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Post by braided-rug on Jun 12, 2006 16:06:12 GMT 10
I have an old wheelbarrow, that is supposed to be thrown out. My Mum used one for planting pansies in. I remember an old lady when I was little planting hyacinths in hers.
Mine has no wheel, not sure if that matters.
Has anyone planted up a wheelbarrow?
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Post by braided-rug on Jun 12, 2006 16:13:49 GMT 10
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Post by Deed on Jun 12, 2006 23:00:08 GMT 10
Linda I think that is a staple around here! LOL Remember I live in the country so all sorts of old (not working) tools are used in gardens. I have seen them painted red or white for a bit of color too. Just the basin part, the wooden part is left rustic looking.
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Post by Deed on Jun 12, 2006 23:01:41 GMT 10
Oh no, no wheel won't be a problem at all, just tip it up on the 2 extensions that would have held the wheel. You won't have as large an area to plant in, but maybe in the back portion you could put something taller?
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Post by braided-rug on Jun 13, 2006 11:33:26 GMT 10
I'm not sure if we have had wooden barrows in Australia? I saw alot of wooden wheelbarrow planters on the net in the US. I'm being dumb again.
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Post by teddymaker on Jun 15, 2006 1:05:42 GMT 10
they are quite common here too!!!....I really like the look and have been eyeing up our old one, but dh says it is like an old friend to him and he isn't ready to retire it yet!!!
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Post by braided-rug on Jun 15, 2006 9:32:13 GMT 10
Yes, I have an old friend barrow. This other one was someone else's castoff.
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Post by braided-rug on Aug 28, 2006 11:18:14 GMT 10
We found a wheel at the tip, so just need to put in on now. It is nearly time to plant it up. The kids have been sitting in it, and the metal is thin, so wish me luck.  |
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Post by braided-rug on Sept 14, 2006 23:23:48 GMT 10
The wheelbarrow has its wheel on now. It is a lovely one with spokes. The soil was put into it and it is sitting in place. We blended two nice soils together.
Today I bought some impatients for the wheelbarrow. The wheelbarrow didn't get bent or crushed and sits in a shady place out the front.
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Post by braided-rug on Oct 15, 2006 15:47:16 GMT 10
We had a very unexpected late heavy frost here, after a lighter frost. dh thought the plants were safe, but they got cut. Instead of saving the one or two that were left, or rather resprouting, I bought a carpet rose. The rose idea came from a magazine, and I chose yellow. Apparently they don't need much water. Now that punnets of flowers can cost around $5 I thought a $12 carpet rose might be good value. Carpet roses are small growing roses for rockeries and things. www.tesselaar.com/Display.aspx?Page=Details&ID=12&Region=NAI am assuming they are the same. I have one like the one pictured. It was a cutting from a real carpet rose. I didn't know I had bought a carpet rose at the time. It is such a pretty colour. It has grown very big. |
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Post by braided-rug on Apr 20, 2007 13:38:48 GMT 10
We found a second barrow at the tip. I hope to get some pansies today as we had pansies last spring in pots and we have long winters so it brightens things up quite a bit, well that is what I remember anyway.
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