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New Old Junk Hubby Picked Out - UPDATED with plant
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angmf2233
PA
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| Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 5:06 pm Post subject: cool |
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That is really a cool piece! I love finding unusual things like that and giving them a new purpose! I always need to repaint my stuff so it looks new, thats just me. I agree with putting coconut liner and filling with something hanging! Great find!
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angmf2233
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| Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 8:55 pm Post subject: pin |
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The pin is only $95 not bad! Although it would be much better to find one at thrift shop for $10! I myself prefer thrift shop finds!
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Philip Nulty
The Midlands,Ireland
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| Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 12:27 pm Post subject: Re: New Old Junk Hubby Picked Out |
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| cherylad wrote: | We stopped at this Trading Post place that carries all kinds of neat stuff... statues, trellis, windmills... rock, mulch... rustic things... all sorts of neat stuff. We originally stopped to look for something to hang on the "ugly gate". Hubby picked this out. It was a bit too heavy for the gate, so we're going to put it on the "ugly fence" instead.
Anybody have a clue what it is? We sure don't.
ugly thang ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden )
Hubby said we should put some sort of plant in it, but I think that would hide too much of the "iron work". He also mentioned about painting it. But I think I talked him out of that. |
Every time i stepped into the garden i thought of your nice piece of junk!,..and how my nice piece of junk were related,..mine is one foot high,..and two foot wide,..it was a container for oats and the like,.. in a horse stable,..it sat inside a frame very similar to your nice piece,..i just had to clear your nice piece of junk out of my mind,..lol.
( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden )
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cherylad
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S. Liberty County - Texas
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| Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 1:26 pm Post subject: |
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I dunno.... I think your junk is gorgeous! It sure looks great all planted up and blooming.
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Jodilee
Netherlands Europe
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| Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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"The pin is only $95 not bad! Although it would be much better to find one at thrift shop for $10! I myself prefer thrift shop finds! "
Oh me too I looooooooooove anyhting second hand, found or just FREE. I just meant the design of the 'mystery object' may have a had a Greek theme. lol
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featherphobia
Central, Louisiana, 70739
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| Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 6:49 pm Post subject: |
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I would look nice with some of the tillandsia plants just hanging around. They don't require any media so would not hide the great structure. After Hurricane Katrina lots of nice pieces came out of New Orleans. How ever they were quite pricey. You found a good bargin. LOVE it.
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cherylad
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S. Liberty County - Texas
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| Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 2:59 am Post subject: |
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Well... I found a container and found a succulent to put in the "ugly thang" as it is now known as at home.
The plant is a "Calico Kitten" Crassula Marginalis Rubra Variegata.
Description on the tag "leaves blush beautiful rose-lilac in drought or cold. Excellent as a hanging basket..."
Here it is... all "ugly"....
"Ugly Thang" w/Calico Kitten ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden )
And a couple more photos of it up close.
Calico Kitten1 ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden )
Calico Kitten2 ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden )
Time will only tell if it likes it's new "ugly" home! 
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Jerry Sullivan
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Chelmsford MA
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| Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 3:53 am Post subject: |
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Nice color match. It will be interesting to see if it gets long enough to cascade down the sides.
Jerry
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Frank
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Originally Galway, Ireland
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| Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 4:06 am Post subject: |
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Well I think that 'junk' has real character Chery. Thank you for saving it!
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Sjoerd
West - Friesland
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| Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 10:07 am Post subject: |
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Good luck with that plant addition. This had a good possibility of succeeding.However if you were not pleased with how it did...you might try hanging geraniums. There are some pretty bright red ones that exist and some white ones with a pink or red stripe on them.
That great piece of ...whatever it is...and it has so many possibilities. You are lucky to have it, in my estimation.
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cherylad
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S. Liberty County - Texas
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| Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 1:00 pm Post subject: |
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Sjoerd... do you think Geraniums could exist in a container so small/shallow?
All I could really think of to try was a succulent.
Guess time will tell how they will do.
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