Another Decorative Landscaping Idea from the Interior of British Columbai

I wonder if this is the only place where people take old wrecks and turn

them into flower planters. Thanks for looking.

Curiosa maceta. Saludos

Hi Linda, This is a very interesting and colorful shot. It has given me an idea for a couple of old things sitting around our place......Best Wishes Elaine

I love these old kind of rustic things, it makes such a beautiful contrast for the flowers....very nice light, exposure and colors, the flowers are blooming...well done Linda...:)

An optimistic composition. Very well seen and presented. Best regards.

Well presented Linda. I would have been tempted to straighten the car, but I think you made the right choice by leaving it as is. Best wishes-Jim

Gallego, thanks for visiting.

 

Elaine, let me know when you have it filled with flowers so I can come an photograph it. One of these I would like to do a series on unusual planters.

 

Linda, thank you. I'm glad to hear you like it.

 

Sumon, thank you. Good to hear from you.

 

Jim, thanks. This was starting to lean and sink, part of it's charm I guess.

 

All the best.

 

 

Very well seen Linda - What a contrast between the old and new-fresh. Best regards.

Thank you for visiting. I appreciate your comment. All the best.

 

 

Flower power rules OK. Possibly not the only seeds that have been planted in the back seat.

Ha, ha, ha, ha... I am sure you are right. I'm getting old, it took me a minute to get it. Thanks for visiting.

 

 

 

 

Perfect end! flower power Lovely photo! Warm regards/ janis Lukas

this is just great-love it! regards, cb :-)

Thanks for stopping by, I appreciate your comments. All the best.

 

 

Now that's one creative flowerpot! Very imaginative. And your capture of it preserves its beauty and age.

Thank you for visiting. It's good to hear from you.

 

 

 

Well, I have seen similar things with old tractors and waggons, but I am in Canada as well. I'm sure there are plenty in Sask. I'm glad that this cought your attention. It is well worth the photograph. You captured the rusty textures vert well. Lovely image.

It is fun to find odd things like this, makes me smile. It's good to hear from you, thanks for your thoughts. All the best.

 

 

 

At least something positive was created with this old car, being otherwise a surrounding problem...Well observed ,can be an exampl of recycling....;-))

Thanks, it is good to hear from you.

 

I'm all for recycling. I haven't made up my mind if this is a "positive" or not. But I do think it's original. Take care.

 

 

 

 

Hi Linda, in my neighborhood in rural Ontario the locals are quite fond of filling up any abandoned objects on the lawn with potting soil tossing in a few annuals and passing it off as folk art. On my little dirt road we have several tractors, half a dozen boats and canoes and a multitude of wooden wheelbarrows and tipped over oak barrels.

 

Although I do confess to having mixed feeling about this tendency to turn junk into planter-boxes, I have only positive feelings about this photo. I love the angle you chose to shoot from, the effect of framing the mound of flowers and foliage within the windscreen with the road or driveway behind works well.

I guess it's just a rural thing then, not just BC. I thought this old car had a bit of character but I believe most of these are attempts to make old rusted out junk look acceptable because it's easier than hauling them to the dump. Once in awhile I have come across something that I think is fantastic, like this old Harley that I posted some time ago. Whoever did this must have a great sense of humor. My all time favorite recycled rust.

 

Now this is a first! Really great planter ;). Recycle!!! Thank you for sharing.

for some reason, I love all things 'rustic'. Perhaps it's the colors and textures that continually evolve as aging process does its 'artistry'.....perhaps it was when my Dad would take me along to auctions...antique shops...he didn't exactly have much money...but his imaginative process is where I think I got mine....although our tastes are very different. I actually bought an old metal bird house (very different) and spent $70.00 on it a few years back..if my husband knew, *#++!!!!......but I saw visions of hanging it from our porch...flowers falling from it....

 

the only other thoughts I have are ....these ecclectic pieces are much 'like us'....we age, not always gracefully,.....and we often suffer along the way....but every experiene is like an old piece of 'rust' or 'texture' that makes the object a bit more attractive..as with people...while not appreciating our 'time out'......we often emerge with a renewed sense of 'creativity'...having learned from our experience....and thankful we were not just 'cast aside' somewhere with no purpose......the remains of this old vehicle will live on, as those with artistic and creative senses...see the beauty within and without, and find a way of honouring it...with a beautiful 'bouquet'.............love this shot and all 'it means to me''...Thankyou so much for sharing....sincerely, Gail.......**

Linda;

 

The mail box on the Harley is indeed inspired work.

 

I agree that most of this behavior is an attempt to avoid the cost and effort of proper disposal.

That being said , trying to beautify junk is in some cases a possible improvement over the other standard rural approach, which is to do nothing at all and let the scrap pile up out back of the house or in the front field from one generation to the next.