a bit of this and a bit of that
By grindle
29 comments
While clearing the garden, I found I had a number of empty pots of varying shapes and sizes, the largest being a big blue one sitting in the front border, which was crying out to have something done to it. So armed with a tin of blue paint, empty pots, a metal rod, compost and a few plants, this is what I came up with :) the larger pots have miniature tulips and double muscari in them for early spring, now I have something to look at out of the window when I can’t get outside, and not so many pots laying around at the back of the shed.
this is what I ended up with
in this picture, it shows roughly where the metal rod goes (sorry my computer drawing skills ain’t that good lol), it needs to be at least 6 inches into the ground through the first pot, then you just add and fill as many pots as you would like
- 11 Nov, 2009
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That's a clever idea, it looks lovely too :-)))
11 Nov, 2009
Good morning Louise :-)))
11 Nov, 2009
Morning Stripes :-)))
11 Nov, 2009
thank you ladies :) and good morning to you both too :)))))
11 Nov, 2009
Morning, that is a good way to use your pots and a great colour I love blue.
11 Nov, 2009
thanks Mavis, most of the planting here are hot colours so the blue helps to tone things down :)
11 Nov, 2009
What a good idea .
For a while I wondered what that white line was , but then the penny dropped lol
11 Nov, 2009
LOL Hywell, I thought it might help to see where the rod went through
11 Nov, 2009
Morning girls (blimy...we better not start that here!!) that pot arrangement is great....gonna copy it. Thanks for the idea Grindle.:))
11 Nov, 2009
Yes I realised that eventually :o)
11 Nov, 2009
Pretty arrangement of blue pots..
Good one :o)
11 Nov, 2009
Great idea and colour of the pots
11 Nov, 2009
Great idea Grindle. It looks like a waterfall of pots :~))
11 Nov, 2009
thank you:) I had fun making it
11 Nov, 2009
What a creative way to use your pots , might have a go myself Thanks Grindle!
11 Nov, 2009
:) PP
11 Nov, 2009
Hope you don't want royalties Grindle.....lol
11 Nov, 2009
looks great i may pinch your idea next year if you dont mind :o))
11 Nov, 2009
Brilliant idea Grindle :)) I will be pinching it too...lol
11 Nov, 2009
Great Idea...mind if I steal the concept? I needed a idea to go in this one spot...You did a great job, what imagination!
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12 Nov, 2009
thanks :) go ahead pinch away ;-D
12 Nov, 2009
very pretty and adds height to the garden too.
12 Nov, 2009
thank you SBG:)
13 Nov, 2009
Thats great!! I'm really impressed! Looks amazing!
15 Nov, 2009
thank you madperth :))
15 Nov, 2009
You're welcome!
16 Nov, 2009
having a nose around for ideas, I've got quite a few pots I don't like, probably bought because they were cheap. Now I know what to do with them, thanks:-)
29 Jan, 2010
you're welcome bornagain :) so far it's stood up well to the wind, rain and snow
30 Jan, 2010
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What a brilliant idear Grindle I like that very much, Love the blue it really shows up. =^..^=
11 Nov, 2009