Saunders' curved path idea was such a stylish and unusual design suggestion. It allowed the formal structure of the gazebo to relax into the landscape.
From masonry to cooking to landscaping to glass blowing, I love watching masters at their craft. Their skill and experience can produce such amazing creations. This is why I enjoy your channel. Over the years I get to watch you and Sander, with your knowledge, artistry, determination and tenacity, re-mold this piece of land, shaping it into a beautiful inspiring creation. interested to see what plants you will choose to enhance the beauty of this space.
We too enjoy featuring artisans and the lost arts. These crafts have been part of all of our histories and it would be a shame to lose such artistry. Thanks for writing in and enjoying along with us.
I really love it! The stacked stones is my favorite fence/barrier. I love the natural look of it....the different hues of greys, rust and browns of the material are very interesting. I like the mix of colors. What a great spot for a gazebo...right by the lake to view the beauty of the trees in all the seasons...also watching the wildlife in the water. Fabulous. A meditative spot. Your property is looking more gorgeous...and all the hard work is really paying off. Great job, Summer and Sanders...and the stone crew/neighbors who helped you along the way.
That is going to be stunning when its finished, I look forward to seeing the final set up. The stone masons did an amazing job, kudos to them for all their hard work!
Wow what a magical space ! I can imagine a Tea Garden filled with Herbs and beautiful smelling spices, or roses throughout ❤🌻This is my favorite project so far ❤
WOW!!! LOOK AT THAT GAZEBO!!!!! What a FANTASTIC secret y'all have been keeping from the camera!! Haaaa!!!! I agree Summer, IT'S STUNNING!! Just WOW!!!
@Flock Finger Lakes Right! That's what I was thinking! Good job with it tho! And I'm sooo jealous of your Gazebo!! It's GREAT!! I just LOVE rocks!!🪨 And trees. 🌳 Rocks & Trees!!! 🪨🪨🪨&🌳🌳🌳 🥴
This is absolutely beautiful! I couldn't imagine a better design. You are so fortunate to have such talented and skilled craftsmen to work with you on this project. I'm looking forward to seeing it planted and enjoyed.
We are definitely blessed to have folks who have such skills in the area. More and more we're become less and less skilled with our hands as a society.
This is so beautiful! What a wonderful craft! These guys are so talented! It’s like putting a big puzzle together and oh man what back work it takes too! Cheers to them! The design is perfect!! I can see a carriage riding up there too. I can’t wait for the plants !! Thank you for taking us through this process! 💚
@@yfrontsguy We'll be doing a follow-up episode on the planting plan soon. But it'll only be a plan for now, as we won't get a chance to plant until late spring.
So many possibilites with the plantings. You can put some smaller shrubs beside the gazebo...or interesting statement containers....or not. Maybe some soft, smaller grasses. The stone raised garden will be gorgeous all planted up. This will be fun.
You must have been happy when you found the metal gazebo with patina, stunning-and great drone shot from above! So well planned and executed. What would we do without master stone masons, so fortunate to have guys with that level of experience in your area. Truly a legacy project.
Throw some logs and used plant material in the bottom of your raised beds. It will give you really rich soil. This is how I've made my raised beds and they're amazing. This is also called hugelkultur if you want to look into it further.
Us too! It probably won't look like much come spring since we probably won't get around to planting it up until late spring, but hopefully summer and fall it'll start looking a lot greener. We did plant two trees and a few bushes in the area, so we think those will get a head start on spring too.
Back in the "80s we packed up our conversion van and 2 little ones and went to the Homesteader's Festival in Naples. It lasted for the weekend and there were many workshops. One of the ones we attended was about laying a dry stacked stone wall. It was fascinating and very hard work - we didn't get very far, but it was so satisfying. Wonderful to see this. I think the folks that ran the festival were named Norm and Sherry. Maybe some other grey hairs here will remember it. Good times.
My uncle was a stone mason and I use to love to watch him create. My dad and mom built an addition and in the addition a fireplace all out of used stone and brick. I would sit in the piles and piles of used stone and brick and chip the mortar off and when we got them all done my uncle would start his magic! 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄💚🙃
It is beautiful. Although costs vary place to place, it is helpful to people if you give the cost of projects. When people are unfamiliar with having things done for them that kind of education would be of great encouragement. Unlike a basic home owner I know that you have to keep track of every dollar, every hour, in and out. I just love stonework! Especially drystack.
