‘Landscaping’ Archives
Garden Finally Arrives on Garden Railway
What’s the first thing you know about garden railroading? Well, it takes place in a garden! That’s why they call it that! Until this weekend we’ve been Brown Dirt Railroading…not much fun! “I say, Brown Dirt Railroading,” sniffs the CEO. “I don’t quite get [Read More]
Gaining Control of the Garden Railway
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You saw in yesterday’s post that I’ve come up with a nice little set of landscaping plans for the China section. That started me thinking about plans in general. I’m a fan of plans, really. A good plan is worth its weight in gold when it’s [Read More]
Planning the Landscaping on the Garden Railway
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It’s no secret that I have a black thumb. I actually killed a geranium plant, and you’re not supposed to be able to kill those. In fact, it was the death of that fine looking geranium that got me banned from any manner of plant pruning here at the Turner house. My wife [Read More]
Rocking On the Garden Railway Part II
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I thought it was going to be this weekend – I really did. I had visions of planted hillsides drifting around in my head. I even went so far as to spend time (precious time, I’ll have you know!) with my daughter on Saturday afternoon amending the soil to make [Read More]
This is not a Post
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As you know, I take Friday and Saturday nights off to recharge the batteries and spend some time with the fam. Well, the fam is out this evening, and I felt bad about not providing you with the much promised and oft bally-hooed picture of “the rock”…now [Read More]
Rocking Out On the Garden Railway
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The CEO chokes on his cigar. “What?!? What did you say? Rocks?” “Aye,” the Chief Engineer squints over his pint. All of the other board members of the Paris to Peking Railway prefer to drink the CEO’s brandy at these meetings, but the Chief [Read More]
Terror Stalks the Garden Railway, Take 4
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, e Progress is coming along nicely on the locomotive conversion. I have the cab windows blocked in with sheet styrene. I have the forward windows cut and the left windows marked for cutting. “So,” coughs the CEO of the Paris to Peking Railway, “how are [Read More]
