Over the years, I have made and given garden-themed, living gifts to co-workers and friends. Some of my creations have included pots of kitchen herbs, forced paper white bulbs, and seed paper ...

These reflective spheres we use as lawn ornaments are known by many other monikers, including mirror balls, yard globes, garden globes, chrome balls, mirror balls, witch balls, wish balls, wishing ...

Did I see a glint of mocking laughter in a friend's eyes when I mentioned the new addition to my garden, a gazing globe? These mirrored glass ornaments were popular until about 50 years ago, when they ...