Thursday, July 23, 2009

reduce, reuse, recycle





A few years ago I stumbled upon a great hanger for plants that is made of industrial wire and is adjustable to fit any pot. I originally purchased it for its modern aesthetic and I had at the time a burro's tail succulent and a very interested cat. I had tucked it away with my many other "must haves yet rarely used" but pulled it out the other day and put it to use. Knowing that the hanger is fully adjustable, I decided to put to use one of my many black growers pots and to move an angel wing begonias out under the shade of an old ivy-covered maple. Voila! The hanger elevated a very basic pot, and the plant is thriving in the humidity. This idea can also work by reusing the plastic hangers that come with pre-potted hanging baskets as I did this in my courtyard with some sweet potato vine and flowering vinca. Just take another grower's pot and clip the hanger under the lip. Look around and try to reduce, reuse, and recycle in a new way.

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