Have you heard that old expression about making a silk purse from of a sow’s ear? I like to think that I’m creative and turn a piece of junk into an art object. Debatable?! Remember the “masterpiece” I built in North Carolina? I’m still using it today. Here are last year’s Begonias in the planter base, and Petunias in hanging baskets.

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Well not an “art piece” but the use of “junk” for a trellis.

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(Above left) See the twin-bed-frame leaning against the tree? Now it will serve as a trellis for Scarlet Runner Beans. How about that cart as a trellis for “Tommy” tomato plant?? Now I can navigate the plant between sunshine and shade.

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What about the milk crate planters on the wrought-iron chairs? It was an experiment but looks attractive (IMHO).

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What do you think of the shelter I built to protect my perennial plants during the winter?