This walkway is gorgeous!  It would be pretty enough to just make into your main leisure area of the yard!  From HomeBaseDesign,

While the photo of the blue bottle tree first caught my attention, when I went to this site I was in awe over the stunning, gorgeous photos of people’s creativity in their yards.  Go to Flickriver immediately to view the stream of “Weird Yards and Gardens” !!

The photographer used a lacy tablecloth to wrap the tree.

Look at the close up!

Since it’s Friday and time to RELAX, this idea about growing herbs indoors during the winter months strikes me as brilliant… a wine box container garden.

Want to get your hands on wine boxes to try this out? Try asking around at the local liquor store or grocery store. I bet they have some in the back that they’d be happy to part with if you ask really nicely. If stores around you are a bust, you can also find second hand wine boxes at the thrift store and sometimes even on eBay.

Or – since it’s the weekend – you could just enjoy a few glasses of wine yourself.  It’s for a good cause – INDOOR GARDENING!

Oh the things you can find in your back yard!

Photo by jclifton59.

My brother lives in an area that’s often shady, often cold. But he finds beauty everywhere in his yard and in the surrounding woods.  From Jomegat,

As I headed back to the house, I walked by the tiny flower bed we have on the north side of the house. A couple of years ago a friend of mine brought in a plant that he had found in the woods. He wanted to know what it was, and I didn’t know off the top of my head. I did some research and determined that it was Downy Rattlesnake Plantain (Goodyera pubescens).

Ironic that plantain bananas grow in tropical climates, but this downy rattlesnake plantain clearly thrives in the cool.

Today it was 68 degrees where I live. Last year at this time, it was like 8 degrees (ugh!). So here’s to a chillier winter!

Photo by Iam Chihang.

From our Shak to yours, wishing you a very Merry Christmas!

Are you missing your lush green lawn as the barren winter months come calling our names?  Perhaps there’s a way you can pretend you’re back in the warm sunshine, feeling lovely grass on your bare feet.  From Inhabitat comes a sod covered dining room table,

The farm-to-table is made from aluminum with sturdy square legs and a tray-like table top. Stones sit at the bottom, which is topped with soil and finally a layer of sod. Watering the sod is done by hand and drains down into the stones. Sunlight, irrigation and interior climatic conditions all determine the status of your table. Unfortunately, no table-sized lawn mower exists, so cutting of the grass is all done by hand with scissors.

Brilliant!