tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post2963638653064102592..comments2023-10-22T09:42:36.750-04:00Comments on Casa Mariposa: The Stained Glass SolutionCasa Mariposahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-32106923258625962752013-07-23T08:26:49.120-04:002013-07-23T08:26:49.120-04:00Finding the right art for a garden is, well, an ar...Finding the right art for a garden is, well, an art I suppose! Your stained glass works really well, great way to add colour and form and without the static quality a lot of sculpture has too.Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-33200967887837352632013-06-21T15:05:03.211-04:002013-06-21T15:05:03.211-04:00Hi Tammy, I really like the stained glass, it look...Hi Tammy, I really like the stained glass, it looks amazing with the sun coming through it. I think if we tried something like that here, the birds wouldn't give it two minutes before they added their own special touch!Sunil Patelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17998062749546109287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-66609511045615520192013-06-21T09:28:52.400-04:002013-06-21T09:28:52.400-04:00I'm not sad! It has taken 9 years and multiple...I'm not sad! It has taken 9 years and multiple redesigns later to get my garden to the point where it looks the way I want it to. My garden looked very different when I started this blog. This is just a difficult spot and the stained glass was a solution that didn't involve water or fertilizer. I don't hate anybody's garden. :o)Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-58283104065452543822013-06-20T21:53:35.213-04:002013-06-20T21:53:35.213-04:00Really nice piece of design, but your garden is al...Really nice piece of design, but your garden is already so beautiful and nice, why do you need these? And, why are you sad? Man! I never bringing you to my garden :-P...you will hate it...KLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06737654325235566310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-52969096029829055742013-06-20T01:54:13.289-04:002013-06-20T01:54:13.289-04:00I like the stained glass art you purchased. I do s...I like the stained glass art you purchased. I do stained glass and have quite a bit in my own garden. I think it is a natural for the garden because of the way it throws light around. In a way it is like the dappled leaves of the trees and the translucent membranes of insect wings and flower petals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-71555442746603038902013-06-19T13:47:50.940-04:002013-06-19T13:47:50.940-04:00Hi Tammy, garden art is a very iffy topic for me. ...Hi Tammy, garden art is a very iffy topic for me. Very often I find what you usually get here in America just looks like kitsch, overly sweet, cheesy or plain tasteless. So, so far I have mostly stayed away from it. You stained glass window is a different story though :-)! It is beautiful and I love how it breaks up the light. <br />Christina organicgardendreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122516730008378516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-56474815604854287352013-06-19T00:29:13.262-04:002013-06-19T00:29:13.262-04:00Garden art--we're not there yet, but I have id...Garden art--we're not there yet, but I have ideas of what I like and don't like. In general. I never would have thought to put stained glass in the garden, but it looks great! Linnaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06500189741421518061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-39480382949818859632013-06-18T12:24:25.078-04:002013-06-18T12:24:25.078-04:00lovely glass! i have a hard time with garden art:...lovely glass! i have a hard time with garden art: so much of it is so very very tweee, and frankly it's hard to find things that you don't see in everyone else's yards. BUT we do have a granite turtle (Oliver Grendel Holmes) who moves around the back yard (in my nusband's family, a house is not a home without a turtle). AND we have Margaret T. Rex, a copper Tyrannosauris Rex who oversees the front yard and more specifically The Stone Circle and miniature dolmen that Mulch Boy built. Oh, and there's Sneezy, Sleazy, and Carl, the flamingos, but perhaps the less said about them the better. :-)pqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09876994478538351281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-58797101057225201852013-06-17T22:20:00.176-04:002013-06-17T22:20:00.176-04:00A life sized naked man in your garden? GO FOR IT!!...A life sized naked man in your garden? GO FOR IT!! Just make sure the weather was warm when the modeling was done. ;o)Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-91065885300589528452013-06-17T22:18:42.678-04:002013-06-17T22:18:42.678-04:00I have seen hummers although I've discovered t...I have seen hummers although I've discovered that plants lower to the ground are towards the bottom of their feeding preferences. They'll go to my red salvia 'Maraschino' before the spigelia because it's up so high (big pot on the top of the patio steps).Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-65307602774906708112013-06-17T13:00:25.961-04:002013-06-17T13:00:25.961-04:00Tammy, what a wonderful idea! I love this stained ...Tammy, what a wonderful idea! I love this stained glass, the colors, composition.<br />I have the same corner in my garden where don't grow nothing and thought to install there a mirror. Your idea is better1Nadezdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159291982383302922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-12303717374167152882013-06-17T08:47:59.803-04:002013-06-17T08:47:59.803-04:00dear Tammy, it was worth the pain of the rabbit ho...dear Tammy, it was worth the pain of the rabbit hole, because you have worked out a neat solution. Unusual, interesting, arty look that really works. Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-14599143505433986052013-06-17T05:38:26.613-04:002013-06-17T05:38:26.613-04:00Hello, thanks for visiting me. I'm glad you di...Hello, thanks for visiting me. I'm glad you did because it has led me here to your lovely blog. I love the stained glass idea, it does add an unusual beauty to this corner of the garden. I'm fascinated by the Lipstick plant and the Hummingbirds, too.