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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. ;-) Keith |
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On Feb 4, 3:55 pm, "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. ;-) Keith I'm certainly not a snob and I'm with you Keith, some peoples' gardens look like something from Steptoe & Son and what with all the recycling rubbish littered everywhere, their plots or gardens look shabby. JudithL at home |
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In message , "Keith (Dorset)"
writes 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. ;-) Oh dear! Guilty as charged, although to my knowledge, I have never admitted it here eight or so years of subscribing. No old baths or tyres but old weighing scales, watering cans, discarded but whole pot ornaments, shelves, tennis rackets, candles etc etc . Junk by anyone's standards but I like it:) -- June Hughes |
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" writes On Feb 4, 3:55 pm, "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. ;-) Keith I'm certainly not a snob and I'm with you Keith, some peoples' gardens look like something from Steptoe & Son and what with all the recycling rubbish littered everywhere, their plots or gardens look shabby. Well, Judith, my garden has old junk in it but doesn't look a bit shabby. However, it does not have items such as old baths or tyres. I do admit to having a Belfast sink, ancient chimney pots etc but it's my garden and I shall do as I please with it. If people don't like it (and all our friends do, than goodness) they know where the door is. -- June Hughes |
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On Feb 4, 3:58 pm, "
wrote: On Feb 4, 3:55 pm, "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. ;-) Keith I'm certainly not a snob and I'm with you Keith, some peoples' gardens look like something from Steptoe & Son and what with all the recycling rubbish littered everywhere, their plots or gardens look shabby. JudithL at home- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I haven't used my going-to-the-tip-car all over the winter and now it's become a raised bed for maple saplings and various fungal life. I think I might take the wheels off for planters and leave the car on bricks ;-) |
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"Keith (Dorset)" wrote in message ... 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? Probably so that we don't stick out to much in our old cardies :~)) Does incorporating neatly laid paths and raised beds - (and trying out new and colourful vegatable varieties make me a gardening snob)? No - you have a tidy mind :~)) 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. ;-) Keith jenny |
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"Keith (Dorset)" wrote 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. It's even worse on some allotment sites. We have today finished putting down ex-Council 2ftx3ft paving slabs (bloody heavy they were too!) along all our paths on our plot to cut down on the mud and so it looks nice. -- Regards Bob H 17mls W. of London.UK |
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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 ... http://cjoint.com/?cerBKzGfji And then there's the little views you can create with an old window frame .... http://cjoint.com/?cerHXyYtjq Old bikes for climbers, metal sculptures to sunbathe on (if you're a butterfly) and old park benches .... http://cjoint.com/?cerSf5Vtok http://cjoint.com/?cerS5RFF3p http://cjoint.com/?cerTEx2l8R There's a use for everything. That's only the house, you haven't yet seen my lotty ;o) |
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"La Puce" wrote in message ups.com... 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've several plants in huge grey plastic container that came from as kip outside a Chinese restaurant....they have nice chinese writing on them - even though it probably says "salted fish best before...." 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 ... http://cjoint.com/?cerBKzGfji WOWeeeeeeeee! Jenny |
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"Martin" wrote after"Bob Hobden" wrote: "Keith (Dorset)" wrote 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. It's even worse on some allotment sites. We have today finished putting down ex-Council 2ftx3ft paving slabs (bloody heavy they were too!) along all our paths on our plot to cut down on the mud and so it looks nice. We use crushed seashells. Last year, the first on this plot, we put down fresh bark chippings which did the job except that this winter the mud has come up through, hardy surprising considering the amount of rain. Won't have that problem again now. -- Regards Bob H 17mls W. of London.UK |
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"Keith (Dorset)" wrote in message ... 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. ;-) Keith Hi, I have a planted toilet at the bottom (sic ) of my garden, complete with backdrop of raised toilet seat. Also old electric fire, quite ornate, which i planted last year, imitatation black lead and brass. I have several black plastic buckets which I purchased for 10p each from a local florist which normally have gardeners delight and other sundry plants in during summer. Not got any tyres yet but thats a thought. Could get grandaughter to paint them different colours, she would have fun with that. Have sweet pea seedlings in toilet roll cardboard tubes, they rot down but initially keep the moisture in well. Grandaughter and wife are making me bird feeders out of margarine containers next week, saw that on cbeebies today. grandaughter is 6 yrs old by the way. I am not a snob but find gardening enjoyable and fun, my garden is not for show but for the family, includes 2 dogs as family. regards Cineman P.S. each to his/her own. |
