Sunday, April 23, 2017

SOMETIMES YOU JUST GET LUCKY

You know how much I like to find a bargain at a garage sale. We stopped by only one garage sale last weekend and it turned out to be my lucky day. There is nothing like an out of town move to make you reconsider all those $ per lb. items and hold a garage sale. Tucked in the corner of the driveway I saw some large ceramic pots. "Are the pots for sale?" I asked, hopefully. They were and I chose the one I knew would go well with my garden color scheme. $10. Now that's a bargain.



I had overwintered a Brugmansia in the garage and recently moved it outside by the garden entry. For the last few days it had been looking a little sick with yellowing leaves. I suspected it might be pot bound. The new pot would be just perfect. It took the two of us to wrestle it out of the old pot and get it situated in the new pot. It was seriously pot bound.


It is now back in its corner by the cactus theatre and is a handy perch for the Carolina wrens who are nesting in the lower right-hand corner.



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12 comments:

  1. ReneeApril 23, 2017 at 10:23 AM

    Gorgeous! And that pot will go great with the flowers too. Great find!

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    1. Rock rose April 24, 2017 at 9:13 AM

      Yes-they are that peach color and right now I see lots of buds.

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  2. Linda/patchworkApril 23, 2017 at 2:26 PM

    Love it!
    You find some great values.





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  3. Kris PetersonApril 23, 2017 at 4:33 PM

    What a deal! The Brugmansia looks great in its new pot and your placement of it is just perfect.

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  4. danger gardenApril 23, 2017 at 9:39 PM

    Well played!

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  5. LINDA from Each Little WorldApril 24, 2017 at 7:41 AM

    Perfect. We just found a garden lantern at a consignment shop and made a lowball offer which they accepted. Always fun to find the perfect item at the right price.

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    1. Rock rose April 24, 2017 at 9:12 AM

      Isn't it just. I didn't mention it but they also were selling a garden bench, asking $20. It wasn't perfect having spindle legs( I prefer straight) but I asked if she would take $10. She did. I do have to work on it when I have the time.

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  6. gardener of good and evilApril 24, 2017 at 10:19 AM

    $10 is a fabulous score for a pot like that!

    And I wish my brug was as happy in my yard as it is in yours!

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  7. DeniseApril 24, 2017 at 11:02 AM

    Lucky, lucky, lucky. And the glaze has the range of colors that I like for my garden too.

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  8. IndieApril 24, 2017 at 7:33 PM

    Nice! A deal like that doesn't come around very often! And how fun to have some baby birds to look forward to in your little theatre.

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  9. NicApril 24, 2017 at 9:07 PM

    A really lucky find indeed when I think of what those pots usually cost new from the store...

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  10. Hoover BooApril 28, 2017 at 5:06 PM

    Great find. The Brug looks happy!

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