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Home & Garden 2014 Big Timber resident makes ‘yard art’ with thrift store finds ‑ Page 3 Extracting seeds from veggies ‑ Page 5 Deer‑proof plants ‑ Page 7 A publication of The Livingston Enterprise & The Big Timber Pioneer Shown is a close-up of cheap dish ware that Big Timber resident Nancy Bruce has turned into “yard art.” Find out how you can do it, too, on Page 3. Yellowstone Newspapers photo by Laura Nelson

Transcript of 2014 Home and Garden

Home & Garden2014

Big Timber resident

makes ‘yard art’ with

thrift store finds ‑ Page 3

Extracting seeds from veggies ‑ Page 5

Deer‑proof plants ‑ Page 7

A publication of The Livingston Enterprise & The Big Timber Pioneer

Shown is a close-up of cheap dish ware that Big Timber resident Nancy Bruce has turned into “yard art.” Find out how you can do it, too, on Page 3.

Yellowstone Newspapers photo by Laura Nelson

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NO DIRT, NO SEEDS, NO PROBLEMBy Laura Nelson

Yellowstone Newspapers

BIGTIMBER—She’scertainlynotsettingforadinnerparty.

Agardenparty,perhaps,butthemismatched,eclecticgatheringofplateswillnotbeontheserv-ingtable.

Rather,NancyBruceiscreating“yardart”withthethriftstoreandgaragesalefindsofkitchenspast.

“It’sjustanicewaytogetyourgardenlookingreallynicewithouthavingtoevendigintothesoil,”shesaid.

That’sespeciallyhandywhenwinter’sgripholdsonlongerthanexpectedintothegardeningseason,ofcourse.

Theformatisprettysimple—gatherupwhateverdishwareischeap,availableandinneedofanewpurpose,assemblevaryingsizesandhuesintotheflower-likelayering,andthenattachthemtoastur-dypoletoanchorthemintotheground.Shediscov-eredtheideaatacraftshowinCaliforniathiswin-ter,Brucesaid,andhadthethoughtsomanygiftedcraftersdo:‘Well,Icoulddothat.’

Ittooksometrialanderror,andtestsofstaminaovertheSweetGrassCountywinter.ShedisplayedsixofherfirstcreationsinthegardenbedsoftheCommunityThriftShoppe—threesurvivedthesnow,windandrain.

“SoIlearnedafewlessons,andhavesincefig-uredoutwhatIneededtodotomakethemallsticktogether,”shesaid,addingthattheseeminglyfrag-iledishesweremuchhardierthanmostwouldexpect.

Soshesettowork,gatheringupplates,servingtrays,candleholders,candydishes,decorativemir-rorsandmore—“whatevercatchesmyeye,”shesaid—andbegantheworkoffittingtherightpiecestogether.

Thecreativecombinationofcolorandpatternmeldtogetherlikequiltwork,creatingastyleofitsownastheuniquepiecesfindsemblance.

“Anythingcolorfulisthebest,”Brucesaid.Inone,atraditionalwhite-and-blue-wareanchors

ateasaucerlinedwithblueberriesandvineleaves,toppedwithanavyginghamcheck-linedbowlfilledwithanoctagon-shapedcandyjar.Anotherhastwoclear,sparklingcrystalplattersseparatedwithasplashofredchinaandcenteredaroundthebaseofaformercandlestick.Anotherlineupusesdishesofvaryingshadesoforange,punctuatedwithsunflow-ertonesandcreamandabrightfloralpaperweightasthecenterpiece.

Asshestartstogaugewhichitemsmightwork

togethervisually,shealsofitsthemtogetherforsiz-ing—thebottomofonelayermusthaveanevensurfacethatwillsitsnugglingwiththetopofitsbaselayer.Watchoutfordishesthathavea“lip”orraisedcenteronthebottom,asit’slikelytheywon’tadhereaswellasyou’dlike.Afterfindingtherightpiecesandmakingsuretheymakeasnugfit,care-fullywashthedisheswithsoapandwaterandletthemdrycompletely—Brucesaidthatmakesabigdifferenceintheglue’sabilitytoadhereinthelongrun.

Thenit’stimeforglue—E6000industrialstrengthcraftadhesiveistheticket,shesaid.Shedousedthecontactpointswiththeheavygoo,quick-lysecuringthelayersaccordingtothefittedplan.

