Category Archives: D.I.Y.

Light House B & B ,Gore Bay, Manitoulin Island

21 Aug Filed under D.I.Y., Elements, Front Yard, Inspiration, Natural, Nature, Stone, Travel, Vertical, Walls. 4 Comments.

We met the owner of the Lighthouse B & B at Gore Bay. He said they had fun putting the landscaping together. They built a wonderful 2-tier dry stack garden wall. They also used “one-man” armour stones to border the flower beds complimented with river … Read More →

DIY Rock Garden by Samantha Robinson

23 May Filed under D.I.Y., Elements, Front Yard, Natural, Spaces, Stone. No comments.

Samantha has this idea of creating a “dry river bed” in her front yard so that she does not have to mow the lawn. Without finding any pictures to reference she did it out of her head and by trail and error. She has recycled … Read More →

DIY Drystone Wall by Scott Crone

3 Mar Filed under D.I.Y., Elements, Front Yard, Stone, Walls. No comments.

Scott Crone lost his beloved wife, Ruth to cancer and was feeling depressed and lost. Ruth was an avid gardener and Scott remembered how Ruth enjoyed coming to our depot. Scott decided to work his dispair out by building Ruth a memorial garden out of … Read More →