All day yesterday I visited a garden show called Canada Blooms. In one of the exhibits, there was an old chair covered with grass. I was intrigued so I asked the vendor how he made it. I like funky garden art so I'm thinking I might try to grow one too. The vendor explained how to make it. What you need is: paper pulp wallpaper paste green plastic netting grass seed First you mix the wallpaper paste with the paper pulp and grass seed. Apply the paper and paste thickly all over the chair. Then staple on the plastic netting over the paste and paper mix to hold it in place. Put the chair in the sun and make sure the grass chair does not dry out. Cut the grass with scissors. Cool! ****EDIT**** I forgot...oops ...mix in the grass seed with the paper & paste. ( photo / image / picture from Canadian Chelsea's Garden )
I've never seen anything like it! What an original way to use an old chair! I could picture my kitties sitting on it, basking in the sun
What a great way to recycle an old, worn out chair. I'd love to see a whole set of garden furniture covered in grass like that. :-D
You went to Canada Blooms?? Lucky you!! Did you take any other photo's? I'd love, love, LOVE to see them! Please? That chair looks fantastic!
Hi Netty :-D Yes I did go to Canada Blooms. I joined a bunch of of other gardeners and took a bus down. For $55. we got the bus ride, a HUGE box lunch and admission. Unfortunatly I didn't take very many pictures but I will share the ones I took with you. Give me a minute to download them to this site.... I will put them in a new folder called "Canada Blooms"
Hmm...for some strange reason, I can't post or re-size my pictures. I wonder why I could post the picture of the chair but I can't do any other pictures? :?:
Thanks for sharing your photos Chelsea! I do hope you are able to post them soon. I would love to find some kind of bus package like. I've wanted to go to Canada Blooms for years!
Hi, I would like to make the grass chair. Could you tell me the ratio/quantities of : paper pulp wallpaper paste grass seed thank you Cocololo