I am in awe of how you and Saunders’ design in a way that enhances and is respectful of the surrounding nature. That gazebo is divine and speaks to the stones in terms of colour and style. Watching skilled tradespeople ply their craft is so inspirational. Thank you for yet another wonderful video that provides me with creative ideas for my own space.
Park Hill. Although, I don't know if you can get it any longer (on backorder) and I see for those who are selling it on backorder it's over double the price now. That's what you get I suppose with supply chain constraints and inflation :/ I shared with my partners that it was good we got it when we did two years ago. So much has changed within these past two years.
WOW! This is so stunning! Once the gazebo takes on its patina, it will echo some of the colour in the stone raised beds. Use the Hugelkultur technique to fill the raised beds.
Wow that really is a beautiful build ! You are so lucky to have a local quarry with such good stone. Sadly we only have flint here and occasionally blocks of sandstone turn up in the fields. I do what I can with those local materials. Working with stone is such a delight for sure. Bravo !!
I have some wonderful masons that have done work for me -- they are real artists and rightly proud of their ability to stack stones. Good video, thanks! No snow yet in the lower Hudson Valley but it's not far away.
🍂Saunders is on his element, creating and providing his knowledge. He looks so happy picking out the stones. That is such a fun, artful project. Now the wait, until next year. Suggestion, set up a story board on your playlist, so that when is is finished we can see it being built from the beginning to the end.🍂
He truly is. Probably that carpenter in him that's now getting a chance to express himself through working with hands (as opposed to just on a computer all day).
Your projects really move me, there's so much functional beauty. You're creating dreams I've had and ones that I didn't know I had, until I see them realized here. I imagine a bunch of creative & caring people gathering at Flock for the holidayz (really, any time) doing things that matter & having so much life affirming FUN there. Amazing work!
We have to say that it feels so great to make the physical and mental space to imagine and create. We are a bit stuck on the renovations at the moment, but we imagine once that foundation of renovations is complete, we'll be able to sketch out some more imaginative projects. It's OK if some or all don't get executed on, but it's about having that space to dream and do that we're concentrating on building. And we can do bits and pieces of that as we go.
The stone masons recommended more small stones on the bottom. We don't need all that vertical space for planting, so we'll do that. Thought about bringing in some branches and stuff too, but we actually have a lot of leftover compost and Espoma raised bed mix to fill up the rest I think.
Those big stones are interesting. A shopping center here, has used big sheets of stones, for their massive floor. People just mask around shopping, missing the plainly, visible Trilobites under their feet. 🤣 I am there, making photos.
i've been waiting for this episode since you first showed us the gazebo. i'm so envious of your gazebo it's beautiful. can the grills be glassed in if desired? we have 2 large iron gazebos that are temporarily down for tree removal, one sits on the highest wooded point on the property and the other like yours is set into a long vista from the house porch. this episode gets me all revved up to get ours back out in the landscape. can't wait for the spring rock wall planting episode.
I'm pretty sure you can glass the gazebo if you want, but we're planning to leave open to be more of a trellis. We're saving the 'Sander's White Rambler' rose from Lee at Der Rosenmeister Nursery ruclips.net/video/g5SKH3sF_7c/видео.html to be that centerpiece. Suppose it'll be more of fair weather place to sit for us! But don't feel bad about your gazebo. It took us two years to get ours up (and it's not even finished yet). We still have to put in a couple more bolts and get some furniture. haha
id suggest using old twigs and and organic debris to fill the bottom part of ur garden beds, it might be better over time and allow for microorganisms to travel between the soil and beds easier to benefit the plants
Yes. That's how I pictured it too. It is also photogenic from certain angles. I really like those Stone Magicians! They really do quality construction. They and Sander can be proud forever, for this one. My young son used to say, 'if there were no women, men wouldn't build anything.' Summer, is it true? I think so. We need them too. The raised beds are like those in a schoolyard here. It is one big circular raised garden, with seating all around for the students. It is full of flowers. Breath-giving, delicate, old, scented roses and new, beautifully formed roses, of all pastels and rosy hues, give their utmost, towards the whole presentation. Some roses hang over the seating. Other raised beds make up for that, for the many students. Your raised bed design and path are wonderful! Is the Gazebo protected against rust? The ones I saw at Whitnall Park, Botanical Gardens, Wi. were either made of copper, rusting green or were painted that park bench green color to somewhat imitate the greenish oxidation. The Gazebo is lovely. It is a wonderful scene, a place where Flock has visibly documented their great efforts, to form the property and a lifestyle. Bravo. Congratulations to all who had a part in this marvelous project. The video is one of my favorites, with different photo techniques and aesthetic views. Wow!
