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HollyAnnS
Dover, PA
(Zone 6b)
June 29, 2009
08:29 AM Post #6752951
| Rusty old tub, or... 
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HollyAnnS
Dover, PA
(Zone 6b)
June 29, 2009
08:31 AM Post #6752958
| Shiny new water feature! 
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HollyAnnS
Dover, PA
(Zone 6b)
June 29, 2009
08:42 AM Post #6752982
| I know some of you may have seen this. I started a thread in the Water Garden Forum with several pics and the story behind my rusty old tub. I thought it really is Garden Art so I put a link there and also think it is a great Trash to Treasure piece so I thought you might be interested as well. So here is the link that will take you to the thread with all the pics and the story behind the project. Please let me know what you think and if any of you have a project like this one.
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1008082/
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greyma
Mukwonago, WI
June 29, 2009
09:14 AM Post #6753086
| nice job!!! love the colors you chose |
Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
June 29, 2009
11:34 AM Post #6753740
| Holly, I just went and read the link about your wonderful tub. What a wonderful job your boys did painting it, love the color. Memories and beauty all in one. A piece you probably are so proud of. Glad I popped in on this thread. |
JuneyBug
Dongducheon CpCasey
South Korea
(Zone 4b)
June 29, 2009
02:20 PM Post #6754431
| What a neat idea! |
HollyAnnS
Dover, PA
(Zone 6b)
June 30, 2009
08:35 PM Post #6760869
| Thanks everyone, It sure was fun doing it. It is nice that my guys can put together whatever I dream up. The facet came from my son's house left over from a bath remodel and there is always some copper pipe laying around. I was at a family picnic and was telling my uncle what we did with his old tub, then sat around and talked about summers up at his old cottage. |
helenchild
Decatur, GA
July 01, 2009
05:29 PM Post #6764759
| I would put that tub in my bathroom. They are the best for a long soak.
They use to be a dime a dozen and were used for watering livestock. They are probably hard to come by now.
I love the red color Holly. Very sharp!
Keep the juices of our imaginations flowing!
Helen |
thelittleflower
Penfield, PA
(Zone 5b)
July 01, 2009
08:41 PM Post #6765642
| Very Nice. |
HollyAnnS
Dover, PA
(Zone 6b)
July 01, 2009
08:45 PM Post #6765661
| Helen, Yes it was used to water our horses for years, it came from my uncles summer place and I have many good childhood memories from there, then we got it and used it in our corral for the horses, my kids put fish (when they were small) and beer kegs (when they got older) in it. |
helenchild
Decatur, GA
July 01, 2009
10:06 PM Post #6766113
| It sounds like your tub is having a good life.
:-) |
the1pony
Pony in Lakewood, WA
(Zone 8a)
July 02, 2009
01:24 AM Post #6766836
| Very cool! I got myself a rusty old clawfoot tub today. Can't wait to transform it! :) |
HollyAnnS
Dover, PA
(Zone 6b)
July 02, 2009
07:04 AM Post #6767217
| Please post pics when you get it done. I would love to see it. |
iluvcatz
Westerly, RI
July 06, 2009
06:02 PM Post #6786074
| Thats somthing I want to do but I dont have any room to put an oud bath tub at my apartment:( |
HollyAnnS
Dover, PA
(Zone 6b)
July 08, 2009
11:10 AM Post #6793057
| iluvcatz, That is the nice thing about small water features, you can move them around or take them with you when you move. Maybe not enough space for a tub like mine but keep your eyes open and look for a vessel that will hold water. Maybe an old wash tub or one of the new ones they sell for holding ice and party drinks. They are comming out with a lot of smaller water plants for small water features. |
iluvcatz
Westerly, RI
July 08, 2009
02:29 PM Post #6793883
| its the yard space. |
iluvcatz
Westerly, RI
July 08, 2009
02:29 PM Post #6793884
| its the yard space. |
dellrose
Conway, MO
(Zone 5b)
July 09, 2009
12:01 PM Post #6797794
| I love everything about your new water garden and love the color you chose. You did a fantastic job on it! |
