Last summer I snapped up this vintage bicycle at a garage sale for $5.00. You can read about it here. I was determined to “plant” it in my front garden to add a touch of whimsy to the cottage-by-the-creek.
I bought a couple of old wire bike baskets in the spring at an estate sale for $2.00 each. Normally they’d be secured on each side of the back tire saddle-style but instead, I used a couple of cable ties and mounted one on the front and one facing the street. My son Ben dug a couple of trenches to contain the tires so the bike didn’t wobble. I had the straw hanging-basket-filler leftover from a previous project so I cut it to size, added some Miracle Grow potting soil and a few annuals and it was good to go.
This photo was taken in May. My hosta hadn’t bloomed yet. Like Martha, I need to add “divide hosta” to my springtime calendar.
We’ve had an incredibly dry summer and I haven’t been very good about watering but the garden still looks cheerful, don’t you think?
Next year I’ll add a layer of a less porous material between the dirt and the straw liner. The water drains out way too fast. I have to admit the old bicycle makes me smile every time I pull in the driveway. I hope it makes you smile too!
Originally posted on Cottage and Creek.
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Cute!