Recently, Ally at Garden Ally, reported on a meeting of
Austin Organic Gardeners, where Lucinda Hutson spoke about recycling wine bottles and corks.
Ally is using wine bottles to edge a flower bed.
We've been using bottles as decorations here for a while.
I was a bit surprised that some people around here, had not heard of bottle trees.
They make a pretty ornament for the garden. And, we can only hope that they live up to legend,
and capture those evil spirits in the glass, to be destroyed by the morning sun.
Sometimes, the bottle tree is the only thing 'blooming' around here.
Austin Organic Gardeners, where Lucinda Hutson spoke about recycling wine bottles and corks.
Ally is using wine bottles to edge a flower bed.
I was a bit surprised that some people around here, had not heard of bottle trees.
They make a pretty ornament for the garden. And, we can only hope that they live up to legend,
and capture those evil spirits in the glass, to be destroyed by the morning sun.
Sometimes, the bottle tree is the only thing 'blooming' around here.
A while back, Pam at Digging, wrote about visiting Lucinda Hutson's garden. And, she showed
how Lucinda used wine corks as mulch around her bottle tree.
What a good idea. I had a large cookie jar full of corks I'd been saving for years (you just never know when you might need a whole jar of corks), and more being added frequently.
And, the Tree Bed...where the bottle tree is...doesn't allow for much to grow....shallow roots.
And, it's not good to put too much soil on top of those roots.
So...CORKS...how clever.
And, good for the environment...less for the landfill.
So, while you're having that nice glass of wine, you can be collecting decorations for the garden,
and helping out the environment. That's pretty cool.
We'll keep trying to do our part.
Do you use wine bottles or corks in your garden?
Have a Good Weekend...
~~Linda~~
how Lucinda used wine corks as mulch around her bottle tree.
What a good idea. I had a large cookie jar full of corks I'd been saving for years (you just never know when you might need a whole jar of corks), and more being added frequently.
And, the Tree Bed...where the bottle tree is...doesn't allow for much to grow....shallow roots.
And, it's not good to put too much soil on top of those roots.
So...CORKS...how clever.
And, good for the environment...less for the landfill.
So, while you're having that nice glass of wine, you can be collecting decorations for the garden,
and helping out the environment. That's pretty cool.
We'll keep trying to do our part.
Do you use wine bottles or corks in your garden?
Have a Good Weekend...
~~Linda~~
