Monday, October 8, 2012

The Flag Window and Drying Flowers


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The patriotic theme of red, white, and blue is a theme visitors to Tiger Gardens will see on a recurring basis if they ever visit my gardens. I've posted many times about some of my projects and color combinations that display the color theme but bear with me one more time as I share another red, white and blue project. 

One of my favorite projects is pictured above-a folksy American flag that started life as an old discarded glass window. Old glass windows can be used in so many ways in the garden and you can usually pick them up for nothing!

 I have several windows and tend to paint these flags assembly line style. You must be careful though because you have to paint the flag opposite of how it would look if you were looking at it straight ahead. This is because you paint on the back of the window. Painting backwards is easy to forget! Once painted you turn the window around and mount it in the garden. If you'd like an extra bit of protection spray the painted side with a clear polyurethane coating. These flags are folksy and not for everyone but they sure do shine in my garden mounted along our long privacy fence.
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I just had to share this updated picture of another red, white, and blue project--my door project. I am gradually moving my houseplants inside of the house and/or greenhouse. This has freed up some space on this door shelf for flowers of a different kind-the kind that are picked and need to be dried. I love keeping dried flowers around my house and garden but don't really like a lot of them in the house. It's something about feng shui; dried flowers in a house is a no no and I take feng shui principles seriously though I don't always follow the rules. Feng shui does not say you can't have dried flowers outside though. This shelf out front is perfect to hold dried flowers. It is under a roof so the area does stay dry. I am even able to use it to hang flowers that need to be dried....

in the garden....

Happy Columbus Day everyone! If, like me, you have it off then enjoy and get in the garden to prepare for winter! It's cold outside today...


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14 comments:

  1. I love your windows so much. YOu know I picked up several at the Rehab store and have yet to do anything with them! I know the time will come so I shall hang onto them a bit longer before the perfect idea comes to mind....

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  2. The door is the perfect place to dry flowers. I dried my garlic outside this year. Don't know why I never thought of doing it outside before.

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  3. I must admit that I wasn't aware Columbus was celebrated in the States with a Bank Holiday. Happy Columbus Day and many thanks for the beautiful photos!

    Greetings from London.

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  4. Pretty window with a patriotic theme, now you have got me thinking of doing this.

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  5. Very appropriate. Love the red, white & blue theme. I do need to get some shutters for drying purposes.

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  6. It's cold HERE, too...

    And wow! Do I ever love your window (AND door). Very creative.

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  7. Love your painted window! And I really like the shutter idea; I think I've seen this before somewhere, but I wouldn't have thought about using it for drying flowers as well. Thanks for the inspiration--this would be a great way to get my gardening tools more organized.

    It was cold here today, too--in fact, the first hard freeze of the year. Now I can finally bring myself to pull those zinnias:)

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  8. I'll blame it on the cold. I wasn't keen enough to notice or appreciate all of your decorative touches when we were there. I did appreciate the hospitality, though.

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  9. You have a great, patriotic theme! If I had the same, the colours would be blue and white. Well, I have all the possible colours in my garden..

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  10. I love your shutter shelf and your flag window!

    http://www.flowersforums.com/ruth/blog/

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  11. You really have some creative pieces here Tina. I very much like the color they add to that garden spaces.

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  12. The window is a nice addition to your garden. Love the reverse painting. So, no dried flowers in the house? Hmmmm, will have to think about that one. I like having dried hydrangeas in an arrangement. Interesting.

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  13. Getting cold here too...love the folksy window...you have such great ideas!

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