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Happy to see the Lych Gate restoration now finished at the church, it having been fenced off for some time. The story behind the Lych Gate is quite interesting, apparently it was originally built using recycled C16/C17 timbers including the posts of a four-poster bed and two sections of balustrade. There was a certain amount of decay but C19 timbers held everything together.
Never stop trying to reinvent and reimagine the love.
Just discovered Julian Lage, an astonishing young jazz guitarist and I love the music he is creating, putting his whole heart and soul into it:
Julian Lage Trio - Roger the Dodger - 2/5/2018 - Paste Studios - New York - NY
The rather scruffy upper end of our garden in Spring 2008.
We were in the midst here of changing the top end of our garden from an unkempt bare patch to a terrace with borders. The Valrosa Cabin workshop (upper R) was quite new (2007) and here we are are just moving things into it after we'd painted the inside, put in the floor-covering and fitted the shelving. The nearer stone paths had just been realigned, and the block path to the cabin was also new. These were all the first steps in the plan for this part of the garden. The untidy area in front of the cabin had become a temporary dumping area for garden materials during the construction work, but was soon to become our upper terrace.
NOTE ON THE GARDEN
The garden was very plain and bare when we arrived in 1985. We have been developing the design gradually since then, but not from a single pre-planned conception. Eventually we developed the overall shape, with a 'winding river' effect made by the lawns and path (though only the upper end of this is shown in this view). The shapes of the rockeries, planting and other features are based on the way a small stream winds between 'interlocking spurs' in hilly terrain. We did all the planting, and I built many of the features. For further history of our garden, see set description for 'OUR BACK GARDEN'
GARDEN DETAILS
(To see garden details better, click on the three dots symbol (●●● meaning 'more') at bottom right of black part of screen > Choose 'View all sizes' > Choose any size larger than the one in black font. Press back button to return. See also notes on picture. However, notes are not retained in downloaded versions of Flickr images.)
Features
- Borders - on each side of the nearer part of the garden path and being re-done following the realignment of the path. Border on L has been reshaped and is being dug over and topped up with more soil. Border on R will become extension of Upper (Railway) Rockery and replanted.
- Decking - removable decking 'bridge' (recently completed by Acer Landscapes) over Middle Section of Garden Railway, centre R. Ideally we'd have been able to make this a fixed bridge in stone but this would have meant having a step-up here in order to give full clearance for the trains.
- Garden Railway (G-scale) - Part of the Middle Section is visible here bottom L, laid on a temporary trackbase of loose cellular concrete blocks and awaiting realignment. Part of the Upper Loop is visible centre R on the Upper (Railway) Rockery. This is a 45mm gauge G-Scale layout using Märklin-LGB track, parts and rolling stock, with my own garden-sized civil engineering.
- Path (1) - reclaimed York stone laid in 'crazy' style. L branch is a recent realignment of an older path. R branch is a new section of path, part of our scheme to give step-free access from the house to the Upper Terrace in spite of the garden gradient. Both these bits of path had just been laid by Acer Landscapes the previous autumn (2007).
- Path (2) - concrete block paving with treated wooden edging, recently (2007) laid by Acer Landscapes. This section (centre R) is the uppermost part of our main garden path and leads to steps of Valrosa Cabin in background.
- Temple of Juno garden shed - L, with shingled roof and white columns supporting portico, built by me in sections out of reclaimed timber ("Rosen Wanted") at a previous house, brought here and extended with portico. I made the columns made from a flag pole. Steve Cruse (joiner) hung the doors (architectural salvage) and put on the cladding. Doors and portico awaiting paint.
- Upper Rockery (Railway Rockery) - lower R, planted with alpines, dwarf shrubs and trees including conifers, also the base for the Upper Loop of Garden Railway. Rockery built myself of various kinds of stone in simulated geological structure (not visible here).
- Valrosa Cabin workshop - upper R, fully insulated, built for us the previous year by Acer Landscapes. Although completed, we had to paint the inside and put floor covering in, before we could fit it out and move in (as we are doing here).
Plants
- Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Kosteri' - a dwarf Hinoki cypress - young tree in foreground, front R.
- Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Plumosa Nana' - a dwarf Sawara cypress, lower R by path.
- Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Squarrosa' - a form of Sawara cypress, centre L immediately in front of Temple of Juno portico.
- Cotoneaster frigidus - upper L.
- Juniperus horizontalis - prostrate juniper, R, by Upper Loop of Garden Railway.
- Picea glauca var. albertiana 'Conica' - dwarf white spruce, on R of decking section.
OTHER DETAILS (also noted on photo)
- 'Banks Cabinet' drawers (ex-NHM - "Rosen Wanted") - centre R, stacked up during transfer from house, and about to be moved into Valrosa Cabin behind.
LOCATION DETAILS
Country: Great Britain: England
City: London
London Borough: Lambeth
District: West Dulwich, SE21
Altitude: 40m
Aspect: view is approx westward. Border on L faces N, so mostly in shade.
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"New" wall decor in our front room. :). Found the door in Bend, OR and found the door lentil / header in Seattle, WA.
This architectural salvage place in Chicago deals mostly online now so the "showroom" is pretty dark and items are not necessarily presented or marked as one would expect in a retail space. I loved the dim, vintage atmosphere but my friend couldn't get out of there fast enough! Afterwards we stopped at a gas station to get something to drink. By then, even my green apple "Everfresh" drink had an aftertaste like there was a worm in the apple. Oh well, I guess it' an acquired taste. :)
A little commentary on that green background; it appeared to be original paint in the space which felt really old, like the real thing. I saw the inside of an old house in Pennsylvania one time that had this as an interior color. Apparently, this was pretty popular in Victorian times. At the time, I found it somewhat repulsive but here, it seemed one hundred percent spot on gorgeous!
I buy every floor grate I can get my hands on and try to keep the prices down. The regular house grates run $45 to $100 and the large grates that work well for boot scraping in a deck run from $75 to $175 plus tax (cash or check) unless they are really outstanding. Tillotson Trading Architectural Salvage & Antiques - www.tillotsontrading.com – 802-439-6537.
A few of the items in this area of the showroom are as follows: Open Shelf Cupboard or Bookcase, Maple Table, Chairs, Mantels, Hardware, Medicine Chests, Tools, etc.
Tillotson Trading Architectural Salvage & Antiques - www.tillotsontrading.com – 802-439-6537.
A few of the items in this area of our hardware room are as follows: Barn Door Rollers, Registers, Grates, Strap Hinges, Jacks, etc.
Tillotson Trading Architectural Salvage & Antiques - www.tillotsontrading.com – 802-439-6537.
We have a variety of unusual and stylish antique exterior doors. Styles include Mission, Craftsman, Farmhouse, and more. The price of each door ranges from $150 to $295 plus tax (cash or check.)
Tillotson Trading Architectural Salvage & Antiques - www.tillotsontrading.com – 802-439-6537.
A few of the items in this area of the showroom are as follows: Mantels, Hardware, Decorative Trim, etc. Tillotson Trading Architectural Salvage & Antiques - www.tillotsontrading.com – 802-439-6537.
Homeowner Julius Wolfarth. 82 years young and life-long resident in the Gentilly neighborhood.
On the 5th anniversary of hurricane Katrina we visited New Orleans to help rebuild 50 homes in 5 days. Sponsored by Sears and covered by HGTV and the DIY Network.
www.charlesandhudson.com/archives/2010/08/rebuilding_toge...