The stone masons are definitely magicians! Except we can see the work in plain sight without any sleight of hand. What I love about this type of building technique is that it'll last for centuries, provided no one cares to disassemble it. So many of the farm stone walls in my home state of PA are still up-holding their own-after centuries. And I don't know about your son's statement. I do know that Sander said, he wouldn't know what to put there, unless I had suggested it. And then after that suggestion, he was able to crystalize and refine the vision more. We can't wait to plant this up next year. We envision it too - to be a place filled with edibles and flowers. Right now it still feels separate from the landscape, but in time, we think it'll grow in and feel more settled in. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and additions.
@@FlockFingerLakes My son, by himself, built a huge sculpture, with heavy stones, in his girlfriend's garden. It was their good luck dragon, watching over them.🍀🐲🍀 They have since moved, so that she can study. Hope this dragon North of us, brings us all peace, in a protective way. Someone was crazy enough to put it there, but nobody is crazy enough to move it. Not soon, anyway. Keep cozy. We got our 1st snow today too. Watch out for those hungry deer.
I'd focus on finishing up the raised bed gardens to start producing sellable food asap. I'd focus on producing biochar to not to buy compost in the future. Then try to gather insects for frass to have a compost that acts like a natural pesticide.
I'm trying to wrap my head around placing gravel & stone wall on top of an area that was once a fruit and vegetable garden. Wasn't that an area of high fertility and tilth?
Where did you find that awesome metal gazebo? Love the minimal design, then suddenly I saw the flower embellishments. Like Baroque cartouches. 🌸 Beautiful!
It's from Park Hill. We ordered it two years ago and so glad we did because I don't think you can get it now (backordered) and definitely NOT for the price we got it at. It's now over DOUBLE what we paid two years ago. Unbelievable. With inflation / supply chain issues / etc. we feel grateful to have got it when we did. We hmmmmed and hawed over getting it so soon, knowing that it was a project we were going to punt down the line, but ever so grateful that we got it when we did. Would be impossible for us to get now. But damn, it fits so perfectly. We are very happy. Matches the stones so well.
We likely won't roof it, but instead, we'll be using it as a trellis, so I suppose it's a gazebo for fair weather days. We have a space for a Sander's White Rambler rose from Lee at Der Rosenmeister Nursery ruclips.net/video/g5SKH3sF_7c/видео.html and we're thinking of designing some cedar seats with planters in as well for the inside and a table. That way we can come out here to have tea and enjoy the view.
We have a lot of snakes on the land and we hope that they'll like this area as well. (They are great vermin control!)... We plan to lay our stone walkway next year as well and can imagine them sunning on the stones when it's warm. A lot of folks don't care for snakes, but we don't mind them. The majority of snakes here are not poisonous luckily. And the ones that are-timber rattlesnake and copperhead-are uncommon. I have only seen a timber rattlesnake once in my life and it was as a young girl in Pennsylvania on my aunt's land.
For this we'll be adding more of the leftover stone, per the stone mason's advice, and then I thought about adding wood and branches, but we actually have enough leftover compost and raised bed mix to fill both beds I think! (If the math works out as I think it will).
It drives us nuts that no contractors here actually wear dust masks. Very rare to find someone wearing them. Sander just got himself some new masks because it really affects his lungs.
I’m curious… Can you tell us what is being accomplished using the blow torch on the top layer of stones? I can’t figure it out and I’ve never seen a torch used on stones before. Perhaps helping to dry/set the mortar? absolutely lovely job and such a beautiful addition to your landscape. I’m sure it’s going to look even more stunning once the plants go in. Congratulations!!
Saunders' curved path idea was such a stylish and unusual design suggestion. It allowed the formal structure of the gazebo to relax into the landscape.
