Hi Folks,

I have a xeriscaped front yard, and recently installed a drip irrigation system. The valves stuck out like a sore thumb, so I scrounged my garage and yard for materials to make a cover. I had 2x4s, plywood strips, and some cement backerboard...so really all I needed to do was buy some tile, which with the design piece in the front, cost less than $20.

Well, it looked too much like a seat, so to discourage people sitting on it [and thus breaking the removeable tile top], using silicon seal, I attached items I have picked up on beaches....coral from Baja California, Mexico; sea glass from Vancouver Island, BC Canada; and beach pebbles from central California, Spain, Scotland, and France [D-Day invasion beaches Utah and Omaha].

How does this relate to figs? I plan to make another box for my backyard plantings....which includes my fig trees. :-)

I like that its very nice.
Look forward to seeing pictures of the fig planters in future.
Thanks

Thank you for sharing this, it's beautiful.

But also as foreign as the moon to those of us here in the wet (50'' per year average rainfall) and humid Southeast.

I have mixed feelings: I'm not sure I could live without our trees, grass, and wildflowers, but it would definately cut down on the never-ending mowing!  ;-)

Looks great, and I look forward to seeing more.

Best wishes.

John
North Georgia Piedmont
Zone 7b

Paul, that truned out real nice---a great solution to the problem. I'm jealous of the cactus outside. Can't do it here, just too wet---have to keep them under cover.

Hi folks, thanks for the comments

Martin, I'll continue to post pictures. John, you are right...the climate here [central New Mexico] could definitely be as foreign as the moon to you. Shade can be a precious commodity here. Tim, ironically, not very many cacti can grow here because it gets too cold in winter [below freezing nearly 100 nights/year].

Sites like Figs4Fun are filled with people who give me inspiration, and I hope I can do the same in return.

That sounds great Paul, and actually quite nice.

Hope you will share your future progress with us as well.

You are quite literally making the desert bloom.

Best wishes.

John
North Georgia Piedmont
Zone 7b

Happiness is being able to make ice cream using ingredients that came out of one's own yard [in this case, black currants]

That does look great!

And there really is nothing like growing your own.  We just made some blueberry ice cream, and I will make some more tonight.

We are probably getting close to growing about 50% or our own food, all organic of course.  It takes some time and work of course, but it's quality and health benefits you just can't buy.

Best wishes.

John