"To A Garden Hose"
Just Me
On our summer lawn you lie curved
Like a snake warming in the sun,
When I turn on the spigot at mid-day
How hot your water does run!
Sometimes you're hooked to a sprinkler,
Where the kids ran when they were small--
We wonder: where did the time go?
And just can't remember at all.
When the grass got dry and turned brown
You bathed the front lawn with your dew,
Your hundred feet reached the garden
Out back where the vegetables grew.
One day, the lawn mower gashed you--
You leaked--we thought you were gone,
But surgically I repaired you--
Good as new, though not quite so long.
Now the summer draws to an end,
And I bring you in from the cold
To your special place under the work bench,
To store you in neat coils rolled.
I pray as I wind you in autumn
The dark winter we will survive;
In fall I'm already yearning
For springtime to come back alive:
To water our plants on the north side
And feed the cedar hedgerow
To wash winter sand from the driveway
Left by the last melting snow.
So sleep well companion of years,
In your circle there on the floor,
May the freezing days pass us by quickly;
May we join you for one summer more.
- JUST BLOOMED TODAY
- GARDEN UPDATE
- RECYCLED GARDEN IDEAS #R001 NEW USES FOR AN OLD GARDEN HOSE
- FAUNA
- GARDEN GIGGLE
- GARDEN GOODIES~SHARE OUR GARDEN CRAFTS #0020 CREATIVE VASES OUT OF OLD GARDEN HOSES
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GARDEN UPDATE
I'm really jazzed about today's topic and GARDEN GOODIE and will have more recycled ideas for the garden and home coming soon. As you know, I am a recycled artist, as is my brother, Mike and I just LOVE to cruise for cute ideas and of course, share them with you! Not only are we making the world cuter but saving the Earth at the same time!
RECYCLED GARDEN IDEAS #R001 NEW USES FOR AN OLD GARDEN HOSE
Reweb a chair.
If you have children and a swing-set, you can wrap a section of the hose around the swing chains to protect their fingers. If you cannot remove the chains to fit the hose over them, just cut a slit in the side and wrap it around the chain.
Make a topiary.
You can make a soaker hose for your gardens and plants. Just punch holes throughout the old hose, lay into your garden or plant bed, and connect one end into a rain barrel or cistern…that way you don’t have to worry about watering anymore, you don’t have to use municipal water, and you can save money by not buying a new soaker hose!
Are you a tool bearing type of person? If so, you might have experienced getting cut by your saw at one point in your life. By cutting a section of hose and putting a slit in the side, you can cover the sharp edges of your tools. They also make a great grip for hand tools for people with arthritis.
Make a basket with zip ties.
Painter by trade or hobby? Then you know that carrying/holding a paint can for an extended period of time will leave some nice marks in your palm. Wrapping a section of the hose over the wire handle will give your hands a much needed break.
RECYCLED GARDEN IDEAS #R001 NEW USES FOR AN OLD GARDEN HOSE
Ever have a garden hose that just wasn’t cutting it anymore? Cuts, holes, broken nozzles…you know what I mean. If your garden hose is beyond repair, there are few things you can do with it so it can avoid a long miserable life in a landfill:
Reweb a chair.
If you have children and a swing-set, you can wrap a section of the hose around the swing chains to protect their fingers. If you cannot remove the chains to fit the hose over them, just cut a slit in the side and wrap it around the chain.
Make a topiary.
You can make a soaker hose for your gardens and plants. Just punch holes throughout the old hose, lay into your garden or plant bed, and connect one end into a rain barrel or cistern…that way you don’t have to worry about watering anymore, you don’t have to use municipal water, and you can save money by not buying a new soaker hose!
Are you a tool bearing type of person? If so, you might have experienced getting cut by your saw at one point in your life. By cutting a section of hose and putting a slit in the side, you can cover the sharp edges of your tools. They also make a great grip for hand tools for people with arthritis.
Make a basket with zip ties.
Painter by trade or hobby? Then you know that carrying/holding a paint can for an extended period of time will leave some nice marks in your palm. Wrapping a section of the hose over the wire handle will give your hands a much needed break.
If you are thinking of building a pond, hold onto that old hose...it makes the perfect measuring tool and digging outliner.
Slip hose scraps over wire when using to stabilize young trees. No chafing.
Catch earwigs. They hide where it's cramped and dark during the day, so leave 6-inch hose segments lying around the garden—makeshift traps you can shake free of earwigs later, drowning them in soapy water.
Gird the garage. Until junior drivers master backing in, screwing lengths of hose at car-bumper level to corners of the garage door frame beats repairing dented trim.
Screwing opposite ends of a 2-foot halved segment to a wall, you can make a sort of tool hanger that hugs the handles of tools.
Hoses of course, are wonderful to use as siphons. Short lengths can be used to empty aquarium tanks, cattle troughs, or gas tanks. A handful of 10 foot lengths can be placed in a kid's pool to speed up the draining time.
Make a darling wreath.
Wow, and you were just going to throw it away... Don't miss our creative vase and how-to's below in GARDEN GOODIES.
Wow, and you were just going to throw it away... Don't miss our creative vase and how-to's below in GARDEN GOODIES.
GARDEN GIGGLE
FAUNA
You will Need:
(1) old garden hose
(1) heavy non-porous ceramic, stone or marble plate or base (get these at garage sales or thrift stores, or use your unmatched dinner plates)
(1) utility knife
(1) silicone glue
elastic or small bungee cord
1. Clean and cut the hose into various desired lengths with a utility knife. I used 6 pieces in varying sizes. If your hose has string reinforcement like mine did, just use a lighter to burn off the edges.
3. Silicone the hose pieces onto the base in the desired arrangement. Keep them in place with painters tape,a small bungee cord or elastic (like I used here). Let dry overnight.
4. Voila! You now have a fun vase for your flowers.Try varying sizes and amounts of hose and see what happens. FEEDBACK
2 comments:
I just loved the poem at the start, as much as I liked the entire article. It'd good to be creative and think outside the box.
Who'da thought a HOSE would be needed to soak us at certain times?
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