Thank you! It's been a couple of years since I've done any color match staining. I don't like doing it when it's humid (which has been practically never this summer). I went light to dark starting with a honey oak and blending in a red oak to give variation like the old. I can't wait to get it inside, too... I already have things picked out to put in it!

It was a weird growing season from the start. And, somehow that usually sets a pattern for the entire season around here. Helene was pretty wild here... I can only imagine southeast of here. All is well here - just lots more debris cleanup. I think there are leaves covering every inch of the back of the house 😂. The East Side is finished for this year... it will be a nice continuation project next year once the foundation plants settle-in. Have a good week!

Those almost sound like great harvest, but hard to determine with out seeing them. If you haven't tried Google lens or replacements.com, either one of those allow you to upload a picture to make a determination.

Glad you treasure the clear glass pieces. Love the old flint glass pieces.

Hay is being made around here to try and get a video up next weekend!!! Yes, that pitcher was beautiful and I was glad to see it go to a home that cherished it this past Friday at auction pickup.

The same rules apply for Ball jars with the glass lids… always check the script. They even made the glass lid ones in special edition for the bicentennial in 1976. Thanks for watching. 😊

Little gems are probably the “cleanest” and definitely the most compact of the magnolias. I have little gems on both of the front corners of the house. I do have to trim them a bit to keep their size in-check.

The way to tell the age (on a Ball jar) is by the way that "Ball" is signed on the side of the jar. The style of the script will give you the age range of the jar. There are many charts available on-line. Just do an internet search for Ball Jar Age chart and compare the signature on the side of your jar. Hope this helps! 😊

Well, several things were tried: 1. Molemax - I used a 5lb bag and two sprinkle cans to try and run it out of the yard. 2. Ultrasonic stakes - I installed one on both sides of the yard (and those ran out most of the others). 3. We mixed up the castor oil solution and sprayed once things got bad... still no luck getting it to move. 4. We had a natural predator move in (fox), in the field behind us and we were hoping it would take care of it. While it got close, it never managed to get it. 5. We did not want to use a poison, for the fact of a natural predator getting hold of a poisoned rodent. So, after consulting friends, neighbors, area golf courses, etc. the best solution was a kill trap. At this point, we've had hundreds of dollars of damage and spent hundreds of dollars trying to get it to move out. Probably not the solution anyone wants to hear, but know that all other options were exhausted with no effect. In fact, we had a neighbor hire a company to set traps up all over their yard it became so bad. If they are not causing damage, I do leave them alone. However, this one was on a vandalism mission! Issues it caused: Erosion in the side yard (need for fill dirt), decimation of the oriental poppy garden, collapse of part of our drainage field, additional plant loss/damage and nearly caused a portion of the fence to collapse. Thankfully, all of the aforementioned things (like the supersonic stakes) can stay in place and hopefully stop a problem before it starts anymore!!!

Thank you!!! I was so excited to share the change it's made in such a short time. It almost felt like I was fighting a losing battle out there against the elements, pests and weather. But, now you can start to see the form taking place. I wish I could have captured the swallowtail butterflies in the driveway island the other day. That was built with a whole "garden in motion" theme for butterflies, pollinators, hummingbirds, etc. I always appreciate your comments. Thanks, again!!! 😊

Thanks for watching! Yes, there are newer examples of GWTW lamps that have always been fully electrified. Including art glass examples from Fenton and many others.

We have finally gotten some rain and things have started to improve. But, some things look like they're past the point of no return. I went to a couple of big box garden centers just looking for some fresh petunias for the garden urns and all of their stuff looked as bad or worse. The mole damage has been bad, but I did win that battle this week! 😂

That's unusual... haven't seen many grasshoppers around here in awhile (not that I want too). I can remember as a child they were so bad around here they would chew holes in the non-metal window screens.

@@antiquegardenshowcase same happened to our window screens one summer in the early 80s.

I'm still getting some good tomatoes! And, I won a battle with the mole yesterday! Now things can get back on track!

Well, we finally got some much needed rain. It has started to improve, a bit. Some things are already past their prime in this heat, but the local garden centers don't have anything good in stock to replace/refresh. I won the battle with the destructive mole yesterday. I've never had one thing cause that much damage!

We did get some rain which has really helped. And, I did win the battle with the most destructive mole yesterday. So, I think we can get back on track around here. Your tomatoes sound great! That's the only thing I have left in my vegetable garden that's doing well.

The pottery vase had two more from the same collection to come up in a part 2 auction this week and I got them! I have planted the Gardening With Creekside Hydrangeas and they are doing great considering the heat we are having.

I'm used to "smaller town Kentucky" traffic 😂. I'm sure Atlanta traffic is much different, but keep in mind it was midday and not rush hour, too. The vase was a treasure. I just picked up two more form the same collection in their part 2 auction!!

