Showing posts with label rooftop garden. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rooftop garden. Show all posts

Thursday, August 25, 2011

The Victorian rooftop garden

Last night I made the twisted wire furniture. This morning I worked on plants.
My apple tree is not as authentic looking as Casey's but I had the red wired floral accessories that looked like slightly overscaled apples so I used them. The rest of the plants are made with paper, reindeer moss, bits of twigs, artificial plant parts, etc. They range from very realistic to just giving a general impression.
The finished garden area looks welcoming and cozy although I may need to change the roof color. I'm still debating that.

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

A lucky find


I found this fountain for $1 at Goodwill today. No water and "snow" around the base - I think it's meant to be part of a Christmas village.
I've been wanting to make a rooftop garden on my Victorian townhouse for a long time. This fountain is a good start.I used fishing line to make the water dripping down on each level and added clear dimensional glaze to the basins and down the fishing line. It looks like water is flowing now. :) I painted over the snow, added tea "dirt" and planted some tiny ferns around the base. Next step will be making some furniture and potted plants.