Garden Share Bristol

It’s FAC time in The Art Garden! Grab your favorite beverage and pull up a chair. You didn’t really want to work this afternoon anyway, did you? Leave a comment to join the garden party.

Today’s topic:

Do you mow your own lawn? What kind of mower do you use? How long does it take to do? What would you like to change about your turf regimen?

Looking for a focal point for your garden? Something whimsical, yet powerful? Look no further than these lovely metal ladies created by Lafayette, Colorado, artist Arabella Tattershall.

And I say ladies, because the talented Arabella manages to capture the essence of the feminine form while showing us only the external dressing. These are no mere mannequins!

These outdoor sculptures are extremely well crafted; the artist manages to make her stiff, hard, metal medium look supple and alive.

I like the contrast of the custom-cut detailed foliage with the industrial mesh, rods, barbed wire, etc.
I discovered Arabella and her green goddesses (my term, not hers!) during the East Boulder County Artists Studio Tour last weekend. The tour continues this Saturday and Sunday, May 8-9, from noon to 5:00 PM. Go here for more information.

Arabella creates a wide array of sculpture suitable for outdoor use including birdbaths, birdfeeders, fence and wall decor, etc. She also welcomes commissions.
Contact Arabella Tattershall at arabellatat@mac.com

Photos courtesy Arabella Tattershall, photography by Dave Rosenberg.
This was not a paid endorsement.

The tulips are still in full bloom, though I need to ditch the red and yellow ones---they re too harsh with all the pinks and peaches that are blooming now in the majority of the garden.

All of the flowering crab apples around town are spectacular this year. So full of blooms and fragrance and humming bees that they make my head swim.

Visits to the garden centers have been inspiring, exciting, and very tempting, but I'm not ready to plant my pots up with annuals just yet. I've been burned by late frosts enough times that I plan to wait it out for a few more weeks. Ditto my favorite warm season veggies.

I'm anxiously awaiting the lilac blossoms. Lots of full buds now on the 'Living fence" hedge that separates the back of our property from that of our neighbor, Ivy. (I love that name!)

Less wind, please!