Functional Yard Art!
- Apr 14, 2017
- 1 min read
The addition of decorative yard art is taking over neighborhood backyards all over. People are looking for new and innovative ideas to dress up their yards and add touches of whimsy. Backyard chickens have also become the latest craze. Everyone is jumping on the bandwagon to be homesteaders. Aquaria Services came up with a new innovative way to combine both of these crazes.
David, our resident Decorative Concrete Artisan, applied his numerous skills and with a collaboration of creativity amongst the Aquaria team. After much “discussion” we were able to come up with the final creation, a Trio of Decorative Concrete Mushrooms. Plumb lines were run to chicken water nipples, hidden within the underside of the large Mushroom. This allowed for the chickens to sip a cool drink as they passed by or rested in the shade the mushrooms provided.
To add another element to the design, Glow Stones were imbedded within the concrete tops. These Glow Stones are charged by the sun and create a nightly glow after the sun sets. Finished Product a combination of the two latest crazes resulting in a unique Yard Art with A Twist!
1-Original Site Location 2-Design Location 3-Custom Concrete Forms 4-David Shapes & Molds 5-David Carves the Mushroom Shape 6-Creating the Mushroom Look 7-David Molding the Shape 8-Addition of Glow Stones 9-Finishing Addition & Molding 10-Mushrooms with Glow Stones 11-Finished Add of Glow Stones 12-Color Added to Mushrooms 13-Chickies Inspecting the Color 14-David Carving Stone Border 15-Creating Stone Border 16-Addition of Stone Border 17-David Finishes Stone Border 18-Stone Border 19-Finishing Up the Stone Border 20-Chickies are Impatient 21-Addition of Chicken Nipples & Faux Grass 22-Chickies Liking the New Feature 23-Completed Design 24-Finished Look 25-Water Feature is Set 26-Chickies Checking it Out 27-Goldie Checking Out New Digs 28-Glow Rocks to Create a Night Time Effect 29-Mushrooms Glow 30-Mushrooms Night Glow
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