Saturday, March 21, 2009

Old Watering Cans

I use watering cans in garden all the time to mix fish emulsion for fertilizer. Because the garden is so big and far away from my potting shed I have a number of them that I just leave throughout the garden so they are handy when I need them. I only use metal ones that I pick up at discount places like T.J. Max or the aluminum ones from the big home centers. They all only last a few years before they rot out. This one lost its functionality years ago and ended up on a fence post where it has lived ever since. It is now a permanent garden fixture until it rots all the way through.
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  1. AnonymousMarch 21, 2009 at 8:28 AM

    I love it -- so much charm and character. :) And I see it has adopted a tenant...a volunteer?

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  2. Wicked GardenerMarch 21, 2009 at 9:42 AM

    Very nice. Metal ones look so much nicer than my cheapo plastic ones, even when they are all rusted out.

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  3. Wicked GardenerMarch 21, 2009 at 9:42 AM

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  4. Wicked GardenerMarch 21, 2009 at 9:42 AM

    Very nice. Metal ones look so much nicer than my cheapo plastic ones, even when they are all rusted out.

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  5. AnonymousMarch 21, 2009 at 10:23 AM

    I bought a ceramic elephant watering can. It is so heavy when full of water (or not full for that matter) that I never use it. So, it just sits in the garden under a bush.
    Donna

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  6. AnonymousMarch 21, 2009 at 10:23 AM

    I bought a ceramic elephant watering can. It is so heavy when full of water (or not full for that matter) that I never use it. So, it just sits in the garden under a bush.
    Donna

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  7. CiNdEe's GaRdEnMarch 21, 2009 at 12:07 PM

    I love old watering cans and I collect them(-: Yours is really nice. I love the color of it too! What a great piece of garden art(-:

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  8. CanadianGardenJoyMarch 21, 2009 at 12:42 PM

    That is such a great idea ! I have been using plastic ones .. not as charming I'm thinking ? LOL

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  9. SheilaMarch 21, 2009 at 1:30 PM

    Yes Nancy, that ivy became a homesteader in the watering can. In fact I was looking at the photo before I posted it and thought that I didn't remember ever planting that ivy in the garden! It must have been a visitor from my nearby neighbor's yard!

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  10. Corner Gardener SueMarch 23, 2009 at 4:38 PM

    That watering can does have character. I love it! I collect old cans, too, and try to collect rain water in them to use in the garden.

    I scrolled down to see more pics of your gardens. You sure live in a pretty area! I like the view through the trees.

    Thanks for your comment on my hellebore post.

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  11. AnonymousMarch 24, 2009 at 10:58 PM

    I love this photo Sheila. I guess because I collect old watering cans too. Leaving it there has created the perfect vignette.

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