project

  • Haunted Ivy

    Here is the poor, sad cottage in it’s previous “Haunted” stage.  As you can see, the ivy was, like so many things, entirely unpruned for years–possibly since it was planted.  Here, it is about ten feet tall, and the overhanging canopy of the ivy tree is about ten feet from the fence. At the time…

  • Sod Couch

    I’ve wanted to build sod couches since the early 1990’s, when they seemed the ideal solution to the coincidental problems of a desire for an outdoor sofa, an overabundance of brush and access to some worn but structurally adequate rugs.  A sod couch seemed the ideal thing for relaxing at the end of the day,…