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writes "Keith (Dorset)" wrote in message ... 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. ;-) Keith Hi, I have a planted toilet at the bottom (sic ) of my garden, complete with backdrop of raised toilet seat. Also old electric fire, quite ornate, which i planted last year, imitatation black lead and brass. I have several black plastic buckets which I purchased for 10p each from a local florist which normally have gardeners delight and other sundry plants in during summer. Not got any tyres yet but thats a thought. Could get grandaughter to paint them different colours, she would have fun with that. Have sweet pea seedlings in toilet roll cardboard tubes, they rot down but initially keep the moisture in well. Grandaughter and wife are making me bird feeders out of margarine containers next week, saw that on cbeebies today. grandaughter is 6 yrs old by the way. I am not a snob but find gardening enjoyable and fun, my garden is not for show but for the family, includes 2 dogs as family. regards Cineman P.S. each to his/her own. I agree entirely. -- June Hughes |
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On 4 Feb, 21:16, "cineman"
wrote: I have a planted toilet at the bottom (sic ) of my garden, complete with backdrop of raised toilet seat. Our toilet sink and roll ... http://cjoint.com/?cewIcRfdNd http://cjoint.com/?cewIFGGdWv And kid's harvest, including picnic on an old bit of carpet tee hee http://cjoint.com/?cewLckNS4N |
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"cineman" wrote: snip I have a planted toilet at the bottom (sic ) of my garden, complete with backdrop of raised toilet seat. Also old electric fire, quite ornate, which i planted last year, imitatation black lead and brass. I have several black plastic buckets which I purchased for 10p each from a local florist which normally have gardeners delight and other sundry plants in during summer. Not got any tyres yet but thats a thought. Could get grandaughter to paint them different colours, she would have fun with that. Have sweet pea seedlings in toilet roll cardboard tubes, they rot down but initially keep the moisture in well. Grandaughter and wife are making me bird feeders out of margarine containers next week, saw that on cbeebies today. grandaughter is 6 yrs old by the way. I am not a snob but find gardening enjoyable and fun, my garden is not for show but for the family, includes 2 dogs as family. regards Cineman P.S. each to his/her own. If you can't express yourself in your own house or garden......well! It's not MY kind of gardening but mine wouldn't be everyone else's, either. I cannot bear gardens where things are planted in tidy rows and don't dare flag in case they're ripped out and chucked on the bonfire - to others, those are the perfect gardens. I don't like plants tucked into redundant wellies and wheelbarrows, others love that. I suspect it's the same with homes - we are of average untidiness which some would find chaotic. I've never had a kitchen that didn't have a 'chaos corner'. OTOH, I have friends who cannot bear to have a book put down on a table even while it's being read. It has to go back into the book case to be taken out again for future reading. That drives *me* mad but my 'untidiness' in leaving a book open and face down on a table, drove them mad when I stayed with them! I knew people who had silk flowers in hanging baskets because they couldn't stand the 'mess' of fallen leaves and petals....... -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/ (remove weeds from address) |
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"Keith (Dorset)" wrote in message
What IS this total obsession that many gardeners seem to have with junk? One man's junk is another man's treasure. I'm talking about: old baths and tyres, Old baths make ideal worm farms (and they even have a drainage hole under which to put a bucket for worm liquid) and tyres are very good containers in which to grow potatoes. They can be stacked as the potatoes grow and thus take into account the ability of spuds to keep sending out roots right up the stem as they are buried. half rotten roof battens, encourages microflora in the breakdaown process. plastic bottles Hmmph! Have you never seen the water spikes that are stuck into the ground and then have an inverted plastic bottle full of water stuck into the water spike? Probably not, but it can make the difference between having a live plant or a dead one. You must live in a climate where it still rains. and discarded carpet Wonderful material for putting under mulched paths as it stops weeds in their tracks (but it must be either a pure wool carpet or an old fashioned underfelt that is of the real felt variety) .... then there's the 'Blue Peter' greenhouse? Don't know what this thing is. Does incorporating neatly laid paths and raised beds - (and trying out new and colourful vegatable varieties make me a gardening snob)? Gardens that incorporate old baths, old carpet, rotting roof battens and plastic bottles can be just as neat in appearance as any other. It's probably more to do with design and size than any real claim to being neat. Any tiny garden can be as neat as a cutlery drawer as can any garden that is properly designed with designated work areas for all tasks. What is harder to achieve is to have a neat garden when it is still in the development phase or that is struggling for some reason. My garden couldn't currently be descrided as "neat" as it's in full blown drought and the dead grass where there once was a lawn is not a pretty sight for neatnicks. Others who are also gardening in drought would know just how good my garden currently is, given the conditions. Well, I'm, not - nor am I made of money...... Perhaps you just need to look at some things in a different way? For example, having had cancer treatment last year, my veg garden got right on top of me. I had a huge pile of weeds that needed to be got rid of, but then I realised that if I could grow spuds under straw, I could grow spuds under weeds. I now have a thriving extra patch of spuds under weeds (in addition to the spuds under straw). By doing this I'm effectively turning the weeds into compost by sheet mulching. It works and works well, but then I have a big garden and another garden on another farm and I have to do things that work within the time constraints. Live is too short for me to run anal gardens. |
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