We concur. His eye for detail has been so integral in placement in the landscape and experience walking through it.
From masonry to cooking to landscaping to glass blowing, I love watching masters at their craft. Their skill and experience can produce such amazing creations. This is why I enjoy your channel. Over the years I get to watch you and Sander, with your knowledge, artistry, determination and tenacity, re-mold this piece of land, shaping it into a beautiful inspiring creation. interested to see what plants you will choose to enhance the beauty of this space.
We too enjoy featuring artisans and the lost arts. These crafts have been part of all of our histories and it would be a shame to lose such artistry. Thanks for writing in and enjoying along with us.
I really love it! The stacked stones is my favorite fence/barrier. I love the natural look of it....the different hues of greys, rust and browns of the material are very interesting. I like the mix of colors. What a great spot for a gazebo...right by the lake to view the beauty of the trees in all the seasons...also watching the wildlife in the water. Fabulous. A meditative spot. Your property is looking more gorgeous...and all the hard work is really paying off. Great job, Summer and Sanders...and the stone crew/neighbors who helped you along the way.
Thanks so much for your precious note. We really enjoy working the land. It feels right.
OMG, what a talented neighbor and another huge project guys!
That is going to be stunning when its finished, I look forward to seeing the final set up. The stone masons did an amazing job, kudos to them for all their hard work!
Wow what a magical space ! I can imagine a Tea Garden filled with Herbs and beautiful smelling spices, or roses throughout ❤🌻This is my favorite project so far ❤
Wow this rock perimeter turned out so beautiful! This project will bring beauty to your space for many years to come.
The colors of the stone add to the gazebo and work together perfectly. Very excited. Such a work of art already.
We LOVED the color match. I grew up with these stones in Pennsylvania, so knew the colors would work perfectly. Couldn't imagine another gazebo.
I love stone. Always adding more. My mom used to call me Fed Flintstone. Saunder’s reaction in the stone yard was classic
What a stunning project! Worth every penny I'm sure.
How amazing for us all to be a part of your journey. I am so proud of you both, the dream is coming together nicely.❤️
WOW!!!
LOOK AT THAT GAZEBO!!!!!
What a FANTASTIC secret y'all have been keeping from the camera!! Haaaa!!!!
I agree Summer,
IT'S STUNNING!!
Just WOW!!!
Hard to keep the progress out of the frame all that time!
@Flock Finger Lakes
Right!
That's what I was thinking!
Good job with it tho!
And I'm sooo jealous of your Gazebo!! It's GREAT!!
I just LOVE rocks!!🪨
And trees. 🌳
Rocks & Trees!!!
🪨🪨🪨&🌳🌳🌳
🥴
It’s gorgeous and full color! Wow!
Wow this is so beautiful and I can’t wait to see what you do come spring!!
This is absolutely beautiful! I couldn't imagine a better design. You are so fortunate to have such talented and skilled craftsmen to work with you on this project. I'm looking forward to seeing it planted and enjoyed.
We are definitely blessed to have folks who have such skills in the area. More and more we're become less and less skilled with our hands as a society.
This is so beautiful!
What a wonderful craft!
These guys are so talented!
It’s like putting a big puzzle together and oh man what back work it takes too! Cheers to them! The design is perfect!! I can see a carriage riding up there too. I can’t wait for the plants !!
Thank you for taking us through this process! 💚
Yes I'd love to know the planting ideas too !!
Glad you can appreciate the craftsmanship and time that can go into a project like this. We'll be doing a follow-up episode on the planting plan soon.
@@yfrontsguy We'll be doing a follow-up episode on the planting plan soon. But it'll only be a plan for now, as we won't get a chance to plant until late spring.
So many possibilites with the plantings. You can put some smaller shrubs beside the gazebo...or interesting statement containers....or not. Maybe some soft, smaller grasses. The stone raised garden will be gorgeous all planted up. This will be fun.
@@FlockFingerLakes I look forward very much to that. Your gardens are really taking off with this project! Stone is vital in a garden !!
You must have been happy when you found the metal gazebo with patina, stunning-and great drone shot from above! So well planned and executed. What would we do without master stone masons, so fortunate to have guys with that level of experience in your area. Truly a legacy project.
