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the1pony
Pony in Lakewood, WA
(Zone 8a)
June 03, 2009
01:05 AM Post #6634638
| Scored a free wagon on CL today. It was heavily rusted, but I took a wire brush and steel wool to it and got the worst of it off. Hit it with some spray paint, then filled it with soil. I stuck a few little Marigolds in it for now- will have to find something else to plant in there with them. Maybe some Petunias... :) 
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bugme
Barnesville, GA
(Zone 7b)
June 03, 2009
06:47 AM Post #6634980
| That is so cute!! I have one and could do that but, the grands use it when they're here. |
JuneyBug
Dongducheon CpCasey
South Korea
(Zone 4b)
June 03, 2009
08:43 AM Post #6635275
| Cute idea! You might want to plant drought tolerant plants in it so that you don't have to water so often...maybe some moss rose - portulica? Petunias don't do so well with getting all dried out, and July and Aug. are hard months for plants with shallow pots. That looks so neat that I am going to be looking for one too! |
the1pony
Pony in Lakewood, WA
(Zone 8a)
June 03, 2009
02:03 PM Post #6636788
| Hmm... probably won't be an issue- I'm pretty hardcore about watering every day. ;) But I'll see what I can find. |
scraps
Lena, MS
(Zone 7b)
June 03, 2009
08:15 PM Post #6638461
| cute idea, I love it and need to find me one now. |
the1pony
Pony in Lakewood, WA
(Zone 8a)
June 05, 2009
01:06 AM Post #6644362
| Well, I threw a couple of "Art Deco" Dahlias in there for now. Might swap them out with something else later, though. |
the1pony
Pony in Lakewood, WA
(Zone 8a)
June 05, 2009
10:26 PM Post #6648462
| I like how it looks now, but we'll see if the dahlias do okay there. If they don't like it, I'll move them and put something else in. 
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Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
June 06, 2009
12:10 AM Post #6648764
| I have a little red wagon too, got it several years ago at a thrift store, but never thought about using it for a planter. I have this boy doll, big enough to be a baby, and "Jonathan" sits in a doll highchair (another thrift store find) and this is his little red wagon. I never outgrew my need for dolls. Or, maybe my great grandson will get it. |
wormfood
Lecanto, FL
(Zone 9a)
June 06, 2009
09:46 AM Post #6649563
| I have 2 matching wheelbarrows off to the side because their tires keep going flat. If I put my barrel cactus and similars in it I can roll them under cover during the rainy season. And cold season too. Thanks pony for the cute idea. |
the1pony
Pony in Lakewood, WA
(Zone 8a)
June 06, 2009
05:06 PM Post #6650973
| LOL I've threatened to use my wheelbarrow as a planter because the tire keeps going flat. Too bad I need to use the danged thing all the time! ;) (We have an air compressor so I can refill the stupid tire every time I need to. Drat.) |
wormfood
Lecanto, FL
(Zone 9a)
June 06, 2009
07:53 PM Post #6651594
| I've thought of filling it with some green stuff my son told me about. I'll get in touch with him and get back. Unless someone knows what I'm talking about. |
the1pony
Pony in Lakewood, WA
(Zone 8a)
June 06, 2009
07:59 PM Post #6651618
| "Fix-a-Flat" would probably work to keep the tire from leaking. I'd like to get one of those solid rubber wheels for mine, though. I just keep forgetting to check around for them. (Harbor Freight would probably have them.) |
wormfood
Lecanto, FL
(Zone 9a)
June 07, 2009
09:02 AM Post #6653393
| I did the fix a flat. It will work only if you use it every day. After 3 fixaflats I gave up. We have the 2nd wheelbarrow because the price was comparable to a new tire. The solid tires are worse in price.
I got one of those little plastic green wheelbarrows with the 4 yellow hard plastic wheels for less than 40 bucks. Looks like a kids toy but it hauls better, doesn't fall over, with my arms getting old I can either push it or pull it. Up by the handle it has holes to hold some tools. We use it for everything. I plan on keeping it out of the sun, sun can probably eat it up. I fill it up with heavy wet dirt and it pulls easily thru soft sand. I have to get another one because the husband keeps using it for the honey-do list. Fills it with tools and wheels it around.
So now I have 2 really big planters. |
the1pony
Pony in Lakewood, WA
(Zone 8a)
June 07, 2009
02:05 PM Post #6654518
| I've been eying those 4-wheeled ones... I'd love to get one, but hubby insists the one we have is good enough. Hmph. I'll have to keep nagging. ;) |
wormfood
Lecanto, FL
(Zone 9a)
June 07, 2009
07:25 PM Post #6655715
| oh well, maybe in your next life. |
wormfood
Lecanto, FL
(Zone 9a)
June 09, 2009
10:25 AM Post #6663159
| SLIME
http://www.thumpertalk.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-456347...
