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anydevotedgardener. r perhaps upplya sub-l i rnespot for a le
isurely r ink before in ing,whether ou clrose o weedor
justwatch.
I a lsosl lotted few pieces t Clrr isLopherFi l ley's,ncluding
tree-trunk i tchingpost,which happenedo be standing y the frontdoor
at my lastv is i t Fi l ley, ho ownsa shopin the StateLineArtsE
Antiques istr ict i thhis partnerRich Hoffman, i rst noticed
auxbois n cemeter ies.l t wascommonly sed orgravemarkers nd
plaques," i l ley ays "You
DionicioRodriguez, Mexican mmigrantwho settled in San Antonio,
Texas, s wideconsidered neof the bestcraftsmen f el trabajo ustico
o work in the UnitedStates.From1924until he l95os, he contributed o
larger andscapeprojects, ncludinggrottos, gatefences,bridgesand
building acades.His work resemblesChinoiserie retwork popularthe
t8th centuryand hermitages hat were popular n the rgth century.He
worked in eighstates,and a significant ortion of his survivingwork
is listed on the NationalRegisteroflistoricPlaces.Rodriguez ied in
SanAntonio n 1955.
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lowing i th str ikinggreenanyards A devoteeof the craft, Fi l
leyhas a ci trusyhedgeapples.Terbovich hinks hegreatstump planter,
eal ist ic o i ts roots, n would be fabulous hockedwith
succulenthis garden Fi l ledwith begonias nd coleus, and wlroam Ito
arguewith Ceorge?the plants'waxy eaves nd colorfulblooms Ido think
al l n Kansas i ty s part iculaand fol iagemakea str iking ontrast
o the hne Certainlyt 'sa wonderfulime o be outrough extureof the
concrete bark sidemucking bout n one'sgarden Mine rLocal designer
and Crestwood shop moreof a yard, ut st i l l )Whi le planning
exowner CeorgeTerbovich lso has a pair of spr ing's looms nd
branchesnd communistunning aux-bois ardinidresn the shape with
nature,why not consider ddinga l i t t lof baskets. heywould be
wonderfulplant- concreteo the mix? t might be fun to mrxaed but
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