This is a table I picked up at DI (the local thrift store) for about $10. I am going to re-do it at some point, but it works great as is for a garden table next to my shed (which needs to be paneled still). I have an assortment of containers on the table - some from last year and some from this year. The blue pot is a new succulent (Hens and Chicks) as well as the old bag that I turned into a pot. The bag is a great example of creative ways to use containers. I got the bag for about $0.50 at DI and it has worked great. Because it already breathes and leaks a bit, there is no need to put holes in it and I like the informal look. The wild looking pot behind the blue one is a long set of radishes, which I have never grown before and probably should have grown MUCH earlier in the season because they are having a hard time growing the root for food. But, they are fun to grow - and easy too. There is an old tin pail in the back that is holding a plant that used to be gorwing where my new shed now is. This tin pail was recovered from an old barn, cleaned, and holes put in the bottom for drainage. I now have 3 pails like this in various stages of age and they work perfect as pots. Anyway, putting different plants, pot types and shapes all on the table gives a nice look and adds interest to my yard.
Saturday, July 12, 2008
A Garden Table
This is a table I picked up at DI (the local thrift store) for about $10. I am going to re-do it at some point, but it works great as is for a garden table next to my shed (which needs to be paneled still). I have an assortment of containers on the table - some from last year and some from this year. The blue pot is a new succulent (Hens and Chicks) as well as the old bag that I turned into a pot. The bag is a great example of creative ways to use containers. I got the bag for about $0.50 at DI and it has worked great. Because it already breathes and leaks a bit, there is no need to put holes in it and I like the informal look. The wild looking pot behind the blue one is a long set of radishes, which I have never grown before and probably should have grown MUCH earlier in the season because they are having a hard time growing the root for food. But, they are fun to grow - and easy too. There is an old tin pail in the back that is holding a plant that used to be gorwing where my new shed now is. This tin pail was recovered from an old barn, cleaned, and holes put in the bottom for drainage. I now have 3 pails like this in various stages of age and they work perfect as pots. Anyway, putting different plants, pot types and shapes all on the table gives a nice look and adds interest to my yard.
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