Among the things that have been occupying my time of late are some stories I've done for our local paper, the Hartford Courant. I forgot to post about them. I did one on sheds, and another on using veggies in ornamental gardens.
Bio
- Steve Silk
- Farmington, CT
- Blogging about gardens, travel, and the cosmos. Basically,I'm a home gardener who's gone round the bend. I became interested in plants more than 20 years ago, during extended travels in tropical South America and Southeast Asia. Some of the tropical plants seen during those journeys, along with hundreds of other plants from all parts of the world, now grow in my ever-expanding garden. I’m a former newspaper photographer, travel writer and was managing editor at Fine Gardening magazine. I now design, write about, and photograph gardens. I give lectures about them too.
Garden Areas at Clatter Valley
Tulip Walk
Red bed
Tropicalesque patio
Shed and ornamental edibles
Lilac garden
Under the pergola
Our Fowl Friends
Elvis
Blotanical 2009 Awards
Best Connecticut Blog
StatCounter
4 comments:
I really love your shed and the colors you've painted the trim. Funny, I had begun painting my old 50's metal outdoor furniture the same colors. Now I know for certain that they'll look good together.
I so enjoyed reading your article on Sheds in the Courant Steve. I think that is the name of the paper. Beautifully written and full of great ideas. I would be more for the simple rustic. The shed on my property is nearly falling down, alas! I drool when I look at yours. Someday ... and no electricity for me.
Jill-O--Those are easy colors--how far wrong can you go with blue? Chartreuse is a cinch, though finding exactly the right hue can be very difficult. And pink? Well I just had to liven things up Caribbean style.
Carol--Thanks for hopping over to the Courant. It was a fun story to write. I like my shed too-no elec for me!-though it does house alot of wasps in summer. We also have a sleeping loft in there, though it's hardly used for anything more than a unique view of the garden. The shed is tiny--the interior is only 12x8.
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