Gate and Garden Tour

I was thrilled to be included in the 

Laguna Beach Gate and Garden Tour this year!

(The photo above is from the souvenir book for this years tour.)

This is my largest ever, creative endeavor. 

Here are a few close ups of my higgledy piggledy

vintage brick wall with ceramic seashells.

    . T Here is a before photo, 

As you can see, there was zero curb appeal when I purchased the property.

It's a good thing I was gifted with this amazing imagination and could visualize 

how charming this would become over time with some creativity. 

I hired a contractor to attach metal screen to the unattractive gunite

 for a base to work off of and to mix the cement.

Then we worked together building a mosaic style facade with

 vintage bricks pulled up from the over grown pathways in the back yard.

 I created ceramic seashells to embellish with along with river rocks

 collected about the property.

(It is an ongoing project as there is another 100 feet to go.)

It's been fun sharing the transformation with the neighborhood.

For a peek at what is on the other side of the wall click here.

And I am sincerely honored to receive the Award of Merit 

from the Laguna Beach Beautification Council

for an outstanding contribution to beautifying Laguna Beach 

with my creative wall.

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