Theweightoftheplatesisusuallyenoughtopressandholdthestackswhilethegluedriesovernight,Brucenoted,butsometimessheaddedaweighttothestackforgoodmeasure.Afterallowingtheset-tingstodryfor24hours,she’sreadytosecuretheBellHangerclaspstothebacktocreatetheplateflower’s“stem.”Theclaspscomeindifferentsizes,soit’simportanttoselectthesizeaccordingtothepolethatwillbeused.Thefirstonessheusedwerehollow,3/4-inchmetalpoles.ThoseworkedOK,shesaid,buttowithstandtheBigTimberwind,shelaterfoundsolidpolesforaddedstabilityandweight.

BruceattachedthebellhangerclasptothebackoftheanchorplateandagainallowedtheE6000gluetodryatleastovernight.Withthat,thedecorativeheadisreadytobeattachedtothestem.Brucesaidshefounditwasmucheasiertoplantthestembeforeattachingthetop,andnotedthatitisimpor-tanttoanchorthestemdeepenoughtocounterbal-ancetheweightoftheplatesused.

Ofcourse,thesecreativecollectionsthenledtomore—“therearemanyotherthingsyoucancreate

for‘yardart,’”Brucesaid.Anoldvase,filledwithdecorativeglassballsorwithasmalllight,canbetoppedwithaninvertedservingbowltocreate“glassmushrooms.”Thosemakegreatsteporpathilluminations,shesaid,andcanaddfunheightdiversityamongthedishflowersforvisualinterestintheyard,too.

“Really,thepossibilitiesareendless,”Brucesaid.

‘Yard art’ can spruce up any outdoor decor year-round

Yellowstone Newspapers photos by Laura Nelson

Nancy Bruce, of Big Timber, talks about one of her “yard art” creations recently. Bruce uses thrift store and garage sale finds from kitchens past to create her unique artwork.

Nancy Bruce’s yard art creations are for sale at Big Timber’s Community Thrift

Shoppe, 708 E. 4th Ave., Big Timber.

What you’ll need to make it yourself: • Variety of plate/dish sizes and shapes

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Some of Nancy Bruce’s yard art creations are pic-tured in Big Timber recently. Bruce looks for color-ful patterns while creating her artwork.

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This year, Jody Davis started her tomato seedlings from seed she saved five years ago.

The experienced Livingston garden-er said she’s been saving seeds for quite some time and has good success with her own seeds compared with seeds from packets.

“I just think it’s smart to save seeds,” Davis said.

Saving the seeds from one crop of beets or carrots can yield enough seed for 20 years, Davis said.

Although people have been saving seeds for generations, Davis is part of a blooming movement of gardeners who save their own seeds. Some organize “seed swaps,” while others collect rare, heirloom seeds. Some seed savers are history loving gardeners who can recite the history of their seeds, like Mr. Mostoller’s goose bean, the seeds of which were originally found undigested in the gullet of a goose during the Civil War, the Chicago Tribune reported.

The popular company Seed Savers Exchange, which started in 1975, is even on Twitter. They have more than 18,000 varieties of heirloom seeds. The company’s website features tips on how to save your own seeds.

Seed saving has also become popular in Montana. Cheryl Moore-Gough, a horticulturist, spoke at a series of sem-inars put on by Zone Four, a Bozeman-based gardening magazine, at Chico recently about saving seeds. She shared tips about when to harvest seeds from different vegetables — for

cucumbers, for example, you should wait until they get very ripe, yellow and mushy, she said. Some seeds like those from cabbage, broccoli, corn and beans require further drying after they are harvested, she said.

Once seeds are dry, you should store them in a clean, dry, dark environ-

ment, she said, at temperatures of 38 to 40 degrees.

Benefits of saving seeds include sav-ing money — some seed packets can cost $3 or more for 20 or fewer seeds — and insuring you are planting seeds that are regionally adapted from plants that grew well in your garden the year before, according to the Mother Earth News Magazine website. Big corporations continue to consoli-date the seed industry and some popu-lar cultivars can be discontinued or become so popular that the companies run out of stock. Seeds you save your-self also can have more consistent quality. Mother Earth News reports that large seed suppliers regularly include seed in their packets from inferior or off-type plants. When you save your own seeds, you can also influence crop traits, like vegetable shape, flavor, ripening time and yield.

When saving seed, chose open-polli-nated varieties. Hybrids will not be true to type if saved and replanted. Moore-Gough said you can tell if a seed is a hybrid by reading the label on the seed packet.