Throw some logs and used plant material in the bottom of your raised beds. It will give you really rich soil. This is how I've made my raised beds and they're amazing. This is also called hugelkultur if you want to look into it further.
It’s beautiful! I just love this! Such an elegant design! 😮❤😊
Another wonderful video--you guys never cease to amaze and inspire me. I'm looking forward to seeing it come alive in the spring!
Us too! It probably won't look like much come spring since we probably won't get around to planting it up until late spring, but hopefully summer and fall it'll start looking a lot greener. We did plant two trees and a few bushes in the area, so we think those will get a head start on spring too.
Back in the "80s we packed up our conversion van and 2 little ones and went to the Homesteader's Festival in Naples. It lasted for the weekend and there were many workshops. One of the ones we attended was about laying a dry stacked stone wall. It was fascinating and very hard work - we didn't get very far, but it was so satisfying. Wonderful to see this. I think the folks that ran the festival were named Norm and Sherry. Maybe some other grey hairs here will remember it. Good times.
Absolutely fantastic experience! Thank you for sharing. I'm sure some others reading this may remember them.
My uncle was a stone mason and I use to love to watch him create. My dad and mom built an addition and in the addition a fireplace all out of used stone and brick. I would sit in the piles and piles of used stone and brick and chip the mortar off and when we got them all done my uncle would start his magic! 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄💚🙃
Fantastic memories Judy! Glad you got to experience it when growing up.
Gorgeous!!!
It is beautiful. Although costs vary place to place, it is helpful to people if you give the cost of projects. When people are unfamiliar with having things done for them that kind of education would be of great encouragement. Unlike a basic home owner I know that you have to keep track of every dollar, every hour, in and out. I just love stonework! Especially drystack.
Absolutely beautiful, and a great marriage between the stone & the gazebo metal.
Thank you so much.
Ooh i cant wait to see it all finished up! This is my dream for my yard.
I am in awe of how you and Saunders’ design in a way that enhances and is respectful of the surrounding nature. That gazebo is divine and speaks to the stones in terms of colour and style. Watching skilled tradespeople ply their craft is so inspirational. Thank you for yet another wonderful video that provides me with creative ideas for my own space.
Hello Gardener how are you doing,
where are you from?
Makes me want to go there and grab a hot tea.
Where did you get that gazebo? I really like it. It all turned out amazing
Park Hill. Although, I don't know if you can get it any longer (on backorder) and I see for those who are selling it on backorder it's over double the price now. That's what you get I suppose with supply chain constraints and inflation :/ I shared with my partners that it was good we got it when we did two years ago. So much has changed within these past two years.
gorgeous.
WOW! This is so stunning! Once the gazebo takes on its patina, it will echo some of the colour in the stone raised beds. Use the Hugelkultur technique to fill the raised beds.
Finally! Beautiful.
Good work takes time for sure!
Bravo !
Wow! ❤❤❤❤ the stone masons did an incredible build! Kudos to them for sure....What a wonderful addition to the land
So blessed to have their work here. They are so talented and really dedicated to the craft.
Wow that really is a beautiful build !
You are so lucky to have a local quarry with such good stone. Sadly we only have flint here and occasionally blocks of sandstone turn up in the fields. I do what I can with those local materials. Working with stone is such a delight for sure. Bravo !!
that is beautiful
I have some wonderful masons that have done work for me -- they are real artists and rightly proud of their ability to stack stones. Good video, thanks! No snow yet in the lower Hudson Valley but it's not far away.
Awesome.
gorgeous!modern industrial look to it now
Yeah I’ve been waiting for this
Gorgeous
Thank you!
That's gorgeous!! The gazebo is absolutely stunning!
We love how the colors of the gazebo interplay nicely with our native stone here. Couldn't be happier. Thank you.
Absolutely beautiful!
That is just awesome! The work and artful placement of the stone is amazing! Great job!
beautiful structure!
Thank you.
🍂Saunders is on his element, creating and providing his knowledge. He looks so happy picking out the stones. That is such a fun, artful project. Now the wait, until next year. Suggestion, set up a story board on your playlist, so that when is is finished we can see it being built from the beginning to the end.🍂
He truly is. Probably that carpenter in him that's now getting a chance to express himself through working with hands (as opposed to just on a computer all day).
Stunning rock work and gazebo.
