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| Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 11:24 pm Post subject: These Boots weren't made for walking.... |
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Recycling at it's best.
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| Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 11:29 pm Post subject: |
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Those are really neat. Planted in the top and in holes cut around the boot, what a good idea.
Did you make them?
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EJ
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| Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 11:32 pm Post subject: |
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Alas no, not my work. Again, seen today at my garden visit, fixed to a shed in the veggie garden. A great idea so I shall be hanging on to the kids wellies as they grow out of them!
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I need to talk to my oldest daughter, my youngest grandson latched onto a pair of 'froggy boots' several years ago. Green with yellow trim and frog eyes over the toes, he wore them everywhere. I hope she didn't throw them out when he outgrew them, I need to plant something in them and hang them on the shed out back. 
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What a great idea for planters!! I'm imagining just how many plants I could grow in some old wellies. 
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Too cute, EJ, thanks for sharing the idea.
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Lovely idea! 
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That looks great! I did something simular to that the first yr i was living here. Only i took KB's old work boots, the leather and cloth kink and planted in them. Too bad the winter destroyed the boots. I just had them sitting at our front door. And i have planted in the wooden clogs we have here, but aunt liked them so much she took them home,,,lol.
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cornishwoman
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O I so need to do that,I wear out wellies so fast,going to save them now.First look and I thought they were Hunter wellies,I have one pair ,I only wear them when I want to appear very posh,they were a gift,My budget wont run to Hunters.cw
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How cute! Wonder what kind of plants they used?
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| Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 6:01 pm Post subject: |
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grat idea for combining gardening and recycling.
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EJ
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| Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 6:43 pm Post subject: |
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SongofJoy57, the plants were a mixture of herbs like basil and thyme, strawberry plants and lettuces.
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cool, i like the strawberry sticking out of that on. Do you think it'll produce fruit?
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I don't see why not and at least it means the slugs can't get at it.
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