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..| Deborah Silver & Co.
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..| Deborah Silver & Co.
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..| Deborah Silver & Co.
Detroit Garden Works hosted 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 is a celebration of a lot of events. [...] The post The Garden Cruise July 23, 2023 first appeared on Deborah Silver & Co..| Deborah Silver & Co.