Hello Dhaaarlings...
And welcome to the second instalment in my series of Water Wise Gardens...
Is your house full of "Object(ionable) de yart's" that are cluttering up your Palais?
Don't know what to do with that hideously ugly vase that dear old demented Aunt Dorothy (I always said that her taste was all in her mouth) gave to you for safe keeping?.... "Because...I know that you have always admired it Dear"
You know... the one that you deep down in your heart of hearts rally can't stand... and ...you just wish that one day a clumsy houseboy would knock over and smash but it never ever happens?
Well has Princess got the Ideal solution for you Dhaaarlings!
Create your very own "Water Wise Garden"...
"Wonder Wall"...
(People will wonder... "What the hell were you thinking?")
(Well... I'd be thinking of somewhere to display Aunty Dot's Rubbish Vase that wasn't anywhere indoors)
Just gab some old timber that you have left over from that do it yourself "Palais Extension"
We all have some of that laying about now don't we?
Bolt it all together adding some shelving and a couple of lovely panels of stained glass... (nicked from the church demolition site up the road... late at night... with your trusty torch in hand at the ready)...
Once it's erect...
Have a ball... Go crazy... Fill it up with all those "fugly" pots and vases that you have been gifted over the years and really cannot abide...
and yet... guilt ... sentimentality... prevents you to part with... for fear of incurring the wrath of the giver... particularly Aunty Dot...
A handy hint is to fix the objects in place using a cement of some type so that they will not be bothered by the weather and will survive stray children wandering in off the street and into your garden, using your "Wonder Wall" as a climbing gym...
(I find a slingshot and a small pile of pebbles kept nearby comes in handy for just such an occasion)
And as far as cleaning goes... just give it a quick squirt with your hose when the neighbours aren't watching... to rid it of dust
And as far as cleaning goes... just give it a quick squirt with your hose when the neighbours aren't watching... to rid it of dust
Et Viola!
You have the perfect place to display dotty old Aunty Dot's
Crap Vase.
An eye catching addition to any garden don't you think?
The best thing about it is that it will not add to your water account... as it needs no watering to survive! Ideal for a Water Wise Garden
Aunty Dot will just be delighted to see that you have her precious vase out on display on her next visit while you take tea with her outdoors in the garden....
Make it your own little Oasis...
Photography By Princess {unless otherwise credited}
Garden Feature Wall Display:- Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne, Victoria
