I had a pile of garden waste to ditch, far more than would fill my waste bin, so I went to a neighbour and asked if I may use some spare capacity if they had any. Yes we do ask, and I am so pleased that a few months back I was able to offer spare capacity to them. The following day, their bin was wheeled over to our drive. As I opened the lid there were the clippings of their Fatsia, which is how this week's In a Vase on Monday is the result of salvaging unexpectedly One Man's Waste. Which links in quite well with Tales of the Unexpected which is the title of Cathy's Post this week.
Their flowers are quite dramatic and I do find them attractive as well. I asked if I may use them and here they are in a large glass vase in the dining room.
From time to time I wonder whether it is time to get rid of my copper as it takes quite a lot of elbow grease to get through the various pieces, but when they are all newly shined up, they do add a certain charm. These pieces are not newly cleaned but some time this week, I shall sit in the sunny conservatory and get everything shining nicely ready for Christmas. The large stock pot acts as a place to stash away packets of goodies when all the containers in the kitchen are being used: dried apricots, walnuts, pistachios, dates, you know the sort of thing...and when I go to get something, levels have strangely gone down.
The Fatsia clippings look wonderful in a vase, Noelle. What a lucky find! I believe in asking first before using someone else's bin too, although I can't say that my neighbors observe that practice.
ReplyDeleteI love fatsia flowers but mine are so high up I often miss them! What a bounty to be able to retrieve these from your neighbour's bin - a great vase! Our immediate neighbour has a tiny garden and he needs to wheel his bin through the house, so we have arranged store it with ours and can use it as needed, which is really useful
ReplyDeleteThat was fortunate that you looked in their bin - the Fatsia is so striking and looks very attractive on your copper plate Noelle!
ReplyDeleteI love copper anything and think it is well worth the maintenance. I had copper sinks in my former kitchen, beware all lemons. Fatsia flowers are so unusual I think you have treated them splendidly - especially given how you found them! Amelia
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