Depuis la réalisation de mon premier “quilt” lors d’une classe donnée par 2 accordéons, je me sens plus proche de mon pays d’adoption! Oh oui vous pouvez rire je n’en ai que faire!!! C’était beaucoup de concentration pour réaliser sur un jour ce petit bout rempli de couleurs et de sueur! Regardez! Ca en valaitContinue reading “Devenir “Amerlock””
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Calepinage
The art of paving patterns Calpinage is something we don’t talk about here in the United States. Maybe that’s because we don’t have a corresponding word. We could say “paving patterns”, but that just doesn’t sound nearly as cool. Calpinage is the art of laying out hardscape patterns, turning boring alleys and streets into texturallyContinue reading “Calepinage”
Back from the dead
Plants recovered from frost damage
Go vertical! These gardens in La Romieu, France maximize use of space.
There’s really not much room to plant here. Soil surfaces are small, so there’s no way to create depth or layering in the planting areas. No worry – these gardeners just used the adjacent walls as additional garden space. In the shady alley, a collection of hostas trims the interface between wall and ground. That’sContinue reading “Go vertical! These gardens in La Romieu, France maximize use of space.”
Swimming pools, French style
In France, they build a concrete shell, then – instead of pool plaster and tiles – they install a plastic liner and clips to hold it in place. The deck or coping goes over the top, hiding the clips.
View Restored, lilac saved
Good maintenance can transform an unwanted blob into a thing of beauty.
A simple outdoor patio, perfect for a petit dejeuner al fresco, Moulis-en-Medoc, France.
Outdoor patio and garden design at a French Bed and Breakfast.
Municipal flower bed installation, France
Municipal flower beds are a big thing in France. Often, as one enters a town there is a sign proclaiming it to be a “ville fleuri” – a flower city. It seems that every city and town competes to see who can create the most original and extravagant flower beds. By July, these beds willContinue reading “Municipal flower bed installation, France”
Let there be light – a mulberry gets an overdue trimming
Correctly pruning a mulberry leaves a natural looking tree with an open structure and wide canopy.
Small patio remodel: concrete work
This patio is the focal point when looking from the house. Formerly cracked old concrete, it will be warm colored flagstone banded with integral color concrete. A fountain on a pedestal will add movement and sound, and the overall effect will bring the Spanish look of the house and existing patio all the way toContinue reading “Small patio remodel: concrete work”