Celebrating the Onion: A Whimsical Garden Gate

Designers Cristie Thomas and Scott Lindberg of :L:M:N:O: Arts describe their style as "eclectic and graceful." Their backyard fence, however, is delightfully silly—a steel gate inspired by Walla Walla onions they've grown for over a decade. Struck by the beauty of the onions' wispy roots, sensuous bulbs, and floppy tops, Thomas made templates from actual onions and crafted the gate: flat bar for tops, bent welding rod for roots, and solid square rod for the frame. It's a playful tribute to a humble vegetable.

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