Most people would recycle them, toss them in the garbage or sell them in an antique store, but Elmer Long created a roadside attraction when he began making art sculptures with the thousands of glass ...

Anyone who knows me at all knows I love glass in the garden — colorful reflective “gazing” balls, flower beds lined with up-ended beer bottles, a cactus and succulent collection mulched with smooth ...

AKRON, Ohio - Deidre Betancourt is used to getting puzzled looks and wisecracks about the tree sprouting from her yard. It's not a living plant, but a bottle tree - a tree-shaped metal frame with wine ...

Looking for a holiday gift for the gardener who has everything? How about a bottle tree? The decorative “trees” — with colored glass bottles for “branches” — are a tradition in the rural South and the ...

A 36-foot glass pine tree will grow this month in Wisconsin with the help of participants who will string melted recycled glass into a sparkling structure. “The goal is, create an environment where ...

I love this form of old-school, Southern garden art that glistens in the sun and howls in the wind. Bottle trees are also great because they require no care. Once they're up, you never have to water ...

Deidre Betancourt is used to getting puzzled looks and wisecracks about the tree sprouting from her yard. It's a bottle tree — a tree-shaped metal frame with wine bottles stuck on the ends of the ...