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Sep 22, 2013 2:57 PM CST
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Name: David Paul
(Zone 9b)
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Every now and then, I like to make containers out of tin cans.

This one is a gallon size restaurant one with rabbit wire, wire and other hardware store leftovers. Last year I had one of my Orchids in it.
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Sep 22, 2013 3:16 PM CST
Name: Bev
Salem OR (Zone 8a)
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Can with Trellis is most unusual...Love it! nodding
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Sep 22, 2013 3:59 PM CST
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Name: Lynn
Oregon City, OR (Zone 8b)
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You have a most amazing imagination David. I love it.
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Sep 22, 2013 6:58 PM CST
Name: Cinda
Indiana Zone 5b
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Wow
so creative Thumbs up
..a balanced life is worth pursuit.
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Sep 23, 2013 7:06 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: David Paul
(Zone 9b)
Cat Lover Hibiscus Seed Starter Native Plants and Wildflowers Vegetable Grower Region: Florida
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I'm glad you liked the tin can planter, Bev, Lin, and Cinda. Heres another style sitting on the ledge by my stock tank container pond. (Pirate lagoon, Ha!)

The styrofoam skull blew from someones yard into mine at Halloween I guess, And I found it the bushes out front one day... The musket looking pipe coming through the grasses is actually the fountain, but the pump is off in the picture.

Garlic Chives are growing in the tin-can...

Good Morning!
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Sep 23, 2013 7:47 AM CST
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Name: Lynn
Oregon City, OR (Zone 8b)
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Hurray! Wonderful David, and it looks like he has little feet that he is hold just out of the water. Rolling on the floor laughing
I love your new avatar. That is one happy looking rabbit. Green Grin!
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Sep 23, 2013 12:49 PM CST
Name: Bev
Salem OR (Zone 8a)
Container Gardener Foliage Fan Sempervivums Photo Contest Winner: 2014 Garden Ideas: Master Level
Oohh, David...thanks for bringing into the privacy of my craft room laptop the start of Halloween with that image...just creepy! Crying
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Sep 23, 2013 1:03 PM CST
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Name: Lynn
Oregon City, OR (Zone 8b)
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Rolling on the floor laughing Rolling on the floor laughing Rolling on the floor laughing Rolling on the floor laughing
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Sep 23, 2013 1:50 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: David Paul
(Zone 9b)
Cat Lover Hibiscus Seed Starter Native Plants and Wildflowers Vegetable Grower Region: Florida
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"Its Creepy and its Spooky, and all together Ookey, Its all together Kooky, my gardens in DeLand!"

The gardens are a Screaum, you really oughta' see'um! (I just loved the addams Family) Hilarious! but promise I'm and Angel at heart!

You are so funny Bev! Smiling
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Sep 23, 2013 3:41 PM CST
Name: Allison
NJ (Zone 6a)
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oh you know I love the skull!!! Lovey dubby
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Sep 23, 2013 4:19 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: David Paul
(Zone 9b)
Cat Lover Hibiscus Seed Starter Native Plants and Wildflowers Vegetable Grower Region: Florida
Miniature Gardening Keeper of Poultry Herbs Foliage Fan Farmer Dragonflies
Just wait till you see some of my past Christmas decorations Allison!

This one was actually made out of a container, and it was an old 55 gallon white plastic repurposed rain barrel originally. I decided that I needed a "Sputnick" in my front yard one Halloween past, after cutting out the middle section and creating two planters out of the two ends, and did so.

This is how it evolved into Christmas over the past couple of years! Tradition now. Hilarious! (I do not live in an HOA restricted area clearly! Smiling ) It has been fun. What will this year bring?

I know I'm way off the subject of container gardening with these pic's, but I'll get back there!
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Shrug! Hilarious! Smiling
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Sep 23, 2013 4:23 PM CST
Name: Allison
NJ (Zone 6a)
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love it!!.. good job.. here is a thread with our decorations
http://garden.org/thread/go/13...
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Sep 23, 2013 4:26 PM CST
Name: Bev
Salem OR (Zone 8a)
Container Gardener Foliage Fan Sempervivums Photo Contest Winner: 2014 Garden Ideas: Master Level
Wowee!! Looking forward to upcoming Xmas pics!
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Sep 23, 2013 4:27 PM CST
Name: Allison
NJ (Zone 6a)
Charter ATP Member Forum moderator I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Dog Lover Hummingbirder Container Gardener
Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Region: New Jersey Seed Starter Garden Ideas: Level 1
here is our Halloween stuff.. forgot I separated them.. made a combined thread now

http://garden.org/thread/go/12...
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Sep 23, 2013 4:52 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: David Paul
(Zone 9b)
Cat Lover Hibiscus Seed Starter Native Plants and Wildflowers Vegetable Grower Region: Florida
Miniature Gardening Keeper of Poultry Herbs Foliage Fan Farmer Dragonflies
Beautiful pictures Allison, and you made your neighborhood proud!!!

Way,way, way to much money and effort involved there for me. I'll stick to my little original funky artsy stuff! I have more fun that way! Smiling
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Sep 23, 2013 5:33 PM CST
Name: Allison
NJ (Zone 6a)
Charter ATP Member Forum moderator I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Dog Lover Hummingbirder Container Gardener
Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Region: New Jersey Seed Starter Garden Ideas: Level 1
yeah it's a lot of work.. but we save when we can with after sales.. buy halloween stuff in June kind of thing.. I just started making my own props.. will post what I came up with when it's done.. I love your artsy stuff!!!.. and I always say any decorations.. are good decorations!!!
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Sep 23, 2013 5:54 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: David Paul
(Zone 9b)
Cat Lover Hibiscus Seed Starter Native Plants and Wildflowers Vegetable Grower Region: Florida
Miniature Gardening Keeper of Poultry Herbs Foliage Fan Farmer Dragonflies
And you are going to love what your are working on Allison! Will be looking forward to future developments!
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Orchids look great in hypertufa!

..............just a random goodnight pic. Hear from ya'll tommorrow! Smiling
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Sep 23, 2013 6:05 PM CST
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Name: Lynn
Oregon City, OR (Zone 8b)
Charter ATP Member Garden Sages I helped plan and beta test the plant database. I helped beta test the Garden Planting Calendar I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Plant Database Moderator
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Hurray! Hey Allison, I haven't seen you for quite awhile. You are the queen of Halloween. Green Grin!

David, love that orchid in hypertufa. Really lovely.
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Sep 23, 2013 6:14 PM CST
Name: Allison
NJ (Zone 6a)
Charter ATP Member Forum moderator I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Dog Lover Hummingbirder Container Gardener
Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Region: New Jersey Seed Starter Garden Ideas: Level 1
that is very pretty.. I made a tuffa tombstone!!!
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Sep 23, 2013 6:18 PM CST
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Name: Lynn
Oregon City, OR (Zone 8b)
Charter ATP Member Garden Sages I helped plan and beta test the plant database. I helped beta test the Garden Planting Calendar I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Plant Database Moderator
Forum moderator I helped beta test the first seed swap Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Plant and/or Seed Trader Garden Ideas: Master Level
I remember it Allison.
Do you ever make the hypertufa for container planting?

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