Victorian Chimney pots make attractive garden ornaments!!
When we moved into this house 21 years ago we had to have the roof re-felted and tiled and during this work some of the original chimney pots had to be removed. I gave the builder strict instructions that I wanted them down in one piece and to be fair they only broke one. I had visions of these lovely relics being thrown down and smashed to smithereens (I expect you can see from the picture which one was damaged). I have seen these selling for quite a lot of money in reclamation yards, however I noticed two that were sold on ebay for about £26 and that's a bargain. The history of chimney pots is quite interesting. I think you'll agree I put them to good use each year when they help add a bit of colour to our back yard.
Labels: chimney pots, garden
posted by ChrisB @ 8:47 am
11 comments
11 Comments:
That's a good idea. What kind of flowers do you put in the piss pots?
WT I think it should be roses as my mother used to swear by 'the contents of the chamber pot' to make them grow!!
Those are beautiful! What a fantastic idea!
BTW - Can I participate in Fun Monday - never have before, but I like the apron idea! ;-)
deborah this fun monday post will now be on Aug 6th and I will add your name to the list as soon as I put up a post about it.
They're looking pretty mum.
those are beautiful!!! I can't tell which one is broken.
beccy they've certainly had plenty of watering this year!!
frannie the broken one is on the far right.
Nice pots Chris, I've sent you a photo of one of ours.
Those are lovely! Great idea!
Those are so cool!!! I love that idea.
I have not used anything out of the ordinary myself, - but have seen other people's gardens where they have used old bicycles, boots, toilets (cringe), and old wheelbarrows and ladders.
wendy do you have any interesting 'containers' in your garden??
karmyn it's a quaint idea that we have in this country well some of us- old stone sinks are quite popular in country gardens.
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