I'm not sure it should be used. If my son gets some for his off road playground I'll ask him to put some in my wheelbarrel. I think it doesn't dry and will glop all over when you stop using the wheel. It sounds like fixaflat but doesn't dry? YUCK |
planolinda
Plano, TX
June 09, 2009
11:35 AM Post #6663542
| pony i just saw a wagon like yours filled with flowers in an old magazine--(am trying to catch up with all my magazines that pile up)
one thing it had that ;you might like to try was some really taller plants --the added height gave it a lot of interest-- |
the1pony
Pony in Lakewood, WA
(Zone 8a)
June 09, 2009
03:18 PM Post #6664508
| Hrm... not too sure about the slime stuff. That sounds kinda nasty. I nagged some more and hubby seemed a bit more likely to get me a better wheel, so maybe I'll just keep pursuing that angle.
Linda, the Dahlias I put in it are fairly tall, it's hard to tell from the angle of the photo I posted. I like the way it looks, and I'm going to put off doing anything else for a little while until I see how they hold up. |
planolinda
Plano, TX
June 09, 2009
05:55 PM Post #6665084
| i like how it is too but since i saw that picture thought i'd share
i like seeing how different everyone does everything--love looking thru the magazines for ideas too |
the1pony
Pony in Lakewood, WA
(Zone 8a)
June 09, 2009
06:20 PM Post #6665153
| I wish I had a whole bunch of these wagons- this one is next to a huge stump with a vine maple growing up against it, and I'd love to have wagons all the way around the whole thing; get the wagons in a circle! Hahaha! :D
I love looking at magazines too, Linda- seems so many of the ideas they show are really expensive or complicated to recreate, though. *sigh* I need to win the lotto! |
iluvcatz
Westerly, RI
July 08, 2009
07:36 AM Post #6792367
| I'm DEFFENTLY going to look for one of these!! Did you drill holes in the bottem for water drainage? |
the1pony
Pony in Lakewood, WA
(Zone 8a)
July 08, 2009
03:42 PM Post #6794168
| It already had a couple of small holes where rust had eaten through, but I did add a few more small ones so they were evenly spaced over the bottom. It drains great.
Still keeping my eyes open for more wagons, but no luck yet. |
plantladylin
East Central, FL
(Zone 9b)
July 08, 2009
11:14 PM Post #6796178
| Oh, I love treasures like that! I have been wanting a little red wagon to plant up for so long. About 10 years ago our next door neighbors were moving out and had one of their kids old wagons out for the trash. I was late for an appointment so was rushing out the driveway thinking I would get it when I got home ... should have known it would be gone!! The next day they put out a mirror from a dresser that I asked them if I could take. I removed the metal pole things that had attached it to the dresser, painted it green and hung it on the side of my shed that is a wall of our screened deck. Another neighbor had their little girl's white dressing table out for the trash last year and they gave it to me. I use in my Fla. room to sit some of my many birdhouses. Just last week the same neighbors had a little white night stand out for the trash and they gave it to me.
Good idea about drilling holes in the bottom of your wagon for drainage, otherwise rain filling it up would cause everything to float away.
I'd love to find an old rusty bicycle I could put in the garden! I have a basket to hang on the handlebars to fill with pretty flowers ... just need the bike! |
planolinda
Plano, TX
July 08, 2009
11:52 PM Post #6796322
| one man's trash is another man's treasure right? |
the1pony
Pony in Lakewood, WA
(Zone 8a)
July 09, 2009
12:40 AM Post #6796445
| A bicycle would be cute! I've been wanting one of those little kids tricycles myself, with a potted plant on the seat...
I love the whimsical look of a yard that has lots of "trash to treasure" stuff, and the possibilities are endless! :) |
plantladylin
East Central, FL
(Zone 9b)
July 09, 2009
10:58 AM Post #6797519
| I'm wanting a large bicycle, like an old beach cruiser type so I can hang the basket from the handlebars, sit a large container on the seat and have plants and flowers trailing out. I like the whimsical look too, but my DH isn't so fond of it. I had an old wooden chair out in the garden for a few years, with a potted plant sitting on the seat. When I first put it out there, he kept bringing it in thinking I left it out by mistake! I told him, no ... it's Garden Art! He just looked at me and rolled his eyes.  The chair finally fell apart from the weather and got thrown out. It couldn't be nailed back together any more, the wood totally rotted. I've got another one but haven't found the "perfect" spot for it yet! And, my husband bought me a nice bench a year or so ago so it's out under a tree in the corner of the back yard.
About ten years ago I was visiting my Mom down in S. Florida and one of her neighbors was a lady up in her 80's who loved to garden. Even though her yard was small, her gardens were lovely, completely filled with so many beautiful plants ... no lawn whatsoever, just flowers, flowers everywhere! Parts of the garden were little whimsical settings. In one area she had a little plot that was a fairy garden, with small shrubs, lots of flowers, little fairy statues and a tree stump with a couple of gnome's. Another area was a cottage garden with an old bicycle leaning against a tree, a small shed with shutters on the windows and a window box full of blooms. Another area was especially for the birds with trees and birdfeeder's and a birdbath and fountain. That area had no grass or ground cover but was all pebbles. Her screened back porch looked out on that area and she had a couple of rocking chairs on the porch and hanging baskets of flowers and ferns all along the edge. She also had one of the little wagons planted up, that's where I got my idea of both the wagon and bicycle.
