Author Topic: How does one water THIS garden? (Read 7450 times)

GrannieAnnie · « **on:** February 16, 2008, 22:17:19 »

somebody mailed this to me- it didn't say where or whose garden it is.

star · « **Reply #1 on:** February 16, 2008, 23:00:45 »

Someone posted this pic last year GA, I believe its Spain or Italy.

Its still amazing to see....so pretty. I guess they are fitted with an irrigation system with white tubes.

unless they are all airbrushed on of course :D

saddad · « **Reply #2 on:** February 16, 2008, 23:50:54 »

Spray and be damned......
:-\

debster · « **Reply #3 on:** February 18, 2008, 20:52:54 »

simple leave the bath running with the plug in lol ;D

ninnyscrops · « **Reply #4 on:** February 18, 2008, 21:40:56 »

Sure beats pebble dash ;D

GrannieAnnie · « **Reply #5 on:** February 19, 2008, 01:08:08 »

Quote from: ninnyscrops on February 18, 2008, 21:40:56

Sure beats pebble dash ;D And what on earth is "pebble dash"??

asbean · « **Reply #6 on:** February 19, 2008, 09:45:49 »

Pebbles are the stones you get on a beach that is not a sandy beach. They can vary in size from quite large to tiny.

Pebble dash is a form of rendering on the outside of a house. I think first a layer of cement (or similar) then that is blasted with pebbles which stick to the cement and form the decoration on the wall. Popular in the middle of the last century (20th)

We had a pebble dash house in Seaton, Devon,when I was a child, and I spent hours checking the walls for tiny shells - I found them probably a dozen or so over the whole house. It was only pebble dashed halfway up the walls.

If you google pebble dash for images you'll get quite a few sites that explain how it's done and examples.

GrannieAnnie · « **Reply #7 on:** February 19, 2008, 11:27:46 »

Quote from: asbean on February 19, 2008, 09:45:49

Pebbles are the stones you get on a beach that is not a sandy beach. They can vary in size from quite large to tiny.

Pebble dash is a form of rendering on the outside of a house. I think first a layer of cement (or similar) then that is blasted with pebbles which stick to the cement and form the decoration on the wall. Popular in the middle of the last century (20th)

We had a pebble dash house in Seaton, Devon,when I was a child, and I spent hours checking the walls for tiny shells - I found them probably a dozen or so over the whole house. It was only pebble dashed halfway up the walls.

If you google pebble dash for images you'll get quite a few sites that explain how it's done and examples.

similar I guess to our stucco walls but with more texture. Thank you for the definition. Often I'm not sure if it is some British slang on this forum I'm reading. Your word "fleecing" for example always jolts me. Here it means to take advantage or steal from some unwary person and has nothing to do with gardening.

Kea · « **Reply #8 on:** February 19, 2008, 13:55:16 »

Fleecing can mean that here to but not in the gardening context.

Pebble dashing is very common in the UK but I'd never seen it before I came here. If you have stucco and then blast small stones at it while it's still wet that's pebble dashing.

What I want to know is how they got all those plants there in the first place!

Barnowl · « **Reply #9 on:** February 19, 2008, 14:45:42 »

Watering Solution...

Old bird · « **Reply #10 on:** February 19, 2008, 15:27:59 »

The garden is a bit OTT don't you think? Not a lot of variety there plant wise!

Old Bird
???

GrannieAnnie · « **Reply #11 on:** February 19, 2008, 17:21:59 »

and the women look exhausted and are muttering, "Who dreamed up this crazy garden anyway?"

carolinej · « **Reply #12 on:** February 19, 2008, 17:33:41 »

I reckon the group on the one side have realised the difficulties, but the old lady with her arms folded is saying,'I dont care, they're staying!'

cj :)

GrannieAnnie · « **Reply #13 on:** February 19, 2008, 17:56:45 »

Quote from: carolinej on February 19, 2008, 17:33:41

I reckon the group on the one side have realised the difficulties, but the old lady with her arms folded is saying,'I dont care, they're staying!'

cj :)

and the lone woman in the upper left hand corner is being shunned because she wouldn't knuckle under and help water.

asbean · « **Reply #14 on:** February 19, 2008, 18:32:43 »

Is that a cat, dog or giant sausage in front ofthem they seem to be looking at?

carolinej · « **Reply #15 on:** February 19, 2008, 18:43:54 »

If its a dog, then perhaps they are wondering how to fit it into absailing gear to go up and water the plants. If it's a giant sausage, well, I'm not going there ::)

cj :)

Pesky Wabbit · « **Reply #16 on:** February 19, 2008, 19:03:33 »

It could well be watered by someone jumping off the roof on a bungee.

springbok · « **Reply #17 on:** February 19, 2008, 19:06:55 »

Has anyone noticed that no shadows are cast on the walls by the pots lol.

On closer inspection I think you will find its a joke!!.. coz try spotting the difference on some of the pots lol :) 8)

debster · « **Reply #18 on:** February 19, 2008, 19:12:21 »

i think theyre trying to persuade someone to water the plants whilst they go on holiday ;D

GrannieAnnie · « **Reply #19 on:** February 19, 2008, 20:26:56 »

Quote from: springbokgirlie on February 19, 2008, 19:06:55

Has anyone noticed that no shadows are cast on the walls by the pots lol.

On closer inspection I think you will find its a joke!!.. coz try spotting the difference on some of the pots lol :) 8)

Judging from the shadows under their chairs it might be almost high noon. There seems to be a slight cast shadow on the right hand wall just to the right of those pots. Try enlarging the view- it looks like the flowers are growing differently in all the pots.

It seems real to me- maybe something a restaurant would do outside to decorate?
Or someone who was potty trained too early?

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Author Topic: How does one water THIS garden? (Read 7450 times)