Philip Nulty
The Midlands,Ireland
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| Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 5:49 pm Post subject: Indoor Hanging Plants. |
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I posted this first picture below someplace else in the forum as a view from my front room looking out to the garden,..the plants are all hanging on very thin strong wire,..from the curtain rail,..which is thicker than a broom handle and hanging from it are short pieces of a wire coat hanger bent at both ends in a small half loop,..one end looped over the curtain rail the other has the wire holding the plant container.
( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden )
Chlorophytum comosum,'Spider Plant'. ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden )
Aloe aristata. ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden )
Aloe aristata. ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden )
Chlorophytum comosum. ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden )
Aloe aristata. ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden )
Aloe aristata. ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden )
This last plant is in fact an outdoor plant which can be grown indoors and produces a plant in shape nothing like its outdoor companions,..its Sempervivum tectorum,'Hens and Chicks.
Sempervivum tectorum. ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden )
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chocolate
Australia
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| Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 10:38 am Post subject: |
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Hi Philip
That is a cute little corner to cheer anyone up on a dull day, they look like they love it there too.
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Philip Nulty
The Midlands,Ireland
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| Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 10:54 am Post subject: |
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Hi Chocolate,
it gets quite warm in that area and it feels like the garden has extended into the house,..i imagine i would like to live in a huge glass house,  ,..one more hanging plant in the front hall.
( 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: Wed Feb 08, 2012 2:15 pm Post subject: |
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They all sure look healthy and happy. I like the brass containers. They add a certain "warmth"
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Philip Nulty
The Midlands,Ireland
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| Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 2:57 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Cheryl,
there are five of those containers,..the two big ones are probably copper,..very solid,..they were all being cast away in the Victorian Estate,..no use for them i was told so i quickly claimed them.
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cherylad
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S. Liberty County - Texas
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| Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 3:30 pm Post subject: |
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I would have claimed them too! I have one similar to one of yours. I'll have to see if I have photos of it when I get home.
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carolyn keiper
northern ohio
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| Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 3:42 pm Post subject: |
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Philip, This is great, I too, would like to live in a glass house. I love the sunshine and heat, especially during the winter months.
The copper containers were a terrific catch, good for you.
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Theodoros
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| Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 7:23 pm Post subject: |
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wow Philip fantastic place,fantastic plants,fantastic pot congratulations 
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Philip Nulty
The Midlands,Ireland
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| Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 10:06 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Cheryl,
as i was posting i did think that you were always lucky coming across items that someone else didn't want but that you could make great use of.
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Hi Carolyn,
this is the size of glasshouse i had in mind,..even bigger perhaps,..similar to the Eden Project in England.
National Botanic Gardens,Glasnevin,Dublin. ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden )
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Hi Theodoros,
welcome to the forum,..i wasn't around when you signed up,..hope you are finding it interesting.
The people who discarded those flower containers also threw out the metal ends of a garden seat,..because the wood had rotted,..it was easier for them to purchase a new seat than replace the wood,..again i claimed the seat ends,..i had an old wooden boat at home,..it did a perfect job.
Renovated seat. ( 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: Thu Feb 09, 2012 12:15 am Post subject: |
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Philip... here is the copper pot I mentioned.
I don't even remember where it came from. It sat for a couple years with some other junk.
One day Hubby decided to see if it would clean up nicely. And it did!
copper pot before ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden )
copper pot - after ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden )
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carolyn keiper
northern ohio
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| Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 12:24 am Post subject: |
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Nice glass house there Philip. although a little bit out of my price range, I think. And maybe too much floor to clean up daily....
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Jerry Sullivan
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Chelmsford MA
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| Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 12:42 am Post subject: |
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With all the really nice items people are picking up from discards I'm going to have to pay attention as I drive our local streets. Big pots, seats, glass houses......what next?........
Jerry
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Philip Nulty
The Midlands,Ireland
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| Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 2:06 am Post subject: |
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Hi Jerry,
i think it will be hard to beat Cheryl,..she seems to have the nose for finding thing of use.
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carolyn keiper
northern ohio
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| Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 3:17 am Post subject: |
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Wow, Those are really big, Have you ever actually seen one?
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