Old Chimney pots

Last year I got my hands on 2 Chimney pots,Amazing what a little bit of Paint does

Before



After

 

Ingenious use of the pots Slink - nice artistic touch and they make a very interesting focal point in your corner. What is the plant you are growing in them??

With old terracotta chimneys though, I must admit I would never put paint anywhere near them. They look lovely just as they are. I like it when unusual items are planted up - I remember driving along a road in Cornwall and a whole old rowing boat had been painted up on the verge and planted with lots of beautiful summer flowers. So distracted by it, I only just made the bend in the road!

 

Cheers Cookie,What you see in the pots is
Imperata cylindrica 'Red Baron' Japanese Blood Grass.

 

Very nice slinky.

Watch out if you put them out in your front garden though as they are now very valuble as archictural salvadge and may walk.

 

What a beautiful corner, and as CM says, artistic.

That Japanese Blood Grass will make a lovely show later on, well, it is turning red now. I googled after you said what it is, I wouldn't mind some of it around our pond, very pretty.

Is that a small Acer in the front left?

Well done, Slinkey.

 

Thank you Kedi-Gato[love that name] Yes that is a small acer,You also have an eye for detail

 

Very nice Slinky I'm a fan of pot painting too although my tastes are of the slightly wackier coloured kind my chimney pots are painted with gold and purple although shortly I'll be adding a touch of black to them when I paint my chairs.Hel.xxx.

 

Cheers Hel,Look forward to your wackyness with a touch of black............:eek:...lol

 

Love the Chinese artistry to the pots Slinky gives them a quality look about them. Nice feature garden too.

 

They look great, well done. What does the Chinese character say?

 

Very nice, Slinky. You do know what those characters mean, don`t you.:o:D:thumb:

 

Thank you, Yes the characters mean...........Feng Shui:p

 

I`m so glad you knew.:thumb: I didn`t have a clue to be honest.:D:D. I knew it started with an eff.:D:p

 

wow you have made excellent use of that space