The Instant Garden.
A good
garden can take years, decades, of planting, fertilizing, and pruning.
For the romance without the
waiting game, may I offer a few suggestions?
Get an arbor bench or a trellis, plant
fast-growing grape vines or morning glories. Add stands of leafy bamboo with
containers around the roots to prevent them from taking over the
neighborhood…then the flagstones; tamp moss between them.
For the finishing touch, install some
classic garden decor like this Italian Renaissance wall fountain and neoclassic
urn-planter from the Regency period.
The sort of things you’d encounter at
Gravetye Manor (est’d. 1596). Meticulously detailed, hand-finished reproductions
in a cast stone-and-resin composite that’s lightweight. Stands up to extreme
weather. Has great texture, and will age beautifully.
Perhaps even more wonderful indoors. 
Italian Renaissance Wall Fountain (No.
2279), for tranquility without Prozac. Authentic design shows Zephyrus, the West
Wind, propelling a cockleshell as in Botticelli’s Birth of Venus; water pump
included. Dimensions: 31-1/2” high x 24-1/2” wide x 9” deep. Finish: Sandstone.
Price: $395, plus $27 shipping.
Hamilton Urn
Planter
(No. 2280), emanates stillness and self-possession.
Comes with separate pedestal bearing restrained wreath of triumph; you select
the notable event. Dimensions: 19” diam. urn, 16” square pedestal, 44-1/2” high
total. Color: Granite. Price: $695, plus $46 shipping.
Garden decor is
shipped by maker, pls. allow 2 to 4 weeks for delivery.


