Junk garden ideas from Diana Daily include water features, a grain bin gazebo, uses for rusty rims, a barn quilt and much much more! Jeanie Merritt reports!
Diana Daily’s junk garden ideas
On a sunny, beautiful day in Sunbury, Ohio I was privileged to tour the gardens of fellow Flea Marketing friend, Diana Daily. About an hours drive from my home, I left early and little did I know I was in for one heck of a garden tour experience. The “public” garden tour had been weeks before and according to Diana, cars were lined up for miles down her country back roads to see this beautiful farm and its gardens. Later Diana graciously invited me, and I got a personal tour. Around every nook and cranny and wind in the path was something spectacular to see.
Garden tour
Come along for a little visual tour. My camera never stopped clicking…
Diana found most of these rusty rims from a man who had them in the back of his truck..She just walked up and asked if he had plans for them? If not, she did!
My sons and grandson helped me put this sculpture, together in honor of my husband who was a farmer.”
Children playing in a wheel barrow miniature garden placed strategically along one of the many paths of the gardens
Diana told us exactly how she made her three dimensional miniature houses in a recent tutorial.
Grain bin turned gazebo . Diana says this project was complex and took the efforts of the entire family several months, but oh so worth it.
Diana Daily, the gardener herself!
How did Diana begin gardening?
Diana says, “A friend told me I should put perennials around my bell post. I asked her what a perennial was! That started the whole thing. My husband was a farmer and loved putting old rusty things from the farm in the garden.”
A small water garden placed beneath a cleverly hidden electrical box
Diana Daily says, “This old kettle and pump make a wonderful little water feature. Very easily done!”
This huge 8’x8′ “quilt” was made from 3 sections of aluminum, and then painted and hung by its creator, Diana’s son Mark, and another son Jeff, along with 3 grandsons
A tree sculpted from steel displays the many birdfeeders and houses near the gazebo. Can you spot the visiting cardinal?
A unique sphere made from wheel rims hangs along the path near a pond
Beautiful flowers of every kind adorned the gardens, like this stunning dahlia that said ” Welcome”
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A pump and rusty bucket caught my eye as I viewed the flowers in this section. Mirrors on a nearby outbuilding assisted in reflecting the nearby beauty
Diana Daily’s swing
“This is what my daughter did with their kids old swing set.if you click and enlarge this you can see the detail on each side.” Diana says.
3 Comments
Just love it all…..
I am starting a fairy garden in a large shallow clay saucer. I have a White House with a gable roof. I used a piece of waxed cardboard inside the base of the roof. I want to plant some types of small sedum that will grow out of the roof. How do I do this? Do I just put some cactus mix on top of the cardboard? Do I use green moss? What do I lay down first? The moss or soil? Thanks so much in advance.
How charming, delightful and whimsical all at once. Loved every facet of this paradise. I am planning to take my above ground garden and move the Fairy Garden into it and plant species that attrack humming birds, butterflies and bees. I got a lot of good ideas from this post and thank so much for sharing your paradise with all of us gardeners.