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The Rustic Garden

Rustic garden decorations, which are made of materials such as live willows, raw cedar, wild vine and bark are becoming increasingly popular. Is it a counter-reaction to the unbiquitous unistone, pavement, and encroachment of technologies such as cell phones in our lives?

We associate 'rustic' with 'old-fashioned' and country homes, but many artists are taking the concept of 'rustic' and imparting a modern, personalized flavor to it.

Montreal's Kim Vergil has been creating rustic garden pieces and installations for over 14 years. She teaches several classes, and her landscaping has been featured at the Montreal Botanical Garden and Flora International. While Kim is willing to travel for commissions, local rustic artists, while still hard to find, are a great and relatively inexpensive way to decorate one's landscape without using standard building materials.

It takes a lot of resourcefulness and organization to be a rustic artist. Wood must be collected from unconventional sources, from willow farms, to the roadside and vegetal refuse left on curbs. Not only must be be collected, but it must be stored to be ready for use on short notice. Living willow installations, however, must be planned ahead of time because they willow must be cut and planted in the spring.

Do take a minute to visit Kim's Rustic Garden website! You will be inspired.

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