If it says F1 or Hybrid, you might want to choose a different seed to save. Self-pollinating crops like peas, beans, tomatoes and peppers are the easiest garden plants from which to save seeds.

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A look at plants that deer don’t likeBy Lee Reich Associated Press

Chomping down on a rosette of freshly emerging tulip leaves is just the thing to drive away win-ter doldrums — for deer. Crocuses probably

taste almost as good to them.There’s no need, though, for us humans to forsake

the blossoms of spring bulbs; there are plenty that don’t appeal to deer.

Daffodils, for example. Deer won’t eat them. So plant daffodils to your heart’s content without any worry that their tops will be chomped off before the flowers even unfold.

Hyacinths also don’t particularly appeal to deer. Although hyacinths were among the most fashionable flowers in the 18th century, they’re not among the most popular bulbs now.

Perhaps it’s because they’re a little stiff and formal, so don’t blend well with currently popular naturalistic landscapes. Still, if you’ve got a place for them, go ahead and plant them and don’t worry about deer upsetting your design.

Equally deer proof and, in this case, easily integrat-ed into naturalistic plantings, are grape hyacinths, or muscari. These tiny bulbs are impervious to cold, and spread to eventually blanket the ground with popsicle sticks packed with pure white, violet, or deep blue flowers.

Many small bulbs are deer proofActually, once you segue over into the world of

small bulbs, you open the door to a slew of flowers that both naturalize and are passed over by hungry

deer. Some are also the first harbingers of spring: Snowdrop and glory of the snow often bloom right through the snow, the former with white blossoms, the latter in white, pink or blue. Each of winter aco-nite’s yellow blossoms, also appearing in very early spring, is cradled in hand-shaped leaves, decorative in their own right well after the blossoms dry up.

After this early show subsides, striped squill, also

known as puschkinia, could share the stage with mus-cari, both blooming fairly early. The loose, pale blue clusters of striped squill won’t do for the garden what Darwin tulips do — or would do if the deer wouldn’t eat them — but they are welcome nonetheless.

Crown imperial is a deer-proof bulb that could pro-vide the elegance of tulips. The stalks shoot skyward 2 to 3 feet and then are capped by a tuft of leaves encircled below by a “crown” of downward-pointing red or yellow flowers. Crown imperial’s relatives, Persian lily and guinea hen flower, are also passed over by deer and are beautiful in a more relaxed rath-er than regal manner.

English bluebells and wood hyacinth, both botani-cally squills, share midseason bloom with crown imperial. These two squills are perfect for naturaliz-ing and brightening the dappled shade of a mid-spring woodland.

Deer also don’t enjoy onionsEven as spring rolls into summer, there are color-

ful bulbs that can make deer look elsewhere for a meal. Flowering onions — alliums — fill this time slot, mostly appearing as pastel pompoms atop slen-der stalks.

If you’re unfamiliar with the ornamental, flowering onions, take a look at chives when they come into bloom. Now imagine those blossoms in deep blue, or in pink, even yellow. And rather than golf-ball size clusters of flowers, imagine flower heads the size of volleyballs, or baseball-size clusters sending out thin streamers of male flowers like fireworks. These are some of the variations on the basic allium flower theme.

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By Kim Cook Associated Press

Those drawn to 19th century style may be pleased to learn that vintage garden decor is a trend this spring and summer.

The look involves florals, weathered wood, wire, period typography, bird motifs and accessories, and other elements with a Victorian vibe, says Tom Mira-bile, a trend watcher for Lifetime Brands.

The appeal lies largely in the era’s garden-as-haven aesthetic, he says.

“We look at the Victorian age as an era when there was just a lot of time,” he said at an industry trends seminar earlier this year at the NY Now trade show.

Conservatories, greenhouses and aviaries were pop-ular in stately Victorian-era homes, but even modest residences might have a little birdcage. Fashionable too were ferns, palms and terrariums.

Pottery Barn’s got miniature greenhouses this sea-son made of white-painted distressed pine and glass, perfect terrariums for small plants. A replica of a vin-tage birdcage is made of wire painted hunter green; it’s tall enough to house an elegant orchid, but would also work as a tabletop accent.

On a grander scale is the retailer’s Conservatory bird cage, a nearly 5-foot-long mahogany and wire piece that would fit on a console table or atop a long shelf. While it’s dramatic in and of itself, a collection of objects would look amazing inside it. (www.pottery-barn.com )

Floral motifs — and roses in particular — were all the rage during the Victorian era. Art and textiles fea-tured illustrated flora and fauna from home and exotic parts of the world.

