Garden Tour -- Part I

LAST SATURDAY, my precious garden peeps and I went on the local garden tour. It was surprisingly delightful with perfect weather and lots of laughter. I filled my entire memory card with photos. But I won't take up your entire day with a bazillion pictures. Today's post will feature the garden art and Part two will be all about the plants and vignettes. So here we go.  

This vintage mirror has a ghost-like quality that I absolutely love. 

The owners of this sign had the three remaining seasons hanging in other parts of the garden. 

Not everyone goes for rustic but I do and I love this piece.

This photo isn't very good so let me explain. The wire sticks hold driftwood pieces.
Trust me it looked really cool. 

Raise your hand if you live by this mantra. 

In a few weeks when the Russian Sage blooms, this is going to look fabulous.

Stuff like this is so charming.

Hens & Chicks surround an aging penny-clad bowling ball. 

Kermit would appreciate this.

So simple, yet so charming. 

I admit, I wanted to take this vintage bicycle home. 

Flattened blue bottles. How did they do that? 

I'm a sucker for aging galvanized metal. Is this an old garden sprayer?

This rusty thing is way cool. 

This was in my friend Bobbie's garden but I couldn't ask her what it was because people
were lined up to get their plant questions answered.
It looks like a makeshift water pump. 

This vintage yellow chair looked perfect above a carpet of
green sedums and beside the dark foliage of
Sambucus nigra. 

This abandoned tractor would make some people grimace but I love it.  

Check out my friend Bobbie's vintage windows. The door is going to nowhere. It's magical. 

I have one of these pump handles but mine is much smaller. 

This birdbath has a sweet Asian feel. 

Dang. I mistakenly trashed my vintage reel mower. Why did I do that when it
could make such cool garden art? 

I want more of these. 

Mindy, these are for you. Whenever I see insulators now I think of you. 

Every garden needs a few birdhouses. 

And finally this quirky, mossy fish planter topped with blooming Saxifrage.
How cute is that? 

Next time, the plants, I promise.