Peace, Love, Garden Boots

March 13, 2015 By Karen Creel

I found these little garden boots when I was looking for something else. This is how I usually find things I have “put back” , get off track, and remember what I WAS looking for in a few days.

I purchased these at our local Salvation Army Thrift Store last year, and can’t believe my nine year old granddaughter, Kendall, hasn’t confiscated them as her own. I have great hiding places.

I placed a layer of pea gravel in the bottom, and put a couple of holes in the bottom for drainage.

Next, I used one of the forks I had in my junk cabinet, and fashioned it into a peace sign.

Curl two of the fork prongs down with a jewelry tool.

Spread the last two tines apart with the tool, and shape to create two spread out fingers into a peace sign.

Add plants and peace sign for a unique garden container.

This little boot holds a shamrock plant. You could use flowers or herbs too.

Peace, love, garden.

Karen

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I’m not sure when my fascination with junk began, but gardening was in my blood from an early age. I remember my grandmother could throw a few seeds out and have the prettiest flowers. Sweet peas were rampant beside the front porch. I can see her now, bent over pulling weeds, and I find myself doing the same thing anytime I’m in the yard. My dad was raised on a large farm, and even though he moved away, and we always lived in the city, he had a garden. He had me help him plant a garden in May before he died in August. So you can see, gardening just comes naturally to me.

I can’t explain the love of rusty and all things chippy, but I have dug through more barns and sheds than I would like to admit to bring out a rusty wagon or old chicken feeder.

So, I hope you will follow along, and we can learn a few things together. I’ll be sharing gardening ideas, my flea market finds, and thrifty ways to repurpose.