Good Bones
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by Deborah Silver
1w ago
The picture above was taken in the early morning of Jan 3, 2021. I remember waking up well before dawn to a landscape whose every surface was transformed by mounds of snow. Giant snowflakes floated downward on the still air like feathers, and stuck to whatever surface they touched first. The quiet was disconcerting. My [...] The post Good Bones first appeared on Deborah Silver & Co ..read more
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At A Glance: The Lighted Rings
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by Deborah Silver
2w ago
To follow is a visual collection of light rings which we have placed in winter containers over the past 15 years or so. This first picture is a detail of the last.  The last picture features our current display of them at the shop. I am very pleased that adding strings of twig garland lights [...] The post At A Glance: The Lighted Rings first appeared on Deborah Silver & Co ..read more
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Taking the Next Step
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by Deborah Silver
3w ago
It was not my intent to give the impression that the time it took to write my previous post was in any way comparable to the time it took to light up that first vintage steel hoop and end up manufacturing steel light rings. In face I want to discourage that interpretation. That post was [...] The post Taking the Next Step first appeared on Deborah Silver & Co ..read more
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Ringing In The 2025 Winter Season
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by 20debsilver18
1M ago
It is probably close to 15 years ago that Rob wrapped a vintage steel tractor tire hoop with a string of incandescent holiday lights, and hung it in a tree. On a whim, I might add. A hank of ten ends jute attached to the top of the ring at one end,  and a stout [...] The post Ringing In The 2025 Winter Season first appeared on Deborah Silver & Co ..read more
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The Garden Cruise July 23, 2023
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by 20debsilver18
1y ago
In less than two weeks time, Detroit Garden Works will be hosting its first Garden Cruise to benefit the Greening of Detroit since 2019. I feel an intense satisfaction in being able to write that sentence. Perhaps some background for those readers who are not familiar with this event should come first. The Garden Cruise [...] The post The Garden Cruise July 23, 2023 first appeared on Deborah Silver & Co ..read more
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Recent Work
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by Deborah Silver
3y ago
What is to follow does by no means represent all of the winter and holiday container work that was done this season, but it’s a start.  It will take a few more posts to talk about them all. But I could not be happier for the incredible, thoughtful and memorable work of staff from Deborah [...] The post Recent Work first appeared on Deborah Silver & Co ..read more
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Lighted Rings For Winter Pots
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by Deborah Silver
3y ago
The centerpiece for a winter container will be all the better with the addition of light. After all, we have 12 hours of darkness this time of year. Nothing warms the winter landscape like lights glowing. Years ago it was a source of endless frustration, trying to arrange and suspend incandescent light strings in the [...] The post Lighted Rings For Winter Pots first appeared on Deborah Silver & Co ..read more
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The 2021 Winter Pots: Take Your Pick
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by 20debsilver18
3y ago
Amassing a collection of beautiful materials for winter and holiday containers and home decor at our place usually begins at least a year in advance of the season in question. Behind the scenes, ideas are tested, and those great ideas become prototypes.  Orders are placed from the prototypes, and manufacturing is based on orders taken [...] The post The 2021 Winter Pots: Take Your Pick first appeared on Deborah Silver & Co ..read more
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Beauty
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by Deborah Silver
3y ago
A client came in last week wearing a tee shirt that had the word BEAUTY printed across it. A few days later her Mom came in, wearing the same shirt.  I have no idea as to the origin, intent or meaning of that word having been printed on that shirt. I did not ask. But [...] The post Beauty first appeared on Deborah Silver & Co ..read more
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Fall Front And Center
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by Deborah Silver
4y ago
Just think about it. The summer gardening season begins to wane, and every passionate gardener begins to fret. The letting go is not easy. I know I dig in my heels and ignore the obvious signs of the passing. Letting go is actually incredibly difficult. Just the thought that close to a year will pass [...] The post Fall Front And Center first appeared on Deborah Silver & Co ..read more
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