Create Nourishing Flourishing Home Utopias
I often get asked how to anchor a gate into a column…and here you see it!
Concrete blocks poured solid, a 6″ metal column in the center with welded gate flanges of 4 wide” metal protrude past the future veneered by at least 3″ to enable a good connection to the future hinges.
This work was done by Paul Milsap and Wayne Anders under the direction of Scott Wendendorff of Chiquipin Builders in Cashiers, NC at the Forehand residence in Cullasaja.
High Pinnacle in Cashiers, NC offers blasting winds and a glorious view of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Dru and Enis James seized the golden ring with this mountain top eyrie. But where to put future family events…aka: a swing set of grandchildren? John Warren install these terraces and the next round was to plant materials that would thrice…Call in the Sedum collations. The James’ new pathway is carpeted with 7 varieties hardy to zone 5, thanks to the fine folks at Saul’s Nursery. Ron Fowler of Grady Mountain, who installed these goodies, is shown in the sunglasses, his workers follow and Enis James carries 2 flats.
The Joy Garden Tour July 14-16 benefits the support of The Cashiers Village Green with a beautifully executed garden tour to exclusive mountain homes and gardens. This biannual event raises the majority of the funds for maintenance for the 12.5 acre site in the heart of little ole’ unincorporated Cashiers, NC.
Gardens in the Chattooga Club and Wade Hampton Golf Club designed by Mary Palmer Dargan are special stops along the tour of a handful of beautiful gardens. The Akitt garden, Timberline, is a spectacular series of interconnected garden terraces situated on a west facing slope. Complete with rare shrubs, flowering hydrangeas and specialty cornus, there is also a snail’s trail path and topiary deer in a buckberry forest. The Valenta garden which faces north and west toward Chimney Top mountain, is likewise situated on a series of terraces (see pathway). The garden features a collection of handcrafted bird’s houses by Walt Cottingham, a fantastic waterfall by Bob Dews and planting installation by Dustin Watson of Scotly’s Yard Nursery.
A market of hand selected garden fares opens at the gala on Thursday, July 14 and continues till Saturday July 16. Mary Palmer will do booksignings each day. http://www.villagegreencashiersnc.com/fundraisers/joy_garden_tour.htm