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02792703802542843791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-38338643065122154652013-06-16T23:56:54.409-04:002013-06-16T23:56:54.409-04:00A lovely piece of art for your garden. I would ne...A lovely piece of art for your garden. I would never have thought of putting stained glass in my garden, but it is a unique idea. Like the lipstick plant. I've heard of it, but don't know much about it.L. Amblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04828890482813303530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-88167577916137391852013-06-16T23:17:01.993-04:002013-06-16T23:17:01.993-04:00I think your stained glass piece is quite lovely. ...I think your stained glass piece is quite lovely. With me the challenge is editing- I like too wide a variety of ornaments. Recently, I was in a garden where the homeowner had a metal chicken next to a laughing Buddha. I like both of these types of ornaments, but together side by side, they were just odd. It was a great lesson on what not to do. I never seem to restrict myself, but at least I try to group ornamental things in my garden.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00116583212813729057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-9595215593799910192013-06-16T22:57:12.785-04:002013-06-16T22:57:12.785-04:00What a beautiful addition to your garden! Everythi...What a beautiful addition to your garden! Everything is really coming together! The Pulmonarias really look healthy. Great combinations!Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-36403726458891656232013-06-16T22:36:30.319-04:002013-06-16T22:36:30.319-04:00I love the stained glass art piece and I think it&...I love the stained glass art piece and I think it's a great idea to place colorful pieces of art in areas of the garden when your plants have finished blooming. I'll have to make a note of it.. Great idea!<br /> Vetsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15904220037223028054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-109246068338749612013-06-16T20:25:59.818-04:002013-06-16T20:25:59.818-04:00The garden I want doesn't fit my wallet. But I...The garden I want doesn't fit my wallet. But I am finding cheap solutions that works and I keep on dreaming! Your stained glass is wonderful, and so appropriate in your garden. I also have a dreaded space where I have killed more plants than the rest of my garden put together. It is the bottom right corner and I have been thinking of getting a tall statue to put there, but statues cost money too...I'd love to have a naked Greek, full size man :-) Not sure what my neighbours would say to that, I think they definitely would object! Anyway, the corner is up for renewal next year I think.HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-42769079187491496752013-06-16T19:38:48.271-04:002013-06-16T19:38:48.271-04:00Here's another thumbs up for stained glass in ...Here's another thumbs up for stained glass in the garden. I am only now beginning to experiment with art in the garden (other than the cheesy garden ornaments and statues so beloved by my husband, but that's another story). I love your spigelia - do you ever see hummingbirds at it, though? In my yard they seem to go into hiding until July, no matter what is blooming.Sarah/ Galloping Horse Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01863804034201109102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-88531395582187157872013-06-16T19:35:51.508-04:002013-06-16T19:35:51.508-04:00Love your stained glass! What a gorgeous thing fo...Love your stained glass! What a gorgeous thing for a garden. And I love that you paid for it monthly. So many times, if I can't afford something, I just pass it up. I now will start asking about making monthly payments! Your stained glass looks so beautiful there with the light shining through it.HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-16423551288063110732013-06-16T19:11:42.298-04:002013-06-16T19:11:42.298-04:00The garden you want is the garden I want, though I...The garden you want is the garden I want, though I think I'm less interested in the art house vibe. We share also a similar expostulatory vocabulary. Your stained glass window is gorgeous. I think stained glass makes for a great element in garden art. A few years ago, we bought some garden art that included stained glass - it was a metal sunflower with stained glass petals and leaves. Sadly things kept falling on it and a couple of pieces were lost. It's still out there, though. Unfortunately the store in Michigan where we bought it is no longer in business. I do have some garden art, though, such as our concrete chicken and our dragonfly made out of a wrench. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-46373875609840871252013-06-16T15:33:08.379-04:002013-06-16T15:33:08.379-04:00I'm carefully following your thought processes...I'm carefully following your thought processes for the addition/design of the stained glass. It is not just looking pretty, it has purpose and artistic depth. It has also made me think about different types of art. You've got me toying with a print of Landseer's 'Monarch of the Glen".<br />Thank you for the new word-I'll incorporate funliness into my everyday conversation fron now on.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12830177691014290662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-48955768339307083512013-06-16T14:50:56.051-04:002013-06-16T14:50:56.051-04:00That is a beautiful solution to your orblem. I do ...That is a beautiful solution to your orblem. I do not know the Spieglia plant. It's probably one that wouldn't grow here, but it is lovely in your garden, as is the Pulmonaria. You are a very creative gardener!dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12338187523349055470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-16645545783753242822013-06-16T14:15:41.463-04:002013-06-16T14:15:41.463-04:00You have got an interesting piece of art in your g...You have got an interesting piece of art in your garden, it lightens up the place by catching the sun light. The Spieglia is a beautiful plant . This plant is unknown here.Janneke https://www.blogger.com/profile/11056916431881916066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-42676232789206523052013-06-16T12:19:49.066-04:002013-06-16T12:19:49.066-04:00I love the way it catches the light and I love you...I love the way it catches the light and I love your turn of phrase - we are left in no doubt about the extent of your frustration. A fab addition to your garden-it looks great! Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.com