{"id":1153,"date":"2011-06-24T19:04:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-24T18:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.salvagesisters.co.uk\/?p=1153"},"modified":"2011-06-24T19:04:32","modified_gmt":"2011-06-24T18:04:32","slug":"green-gardening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tullyroan.com\/salvagesisters\/?p=1153","title":{"rendered":"Green gardening"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gardening can be an expensive business. Having grown up on a farm where there were always lots of random containers, bits of wood or off-cast utensils lurking in dark corners, its hard to go to corporate garden-land and pay \u00a315 for a piece of plastic to put your spuds in. I have tried to use some initiative this year when it comes to the practicalities, both from an ethical and a principle standpoint. I haven’t quite made it to the lofty heights of seed-saving, or careful vegetable preservation, or rotation of crops to ensure no loss of produce (just about able to describe my efforts as ‘produce’), but i have enjoyed trying to think creatively whilst also considering the aesthetics. Here are a few ideas….<\/p>\n

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1. 3-tier shelving for window box salads; old floor-boards from a skip.<\/p>\n

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2. Apple boxes for more salad!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>3. Raised bed; plywood from skip<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>4. Old basket from lane sale as floral container<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>5. Coal bag as potato planter<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>6. Apple box converted into shelving and storage<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>7. Bread bin for Nasturtiums<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>8. Pretty bistro chair, Drum Farm Antiques, \u00a35<\/p>\n

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9. And finally, our completed decking, made by Colin and Malkie from 100% salvaged wood.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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