#128828
August 2nd, 2005 at 09:34 PM
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The gumball machine, Oh my goodness!! These are all wonderful!!
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#128829
August 7th, 2005 at 08:44 PM
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Oh, great ideas - we've planted into those wicker bags - and the ones that were popular in the 60's - like a little horn on the thanksgiving pictures? Dunno' if you know what I mean.
I have a friend who used a bed frame and planted all his tomatoes inside it - his tomato bed - he also planted in old jogging shoes.
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#128830
August 7th, 2005 at 08:53 PM
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Weezie - your husband gets a little funny when you start a new project? Ha ha!
Mine says 'oh for gawd's sake - what now?' knowing he'll get conned into any heavy slugging that's involved. But when it's over and it looks good he acts like he invented it.
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#128831
August 7th, 2005 at 08:55 PM
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Remember my two bicycle wheels - that I put out front as a little fence? I think the picture's on the landscaping forum somewhere.
Well, Jeff thought that was a ridiculous idea when I proposed. Once I started digging the trench to put the wheels in, he got into the act and finished the job.
He loves it now.
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#128832
August 7th, 2005 at 10:13 PM
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Carly, Weezie - your husband gets a little funny when you start a new project? Ha ha! You ought to see the looks I get... Tooooooooo funny sometimes.. Never know if I want to duck :p or just run I guess he'd rather have it that way, than well, shall I say, he knows EXACTLY RIGHT WHERE I AM!!!
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#128833
August 9th, 2005 at 08:59 PM
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I love the ideas, thanks so much for sharing them. We are moving next year....so I have to use my imagination to figure out where and how this will work in our new place...it will help me pick the place to live...and garden....who cares how many bedrooms there are or the school district...LOL Babs
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#128835
August 14th, 2005 at 11:23 AM
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Rue those pictures are great... Next time though.... figure out a way to get that bicycle to stand on it's own and tie those boots onto the pedals.. (*like someone's riding it) Wouldn't that be a hoot!!!???!!! I loved the bailey's type metal containers too.. Could have some fun emptying them too!!!
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#128836
August 15th, 2005 at 05:01 AM
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LOL!! ROFL!!
Thanks! This has been a great thread!
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#128837
August 18th, 2005 at 03:57 AM
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Apparently none of y'all have thought of THIS yet. I did it yesterday. My bedside lamp died - now it's home for one of my orchids. The lamp was a gift from a friend, so I didn't want to get rid of it, and was all black. I had painted it to resemble a palm tree when I got it and now it sits in a tree! Too bad the one palm tree I have isn't a good place to put the orchid...... The pic is in my Webshots Orchid folder. The link's in my signature below. There are also new hibiscus pics in the Garden folder. Doooo try and not get TOO jealous......
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#128838
August 18th, 2005 at 04:54 AM
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That is such a cute idea.... Love the new greenhouse, got any inside pictures????
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#128839
August 19th, 2005 at 09:29 PM
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Wonderful orchids Safari Barbie!! Beautiful flowers. Cute lamp, yes that is a good one.
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#128840
August 20th, 2005 at 06:28 AM
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Thanks! No inside pics yet. I'll have to take some tomorrow. It's actually empty enough right now that you can see the shelves, etc.... Barb
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#128841
August 25th, 2005 at 12:07 PM
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Thanks for all the great ideas guys, as I don't currently have my own garden, All my plants are container grown and I can't wait to get my own yeran yo try out some of the bigger ideas
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#128842
September 11th, 2005 at 09:43 AM
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Hey turn the lids of the milk cans over and you can use it and also the whole can just by putting a potted plant down into it, as long as it fits the edges.
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#128843
September 11th, 2005 at 09:52 AM
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I know you've all probably heard of this one, but an old wet vac is just right for my ficus, and it already has wheels so you can move it easier. Mine was red with black letters so I just painted it.
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#128844
September 29th, 2005 at 02:26 AM
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my mother in law has an old toilet in her yard. It's her "potted" plants!
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#128845
September 29th, 2005 at 11:10 PM
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Rhonda - I think you're mother-in-law is terrific!
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#128846
October 2nd, 2005 at 09:11 PM
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This is the sort of accessory thing I like in my garden! What I was googling for when I found this forum was flower "beds". I have a headboard and footboard that I want to use, and was looking for photos. All the things you have listed above are a grat asset to the garden in my opinion. Weezie, just add all you want--I for one welcome them.
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#128847
October 2nd, 2005 at 09:22 PM
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I can't remember if I posted this picture or not, I still have one or two to add to it, but here's the starting of my "Umbrella~Morning Glory Experiment" This one's the first one.. But, it didn't turn out as well as I'd liked, only because I put 5 little pots under the table's legs' and where the umbrella comes down.. Next year, I will find bigger containers to put under it...so there's more room for their roots.. I still have the ring too somewhere's to the table I want to use too.. Time, money and a place to do it... Someday!!!
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#128848
October 3rd, 2005 at 11:07 PM
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We have a dump not too far from here, my husband already thinks I am crazy, for me to start finding things there and using them for planting will just make my day and give folks around here something to talk about. I love the ideas, I think I am going to go there now and see what I find. Wish me luck
Malinda
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#128849
October 20th, 2005 at 09:00 PM
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This is great. Opening my mind here... I love plants and a lot of people are willing to give me peices of plants, but I don't have the $$ to go buy a bunch of pots for everything...you guys' suggestions are making me look for things I can use as pots...It's GREAT!
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#128850
October 21st, 2005 at 06:54 AM
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Pots are not a problem for me LOL...every time I go to a yard sale (or even a thrift shop)if they have flower pots of any sort...I try to bargain for the whole lot...I have ended up with a huge box full for only 50 cents and I keep draggin more home from anywhere I can find them, I have the back porch full of various sizes and a shed full, but with having so many the problem is always finding the right one or size I want. And I always keep a can of spray paint around to repaint ugly pots. Another good place to find flower pots around here anyway is behind store's where they set them out the door when their plants die and most places will let you just have them to get rid of them.
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