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A Piece of Junk..........
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cajunbelle Daylily Diva
 Joined: 04 Jun 2006 Location: zone 8b Louisiana (Map) Posts: 2934
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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 8:33 pm Post subject: A Piece of Junk.......... |
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Not, this is the fan grate I planted. I used the stand and the grate, I saved the blades for a future project. The only thing I threw away was the motor. I love recycling junk.
A close up of some of the sedums:
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toni Mistress of Garden Junque

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Joined: 07 Jan 2006 Location: North Texas (Map) Posts: 4517 PlantStew: 466 |
| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 8:44 pm Post subject: |
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That is a beautiful container garden. What do you have it propped up on? The Sedums are gorgeous.
Ain't junkin' grand?
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cajunbelle Daylily Diva
 Joined: 04 Jun 2006 Location: zone 8b Louisiana (Map) Posts: 2934
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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 9:10 pm Post subject: |
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I drove a pipe in the ground placed the stand upside down on the pipe, lashed the grate to the four arms of the stand with zip strips and used one zip strip to lash the grate to the fence pole in the back for stability. Then I lined it with sphagnum moss and cacti soil and planted.
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eileen Moderator & Resident Taxonomist

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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 9:14 pm Post subject: |
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What a great job you've done Sharon - who'd believe it was once a piece of junk?!! The sedums look as though they were meant to be there.
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hummingbird3172 Showing Great Promise

 Joined: 22 May 2007 Location: Zone 9b Saint Cloud, FL Posts: 269
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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 9:20 pm Post subject: |
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The sedums ARE gorgeous! The one looks like tiny rosebuds! What type is it?
I'd have never guessed that was once a piece of "junk". Very clever!
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cajunbelle Daylily Diva
 Joined: 04 Jun 2006 Location: zone 8b Louisiana (Map) Posts: 2934
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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 10:08 pm Post subject: |
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My DH said the same thing about the sedum, it is Stonecrop "Tricolor". I love that one too. I am looking for some shiny silver orbs to add to it, just have to find the right size. Thanks for the compliments all.
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stratsmom Flower Fanatic
 Joined: 23 Aug 2006 Location: Southern Oregon (Map) Posts: 701
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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 10:14 pm Post subject: |
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Awesome Possum I wanted to do something similar with Mom & Dad's big old obsolete satellite dish but the neighbor got off with it before I did. Guess she had her own idea
Deanna
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cajunbelle Daylily Diva
 Joined: 04 Jun 2006 Location: zone 8b Louisiana (Map) Posts: 2934
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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 11:46 pm Post subject: |
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Deanna, that would have been awesome. A planted satellite dish. What a "dish" garden that would be.
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Frank Happy Gardening

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Joined: 25 Jan 2005 Location: Malmö, Sweden Posts: 8712 PlantStew: 465 |
| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 11:47 pm Post subject: |
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Looks great (grate?) Sharon. You didn't happen to take a photo of the fan grate before the planting for comparison's sake?
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zuzu's petals Silly Old Bat
 Joined: 19 Oct 2006 Location: Coastal N.Carolina ~zone 8~ (Map) Posts: 2571
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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 11:53 pm Post subject: |
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Well, aren't you clever!?!
That's a terrific re-use project, Sharon.
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I put a lot of myself into my garden.
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Netty Chaotic Gardener
 Joined: 04 Nov 2006 Location: Southern Ontario zone 5 Posts: 3942 PlantStew: 934 |
| Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 12:42 am Post subject: |
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What a cool idea!
Love that tricolor Sedum too.
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Chitweed Showing Great Promise

 Joined: 21 May 2007 Location: Delaware, USA Posts: 291
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| Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 12:46 am Post subject: |
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Very good idea on the fan grate!
The tri color sedum is beautiful. Its such a tough plant, but it looks so delicate.
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