Redwoodshire Driveway Marker

Our house is located below the main road level, behind some tall evergreen trees and completely un-visible from the road.  Ever since we moved in, we've talked about having some sort of sign or marker to for people to look for, when they are coming to Redwoodshire for the first time.  During one of the Laird's explorations in the back woods beyond the marsh, he discovered a junk pile.  Even better, were the 2 old milk jugs he found and was able to carry back to the house. Though not very large, our hope is that the marker stands out enough for people to find our house.
These old milk jugs are very old and rusty, with a few holes.  The bottom of one is completely rusted out.  We spray painted one with some left over Rubbed Oil Bronze- which is a color I love for everything.  We're undecided about how much we like it on the milk jug.  Next we filled the bottom with some rocks for drainage.  Filled the rest of it with dirt and a post- dirt to grow flowers and a post to hang a sign and the address number.

Here is the photo progression:

We used the top of the old cedar tree that the Laird felled in early spring, as our sign post.  Filled the milk jug with medium sized rocks, and thentopped it with dirt.   We planted a few climbing vine seeds to grow up the post. We used a scrap piece of pine for the sign.  Tea stained the pine & applied a coat of polyurethane to preserve the wood from the elements.  The numbers we used are 5" in size, and purchased from Lowes.

This post has been waiting since Spring to be published!  It has served us well all summer for the fun gatherings of friends and family here at Redwoodshire.