Thanks, Luvs :) The white one is hanging from a meat hook on a black gum tree,and the aqua one is hanging from a bird cage stand I got at a yard sale. The sad thing is,the squirrels chewed the silicone off the aqua one. I don't know why....my guess was they thought they saw more bird seed in the bottom? because they didn't bother the other one,or maybe because it had saucers so they left it alone. So next time use a better glue,lol! I was collecting cups and saucers to make a birdfeeder out of it for my sister,and I just got lazy and never finished it.

I love fleamarkets and yard sales! Earlier this spring I trash picked an old wooden chair with a broken cane seat. I put a galvanized bucket into the seat frame where the cane originally was and filled the bucket with nasturtiums (I drilled drainage holes in the bottom of the bucket). It looked really cute, and I was looking forward to the nasturtiums climbing all over the chair back. Unfortunately, I didn't consider the fact that the chair was largely veneer rather than solid wood. The whole thing fell apart during a few weeks of rainy weather. I picked this up at a yard sale last weekend along with a nice strawberry jar and a cool frog for the garden: Behind the birdbath you can see the old iron gate I picked up for my potager. Also, you can see one of the pair of huge, handmade Italian terra cotta pots I got on Craigslist for a song (something about the perspective of the photo makes it looks small, but they are really huge). I just read in Fine Gardening a tip from someone saying they collect old crystal doorknobs and insert them in the top of bamboo poles to decorate their stakes. Sounds great. Good luck fleamarketing, Ianna! Now I'm feeling motivated to hit some yard sales tomorrow. Lisa

I use a plastic 12 pack flat rack from soda. I think it came with a 12 pack of pepsi 20 oz bottles from Sams. I Zip tied it to the top of my hose reel and keep all my various hose fittings and sprinkles in it and a bottle of cheap dish soap and hand soap for quick wash ups. The round wire footstool frame work from an old wicker footstool for a plant support. Just let tall plants grow right thru it. Rusted quickly and blends right in. Iron packing rails..they look much like plain wrought iron railing. Turned them on the ends and used two on the fence to let climbing roses climb. The other two I teepeed for a tomatoe tower. It holds 6 plants and is about 5 ft high. Works better than ANY tomatoe tower ever has. I too use kitty litter buckets. The lid keeps them leakproof. YOU can keep various tools safe and dry in places so you don't need to walk so far. They also effectively seal out flies when I use them for a doggie disposal until garbage day. I also use curtain rods for plant supports and old pipes too. I use sterile cabinets for garages outside under my pool deck for storage. I have four of the wall cabinets placed right on the ground under the deck. Drilled a couple of small holes in the bottom of each one so that any stray water can drain out. I keep my garden hand tools in them, and aids so they are close at hand. I find if tools are close by, I will often diddle a bit when I have just ten minutes to spare but won't if I have to go fetch. Seems to be easier to keep up. I use two inch copper pipe end caps to keep the wicks dry on my glass torches for outside. 72 inche white bungie cord hangs from my offset umbrella ribs to a nearby plant hook keep it from getting caught in the wind. Wish I had thought of it two umbrellas ago. Also keeps it from spinning. Plastic ties from packaging...do I need say more? :) I am sure we all use those on a regular basis. Disposable diapers in my containers for water retention..especially coco fiber pots..

It isn't that I'm so wonderfully organized, Pam, I require some help in remembering what I want to do. Sometimes I come inside and remember that I had a wonderful thought about adding something to a certain spot, but I've already forgotten what it was. I can't remember what bloomed in April as compared with May. Sometimes when I read my notes, if there isn't a photo with them, I am not sure what they mean. Today I looked at a file with nicotiana and lilies together and a note about purple nicotiana that I don't remember at all, and it is only a month old. If there isn't a note with the plants I'm about to plant, they'll go in the wrong places when I get distracted. You all can feel free to worry about me at any time. If I kept all my plans 'in my head' they would rapidly leak out. There's just too much to remember it all. Nell