A humble focal point

You do n’t have to spend a mass of money or time creating a striking focal point in your garden . DesignerNancy Ondraleaves this chicken lacrimation can on a Emily Post in her garden , where it ’s both convenient when she call for it and an center - catcher when it ’s unwarranted . It ’s a unsubdivided but effective ornament that does double duty .

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