Thank you! Glad you can appreciate the work that went into this.
Gorge!!!
Your projects really move me, there's so much functional beauty. You're creating dreams I've had and ones that I didn't know I had, until I see them realized here. I imagine a bunch of creative & caring people gathering at Flock for the holidayz (really, any time) doing things that matter & having so much life affirming FUN there. Amazing work!
We have to say that it feels so great to make the physical and mental space to imagine and create. We are a bit stuck on the renovations at the moment, but we imagine once that foundation of renovations is complete, we'll be able to sketch out some more imaginative projects. It's OK if some or all don't get executed on, but it's about having that space to dream and do that we're concentrating on building. And we can do bits and pieces of that as we go.
Gorgeous….looking forward to seeing it in the spring
Loved this episode! Such a gorgeous gazebo, and the stonework is incredible!
Glad you enjoyed the work and the video. Long process! It's all worth it.
Wonderful artful work. Thank you again for sharing the masters in their craft
Thank you for caring to watch and for appreciating their work!
This is so beautiful ❤ Loved the video.
How about using branches to take up a good amount of the lower cavity.
Use the Hugelkultur technique to fill the raised beds.
The stone masons recommended more small stones on the bottom. We don't need all that vertical space for planting, so we'll do that. Thought about bringing in some branches and stuff too, but we actually have a lot of leftover compost and Espoma raised bed mix to fill up the rest I think.
Those big stones are interesting. A shopping center here, has used big sheets of stones, for their massive floor. People just mask around shopping, missing the plainly, visible Trilobites under their feet. 🤣 I am there, making photos.
That's cool they have some trilobites in the stone. Haven't found one of those since I was a little girl!
i've been waiting for this episode since you first showed us the gazebo. i'm so envious of your gazebo it's beautiful. can the grills be glassed in if desired? we have 2 large iron gazebos that are temporarily down for tree removal, one sits on the highest wooded point on the property and the other like yours is set into a long vista from the house porch. this episode gets me all revved up to get ours back out in the landscape. can't wait for the spring rock wall planting episode.
I'm pretty sure you can glass the gazebo if you want, but we're planning to leave open to be more of a trellis. We're saving the 'Sander's White Rambler' rose from Lee at Der Rosenmeister Nursery ruclips.net/video/g5SKH3sF_7c/видео.html to be that centerpiece. Suppose it'll be more of fair weather place to sit for us! But don't feel bad about your gazebo. It took us two years to get ours up (and it's not even finished yet). We still have to put in a couple more bolts and get some furniture. haha
id suggest using old twigs and and organic debris to fill the bottom part of ur garden beds, it might be better over time and allow for microorganisms to travel between the soil and beds easier to benefit the plants
Yes. That's how I pictured it too. It is also photogenic from certain angles. I really like those Stone Magicians! They really do quality construction. They and Sander can be proud forever, for this one. My young son used to say, 'if there were no women, men wouldn't build anything.' Summer, is it true? I think so. We need them too. The raised beds are like those in a schoolyard here. It is one big circular raised garden, with seating all around for the students. It is full of flowers. Breath-giving, delicate, old, scented roses and new, beautifully formed roses, of all pastels and rosy hues, give their utmost, towards the whole presentation. Some roses hang over the seating. Other raised beds make up for that, for the many students. Your raised bed design and path are wonderful! Is the Gazebo protected against rust? The ones I saw at Whitnall Park, Botanical Gardens, Wi. were either made of copper, rusting green or were painted that park bench green color to somewhat imitate the greenish oxidation. The Gazebo is lovely. It is a wonderful scene, a place where Flock has visibly documented their great efforts, to form the property and a lifestyle. Bravo. Congratulations to all who had a part in this marvelous project. The video is one of my favorites, with different photo techniques and aesthetic views. Wow!
The stone masons are definitely magicians! Except we can see the work in plain sight without any sleight of hand. What I love about this type of building technique is that it'll last for centuries, provided no one cares to disassemble it. So many of the farm stone walls in my home state of PA are still up-holding their own-after centuries. And I don't know about your son's statement. I do know that Sander said, he wouldn't know what to put there, unless I had suggested it. And then after that suggestion, he was able to crystalize and refine the vision more. We can't wait to plant this up next year. We envision it too - to be a place filled with edibles and flowers. Right now it still feels separate from the landscape, but in time, we think it'll grow in and feel more settled in. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and additions.
