On 4 Feb, 15:55, "Keith \(Dorset\)"
wrote:
Good afternoon all,
What IS this total obsession that many gardeners seem to have with junk?
I'm talking about: old baths and tyres, half rotten roof battens, plastic
bottles and discarded carpet.... then there's the 'Blue Peter' greenhouse?
Does incorporating neatly laid paths and raised beds - (and trying out new
and colourful vegatable varieties make me a gardening snob)?
Well, I'm, not - nor am I made of money...... yet the only crap I can stand
in our garden comes from the local stables - and the veg. grows all the
same.
Have fun whatever. ;-)

In winter I must say I see lots more 'rubbish' as you call it than in
the summer. The grass usually in the summer covers it and stuff
sprouts out of all those empty containers which I'm sure the gardener
had intended to use for something but didn't get around to it. It's a
bit of a contradiction to recognise that recycling is important and at
the same time criticise those who 'collect' rubbish for another
usefull life again, isn't it Keith?! ;o)

But I'm with you with 'untidy' look of it all. I collect, I'm a crazy
collector, but I'm arty (I think) with it all and I have two sheds and
I try to keep everything in order. I'm not yet a bag lady, but the joy
I get when I find an old container, a bottle, an old waterring can,
whatever, makes me feel so good! I was given a fancy cahoutchouc vase,
very popular a few years ago. I didn't like the colour, and I felt it
unsafe with water and flowers in it. I instead used it to grow some
cucumber. I only got praised for it as it look fun and the container
was perfect to keep the moisture needed for the plant ...

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And then there's the little views you can create with an old window
frame ....

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Old bikes for climbers, metal sculptures to sunbathe on (if you're a
butterfly) and old park benches ....

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There's a use for everything. That's only the house, you haven't yet
seen my lotty ;o)