as well Carolyn, wait till you see their paths.
Carolyn @ Carolyns Shade Gardens said,
December 13, 2011 @ 10:36 AM
You really were inspired by your visit.
kilbournegrove said,
December 20, 2011 @ 7:17 AM
I certainly was, love to see large gardens divided up into different areas, most gardens seem to have the standard foundation planting at the front, and then maybe a border on each side at the back, love something different.
debsgarden said,
December 13, 2011 @ 11:11 AM
I particularly like the fourth photo down, with the swirly, red accented artwork. This place is full of inspiration!
kilbournegrove said,
December 20, 2011 @ 7:18 AM
Maybe we will see something red and swirly at your garden Deborah, hmmm…
Barbara H. said,
December 13, 2011 @ 12:05 PM
Gosh, what a wonderful place. Love the birdbath with it’s surrounding area in the ground. I’m having work done on my house soffits and changing the color. Visiting the Keppel Croft website gave me some additional ideas on how I might want to use the old metal trim that’s being replaced with a different color trim. Thanks!
kilbournegrove said,
December 20, 2011 @ 7:19 AM
Oooh, Barbara, I would love to see photos if you do. Glad you visited their website, it is quite interesting. Good luck with the house project.
Heather @ new house, new home, new life said,
December 15, 2011 @ 10:12 AM
Hi Deborah – can’t decide which I like best – the obelisk with balls on top, the row of balls in the grass or Thyme to Pause. Made me think about how it’s those inanimate objects that make a garden more interesting.
kilbournegrove said,
December 20, 2011 @ 7:19 AM
I loved the obelisks as well, would love to find someone selling them, or a tutorial on how to make them.
Jean said,
December 23, 2011 @ 8:03 PM
Deborah, Wow! So many wonderful ideas. I can’t decide which I love more; the turquoise items in the 4th photo from the top (what are they made of?) or the stained glass (?) birds of paradise. -Jean
kilbournegrove said,
January 5, 2012 @ 6:34 AM
I think that they were wire, bent into shapes, have to take a closer look if I get back.
Wendy said,
January 1, 2012 @ 8:33 PM
cool stuff. I also love that stained glass bird of paradise.
kilbournegrove said,
January 5, 2012 @ 6:51 AM
It would be a great reminder of Barbados for me wouldn’t it.