@@FlockFingerLakes My son, by himself, built a huge sculpture, with heavy stones, in his girlfriend's garden. It was their good luck dragon, watching over them.🍀🐲🍀 They have since moved, so that she can study. Hope this dragon North of us, brings us all peace, in a protective way. Someone was crazy enough to put it there, but nobody is crazy enough to move it. Not soon, anyway. Keep cozy. We got our 1st snow today too. Watch out for those hungry deer.
all the hard work, its beautiful🧡🧡
Thank you. It's well worth the wait and effort.
I'd focus on finishing up the raised bed gardens to start producing sellable food asap. I'd focus on producing biochar to not to buy compost in the future. Then try to gather insects for frass to have a compost that acts like a natural pesticide.
For the basin, make sure the bottom is open so you don't have to water it.
Looking good.
What was the blow torch for?
I hope the rust on the gazebo won't be a problem.
They use that to cure the mortar at top, as the top stones were mortared in.
@@FlockFingerLakes Interesting. I've never heard of that before. Thanks.
I'm trying to wrap my head around placing gravel & stone wall on top of an area that was once a fruit and vegetable garden. Wasn't that an area of high fertility and tilth?
Where did you find that awesome metal gazebo? Love the minimal design, then suddenly I saw the flower embellishments. Like Baroque cartouches. 🌸 Beautiful!
It's from Park Hill. We ordered it two years ago and so glad we did because I don't think you can get it now (backordered) and definitely NOT for the price we got it at. It's now over DOUBLE what we paid two years ago. Unbelievable. With inflation / supply chain issues / etc. we feel grateful to have got it when we did. We hmmmmed and hawed over getting it so soon, knowing that it was a project we were going to punt down the line, but ever so grateful that we got it when we did. Would be impossible for us to get now. But damn, it fits so perfectly. We are very happy. Matches the stones so well.
Nice! Are you going to roof the gazebo? Or do anything else to it?
We likely won't roof it, but instead, we'll be using it as a trellis, so I suppose it's a gazebo for fair weather days. We have a space for a Sander's White Rambler rose from Lee at Der Rosenmeister Nursery ruclips.net/video/g5SKH3sF_7c/видео.html and we're thinking of designing some cedar seats with planters in as well for the inside and a table. That way we can come out here to have tea and enjoy the view.
Do you have a video already up how the projects are being budgeted for and financed? I am so curious.
Did you say where you got the gazebo?
This would make a wonderful sensory garden. Nice job of camera work, poor selection of music. I look forward to seeing it all planted.
Hello Elizabeth how are you doing,
where are you from?
I am just wondering if you have notice any activity with snakes around the area, because of the dry stack beds and the water being so close?
We have a lot of snakes on the land and we hope that they'll like this area as well. (They are great vermin control!)... We plan to lay our stone walkway next year as well and can imagine them sunning on the stones when it's warm. A lot of folks don't care for snakes, but we don't mind them. The majority of snakes here are not poisonous luckily. And the ones that are-timber rattlesnake and copperhead-are uncommon. I have only seen a timber rattlesnake once in my life and it was as a young girl in Pennsylvania on my aunt's land.
You'll employ hugelkultur methods I hope...
For this we'll be adding more of the leftover stone, per the stone mason's advice, and then I thought about adding wood and branches, but we actually have enough leftover compost and raised bed mix to fill both beds I think! (If the math works out as I think it will).
You could make these hugel beds and fill quite a bit with logs . Dudes dont wear masks with all that rock dust billowing everywhere??
I know! Can't believe how many contractors around here don't bother to wear masks.
Be cautious with all that stone dust in the air. Cutting stone with the saw puts everyone at high risk for developing silicosis in the lungs.
It drives us nuts that no contractors here actually wear dust masks. Very rare to find someone wearing them. Sander just got himself some new masks because it really affects his lungs.
I’m curious… Can you tell us what is being accomplished using the blow torch on the top layer of stones? I can’t figure it out and I’ve never seen a torch used on stones before. Perhaps helping to dry/set the mortar? absolutely lovely job and such a beautiful addition to your landscape. I’m sure it’s going to look even more stunning once the plants go in. Congratulations!!