Bradbury & Bradbury now offers a couple of art wallpapers derived from illustrations by period artists William Morris and Walter Crane. Fenway has an Art Nouveau-style pattern with irises at its heart, while Woodland showcases the artistry of both Morris and Crane — winsome rabbits and long-legged deer cavort

across a leafy landscape. (www.bradbury.com )Designer Voytek Brylowski offers prints of works

by Victorian illustrators Mary and Elizabeth Kirby. Parrots, toucans, lilies and hummingbirds are hand-colored, vibrant examples that can be mounted in sim-ple frames and placed near a patio door — or any-where the gentility and charm of the period might be appreciated.

“By digitally enhancing old images, I feel that I give them new life, and preserve historically significant illustrations and drawings by these famous natural-ists,” says Brylowski, who is based in Wroclaw, Poland. (www.etsy.com/shop/VictorianWallArt )

Jennifer Stuart, an artist in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has designed a collection of plates depicting damask and floral prints of the 19th century on patio-friendly melamine. (www.zazzle.com )

And Pier 1’s Floria collection has a vintage damask pattern in garnet, soft blue and grass-green in a collec-tion of indoor/outdoor rugs and throw pillows. (www.pier1.com )

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Ask a designer: tips for flea-market shoppers By Melissa Rayworth

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The arrival of spring means that flea markets are reopening for business around the country.

Shoppers will hunt for treasures amid acres of used goods. A few will come home with just the right vintage art or quirky piece of furniture to make their home more beautiful.

Jaime Rummerfield, co-founder of Woodson & Rummerfield’s House of Design in Los Angeles, sometimes mix-es flea-market finds with high-end new furnishings to decorate the homes of her celebrity clients.

“The beauty of flea markets,” she says, “is you never know what you will find. There’s nothing like being out-doors or in a place off the beaten path rummaging through old treasures.”

Los Angeles-based interior designer Brian Patrick Flynn, creator of the Fly-nnsideOut design blog, also hunts for vintage pieces: “I shop second-hand regardless of my project’s budget or client’s level of taste,” he says. “Vin-tage and thrift is the best way to add one-of-a-kind flair to a space without insanely high cost.”

There is luck involved, of course. But skill also plays a role. As you browse crowded tables of used things this spring, how can you find the treasures

that will give your home an infusion of style while avoiding decorating disas-ters?

Here, Flynn, Rummerfield and another interior designer who shops for vintage decor — Lee Kleinhelter of the Atlanta-based design firm and retail store Pieces — tell how they do it.

Winter and early spring are perfect for flea-market shopping, says Flynn.

“Since ‘thrifting’ and ‘antiquing’ are

often associated with gorgeous weath-er and weekend shenanigans, many people shy away from hunting for their vintage finds when it’s cold or gloomy,” he notes, so go now and go early.

“I usually show up just as the flea market opens to ensure I see every new item as it’s put out on display,” he says. “When you wait until the end of a flea market’s run to check out its stuff, you’re likely to find mostly leftovers, things priced too highly which others

passed over, or things that are just way too taste-specific for most people to make offers on.”

Rummerfield occasionally finds signed artwork and ceramics by note-worthy artists at flea markets and antique malls.

“It is amazing to see what people cast away,” she says. “I personally hunt for Sasha Brastoff ceramics because of his unique California heritage as a set dec-orator and artist.” She has also found vintage Billy Haines chairs and Gio Ponti lighting at flea markets.

So read up on the designers and art-ists from your favorite periods, and then hunt for their work or impressive knockoffs.

A single flea market might offer goods from every decade of the 20th century. Can you put a lamp from the 1970s on a table from 1950? Yes, if the shapes and colors work well together, Kleinhelter says.

If your home has contemporary decor, Rummerfield says it can be pow-erful to add one statement piece — a side table, say, or a light fixture — from a previous era.

But “a little bit goes a long way. Use vintage in moderation with contempo-rary spaces,” Rummerfield says. “It will highlight the uniqueness of the vintage item. You don’t necessarily want to live in a time capsule.”

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In this photo provided by Brian Patrick Flynn/Flynnside Out Blog, the designer Flynn furnished this Atlanta loft strictly using vintage seating found at flea markets.

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