I agree, one man's trash surely is another's treasure! |
dellrose
Conway, MO
(Zone 5b)
July 09, 2009
11:59 AM Post #6797786
| Pony...that is the cutest little wagon and is now on my list of things to do!
Plantladylin...I really got a chuckle out of you telling your DH about your garden art. I have an old wooden bench sitting under a tree in the corner of the yard. I love that it is falling apart and the paint is peeling off. DH keeps offering to paint my peeling paint stuff and I keep saying "no...it is primitive"!! I love the old stuff too and am always on the lookout for old and rusty junk! |
plantladylin
East Central, FL
(Zone 9b)
July 09, 2009
12:00 PM Post #6797791
| Oh Yeah ... I love rusty wrought iron stuff! |
planolinda
Plano, TX
July 09, 2009
12:36 PM Post #6797937
| my artsy daughter and her friends took an old white metal bed frame that i got from the alley and painted it --lots of different colors etc--it was a work of art! when she moved out i put the white metal frame under a tree and loved it out there--my husband hated it! he threw it out after a few years-----i love that guy but he just doesn't get "garden art"! |
dellrose
Conway, MO
(Zone 5b)
July 09, 2009
01:29 PM Post #6798147
| LOL!! I think guys in general don't get it. I've spent hours doing a new set up using my various pieces of junk and DH will say "what are you gonna do with it?!! Grrrr...I just say..."it's already done!!" Oh well..I am grateful for him...he doesn't drink, smoke or chew or run with gals that do!! |
the1pony
Pony in Lakewood, WA
(Zone 8a)
July 09, 2009
02:26 PM Post #6798359
| Yeah, my hubby has been grumbling a little about my "garden art" too, but since he refuses to lift a finger to help take care of the yard, I claim the right to decorate it as I see fit. |
planolinda
Plano, TX
July 09, 2009
03:15 PM Post #6798491
| yeah--i think my husband sees it that way too--don't make too much fuss or you might be asked to do it yourself!! and dellrose that is so true-no clue on what garden art is? small price to pay for a husband who doesn't have bad habits--i think the same about my guy-- |
plantladylin
East Central, FL
(Zone 9b)
July 09, 2009
04:12 PM Post #6798740
| My DH and I will be celebrating our 40th Anniversary in a few weeks and we sure know each other well by now! I haven't worked in 18 years so I do most of the yard work, most of the time but he does it all if I don't get around to it or am not in the mood. (He vacuum's too!) He's a great guy and knows how much I love plants and just smiles when I walk in the door with a new one (or 2 or 3!) He has his guy toys like his fancy pick up truck, a boat (and is considering a new motorcycle) so I think he's grateful that I don't like expensive jewelry, LOL. We are different in a lot of ways ... I am a people person and like to talk a lot, and although he's a college teacher he is quiet and reserved most of the time. Neither of us drink or smoke and though we disagree on a lot of things, have different senses of humor, and sometimes need our space (the old saying "Can't live with em, can't live without em" is true) ... but we are still a good match! |
planolinda
Plano, TX
July 09, 2009
04:20 PM Post #6798782
| what a nice tribute to your marriage --i can relate in so many ways to your relationship--we've been together for 33 years--and are also a good match--aren't we lucky? i think sometimes that marriage is such a mysterious and complicated relationship and yet in some ways so simple! |
the1pony
Pony in Lakewood, WA
(Zone 8a)
July 09, 2009
04:29 PM Post #6798815
| I gripe about my hubby, but he's a gem, I wouldn't trade him for the world. :)
The wagon planter is doing really well, the plants have really filled in nicely:
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plantladylin
East Central, FL
(Zone 9b)
July 09, 2009
04:32 PM Post #6798832
| Sometimes I think we make it more complicated than it is or should be ... but I've always felt can be hard for any two people living under the same roof day after day, week after week, year after year, whether it's husband and wife, roommates, two women, two men, sisters, brothers ... doesn't matter, personalities are going to clash at times. Back in the 80's my aunt (mom's sister) had some major health issues and they told my mom they were going to put her in a nursing home. My mom said no way and left her home, and job to move to the other side of the state to live with and take care of her sister. I know they had times where they butted heads and didn't get along but they loved each other dearly! Sometimes we all have to compromise, sometimes relationships aren't 50-50 but if we truly love one another and are willing to sacrifice at times, it all works.
I do feel truly lucky in my marriage and count my blessings every day. |
plantladylin
East Central, FL
(Zone 9b)
July 09, 2009
04:33 PM Post #6798836
| 1pony: The wagon looks absolutely beautiful! Great job! |
dellrose
Conway, MO
(Zone 5b)
July 09, 2009
05:35 PM Post #6799063
| 1pony...that filled out beautifully and the flower colors are gorgeous! LOve it!
Plantladylin...well said!! |
