[header] How to make a garden gazing ball [title] Decide how you want to cover your gazing ball. [step] You can cover your gazing ball with a variety of things including pennies, glass marbles, gems, or crushed tinted glass. Decide on what would go best with your landscaping and garden, and choose a material that compliments it.
[header] How to make a garden gazing ball [title] Decide how you want to cover your gazing ball. [step] You can cover your gazing ball with a variety of things including pennies, glass marbles, gems, or crushed tinted glass. Decide on what would go best with your landscaping and garden, and choose a material that compliments it.
Make sure to consider the material's colors when creating your gazing ball. [substeps] If you're going for a lighter, colorful garden, turquoise glass gems make the perfect material. [substeps] Cardstock works well, as it is not too flimsy and is always able to remain upright. Shingle is the ideal material; it is transparent and provides excellent drainage and support. [substeps] Garden gazing balls can range from oak, maple, birch, and cherry trees to cored and planed trees. [title] Lay a sheet of newspaper across the top of the gazing ball. The materials that will be used to cover your gazing ball will depend on your location, weather or the labor involved in covering it with stones. [substeps] Find stones at a local store that you are sure is stocked.