Today. Gardening.

@minx267 (15527)
Hartford, Connecticut
June 21, 2017 1:36am CST
I bought some clearances plants to fill up my planters.. So I will be spending my morning planting. This pic is from last year. A couple perennials actually survived. But I had to buy more annuals to make these full again. My roommate and I made these planters with some spray paint. Old tires and an old tire rim. I like the way they came out. I will post pics of the new plantings when done.
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Yadah
@Yadah04 (3363)
• Philippines
21 Jun 17
Those are interesting gardening idea. I have so e spare tire at hime. Maybe i could find time to do some gardening too.
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minx267
@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
21 Jun 17
This was a fun project.. and it is a great way to use old tires. and make the yard look pretty too!
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (137215)
• Philippines
21 Jun 17
I love how it was arranged in the garden. The flowers bring light to the garden.
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minx267
@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
21 Jun 17
Thank you. :)
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (137215)
• Philippines
22 Jun 17
Sreekala
@Sreekala (34312)
• India
21 Jun 17
The painting make them beautiful as well. Waiting for more picture of plants from your garden.
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minx267
@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
21 Jun 17
Great. I will get some more soon. :)
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Sreekala
@Sreekala (34312)
• India
21 Jun 17
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Nawsheen
@Nawsheen (28644)
• Mauritius
21 Jun 17
You did something innovative with those old tires.
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minx267
@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
22 Jun 17
:) it was fun too. and did not take that long. no it is bright and colorful. - we had people stop and look and even had the neighbor across the street ask if we can paint some for her.
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minx267
@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
22 Jun 17
@Nawsheen yes we painted two blue tires for her last year and she uses them for her plants. they look really pretty
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Nawsheen
@Nawsheen (28644)
• Mauritius
22 Jun 17
@minx267 Are you going to paint for your neighbor? They do look so good
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Michelle
@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
23 Jun 17
I like the way they came out and they look pretty nice too!
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minx267
@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
23 Jun 17
Thanks, the above pic is the flowers from last year.. I left one below under Nawsheen's comment that I took this morning with my new plants in it.
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minx267
@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
23 Jun 17
@infatuatedbby Thanks, Once they fill out more I think it will look better. I tried Fuschia in the top one I figure they are usually sold in hanging baskets so they might fall over the sides. The plants were on clearance for $1.46. I couldn't pass them up.
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Michelle
@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
23 Jun 17
@minx267 very nice i just looked!!
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ingrid
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
22 Jun 17
those are beautiful DIY garden pots (?). we have many tyres that are already damaged, but then, we cannot paint them for the pots because they are brittle due to exposure under the sun
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minx267
@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
22 Jun 17
we had some of these tires laying around the house and then we actually started picking some up off the streets that people were throwing out. I still have a few more to paint.
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ingrid
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
23 Jun 17
@minx267 it therefore makes your garden unique.
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minx267
@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
23 Jun 17
@ridingbet yes. When we first did it there were people stopping there cars to look and take pictures.
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (45487)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
22 Jun 17
Colorful! I did gardening today, too. The front garden beds are taken over with grass. It would have been easier if there weren't those white rocks and landscaping fabric holding them in.
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (45487)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
22 Jun 17
@minx267 I know someone who just kind of pulls the tops off the weeds, not really going after the roots, and 99% of them come back in days. When I weed, it stays weeded for weeks.
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minx267
@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
22 Jun 17
@BarBaraPrz oh yeah. U got to get the roots!!
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minx267
@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
22 Jun 17
that is my least favorite thing to do... weeding.. ugh. My roommate does it.. but she does it too fast.. she is like a bull in a china shop... and she just starts tearing things up... and then Like "hey that was a real plant!" she's ripped up my flowering bulbs before..
John Roberts
@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
21 Jun 17
Enjoy your day in the garden with your new plants.
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minx267
@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
21 Jun 17
Thank you.
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