Well, mine is easy! Marlene is my real name--I have a hard time remembering all of the user name/password combinations that I have at home, work, etc. so I just kept it simple here. I live in Virginia on the same property I was born and raised on. Been married to my high school sweetheart for 30 years and we're about to take our only child to college next month. Pray for us! It is going to be an adjustment, but I know that many of you have already been through it. Any ideas on coping are much appreciated! I've really enjoyed the Garden Junk site and have been very inspired and its wonderful that there are so many others around who share the same joys I do! God bless each one of you!

I love these wagons! I have a buck board that I loaded with different buckets,trunks, coffee pots and I planted them. Did you fill your entire wagon with dirt or do you have pots hidden inside. I am finding after 10 years my wood bottom is giving way. I will have to replace it.

Since Karen has been busy this week, and hasn't gotten back here, I will try to help with tipsy pot directions. You need a six foot piece of rebar which can be purchased at Lowe's for around $2.00. You also need pots in graduated sizes, ie: 12 inch, 10 inch, 8 inch, etc. Just pound the rebar into the ground about 18 inches then slide the largest pot onto the rebar through the hole in the bottom of the pot. Fill with potting soil. Now slide the next largest pot onto the rebar, but tip it to the side a bit. (A rock will help support it at the angle until you get the next pot on.) Continue sliding the pots on and alternating the way you angle them then fill them with soil and plants. Vining plants look really good in them. Be careful when watering so that you don't wash all the soil out, and know that they do dry out fairly quickly so you will want to water frequently. (Unless you use Karen's great idea of using silk plants!) If you check on the Garden Junk forum and just type "tipsy pots" into the search box, you will find lots of them. Some have used metal buckets, some plastic pots, some teapots, etc. to make them. The fun part is all the comments from visitors who are amazed at seeing what looks like just pots balanced on top of each other! ;o) Luvs

I can see Luthien is having some fun browsing through the gallery. I remember when I first found this forum, I had so much fun doing the same thing! Thanks for the compliments. I put three coats of sealer on this one, but alas, the birds seem to have a fly zone over this gate and it gets "bombed" allot! I'm thinking about cleaning it up and putting a couple coats of brush on sealer on it now. Luvs