Gardening With Creekside is always a pleasure to watch. Their product is actually doing really well considering the heatwave they were planted in!

Just wait until you see tomorrow's video... We haven't had rain. It's a disaster zone here (relatively speaking to how it normally looks).

Don't apologize we just like to see the goings on, whatever that might be. Yes your caladiums are beautiful as are your other flowers.

We are sill waiting for our rain. You'll see the effects of our summer heat in Saturday's video!

It's a nice space and it has opened up the area nicely. However, the heat and no rain is taking a toll on all progress around here. You'll see the change in scenery in Saturday's video!

Thank you. Yes, it's oppressive and still has just barely dropped in temperature. Many plants are starting to give-up no matter how much water and care is given this year. I'll have an update in Saturday's video!

My next door neighbor has even expressed their love of the driveway island. I do really love that planting space. It was so nice... the landscaping business I bought topsoil from gave me a discount toward a tree of my purchase. I tagged a weeping white spruce yesterday!!! I have never videoed at their place - always so busy! So excited to finally have one in the yard. 😊 I thought I would really miss the cypress more than I do. It was "closing up the space" so much it felt congested - and that's the access point to the backyard!

Thank you! Glad to finally be back!

Thank you! I have some sketches on paper. Now, if I can just source what I need and get people to show up on time 😂. It will all be good!

Thank you so much! I love doing the videos when I can devote the time it takes to get them right and hopefully improve. The electronic mole/gopher stakes have taken time, but seem to have driven about 90% of them away. I still have one that is VERY persistent... trying to decide if I need additional stakes or other measures!

Those tall plants are verbena bonariensis. Those are the old-fashioned ones grown from seed. They actually over-wintered this year, which is unusual for this zone. However, they do reseed themselves sometimes prolifically. I love them and just thin out any extras where I don’t need them. They attract butterflies, too. I originally bought the seeds from Johnny Seeds online.

Thank you for checking out Antique and Garden Showcase. Glad you’re here! 😊

Haha... I've just been standing outside - in the rain - trying to film a small bit of what I actually accomplished on the one sunny day we've had recently! I was determined to get at least 75% of the caladiums off the grow light shelf this week... I got close. Thank you for the urn compliments. I hope they continue to inspire. I was just looking at an auction thinking about buying another, but it was a buy one, get another broken one that was the buyer's responsibility to remove... it kind of lost its appeal. I'm thinking about a shade one for the future changes when we clear the east side magnolia.

You get one, sunny day around here and it seems like you have to do a month's worth of outdoor work in a day! 🤣

Thank you!! If that's the only time I use those trimmers (which it won't be) they were worth it! I looked up what I could buy locally with a good rating... I wanted to actually see it and feel the weight, as opposed to ordering something and not knowing. They did not disappoint!

Last year was the first attempt with Guara for me. I put one outside and kept one inside. Strangely, the one outside seems better than the one I kept sheltered. I plan on checking these out over the next few days.

Great news on the redbud! They can be a bit finicky here... typical and under-canopy tree like the dogwood. That's why I've kept them in the lower backyard under the larger trees.

I am ready to hit the local garden centers a little harder in search of a few more plants... I stopped in a neighboring town at some "high end" garden centers and left empty-handed. The selection was worse than my local hometown farm greenhouse and the prices almost double per plant.

I think we have finally stabilized temperature-wise, but I think we have rain everyday in our 10 day forecast. It's been difficult even keeping the lawn maintained this year 😂. I am ready to work on the showcase. I have all of the parts sitting there. I just need a good bit of dedicated time to work and film the project.

Good to hear! It's the tiny details that make the thrill of the hunt even more fun... When you find that special "older" jar from the early 1900's or even the survivor from the 1800's. Or, even the "lucky 13." Thank you for your support of the channel.

I'm continually learning all the time, too. I think being a life-long learner is the only way to enjoy life. It would be interesting to know if they had foresight, or if that was just a marketing change after X number of year... maybe just a refresh like a new model of car. I ran into a 1975 bicentennial Ball jar just today. It was made just like the old ones, but the writing was consistent with the script in the 70's and had a bicentennial logo on the back.

Thanks so much 😊

Glad you like the informative videos... Which one has been your favorite and why, if you don't mind my asking? I'm always looking to find what is most enjoyable. Thanks for watching! Yes, our spring was wild this week with a tornado outbreak around the area - never fun - but thankfully all is well here.

Thank you! The magnolia has great memories... My mom and I bought it together practically about the time I learned to drive. We took off with my Dad's truck (me driving) to the neighboring county to buy that tree. Well, we're driving through the city and the tree stands straight up in the bed of the truck. I can remember us pulling over in the Winn Dixie grocery store parking lot frantically trying to tie it in! 😂

Thank you so much! 😊