Categories: Winter

I brake for succulents

A few months ago, I found this rusty brake thingy in front of our car in a parking lot.  Of course, I lifted the heavy thing and set it in the back of our small truck bed.  In the dusk, I couldn’t tell if Tractor Man rolled his eyes.

Ghost plant and sedumGhost plant and sedum

Ghost plant and sedum fill the mystery car part.

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The rusty brake became a 'container'

It was a Red Lobster parking lot!  High class, don’t you know?  If anyone had seen this before me there might have been a struggle.

Rusty brake 'container' on logRusty brake 'container' on log

Rusty brake 'container' on log

Now, here it is in my garden planted with pearly grey-green Ghost Plant, Graptopetalum paraguayense, Dragon’s blood’ sedum and set on a log beside a path.

Sue Langley

Sue Langley, a passionate gardener and photographer lives and gardens with her husband and Corgi, Maggie on 7 acres just south of Yosemite, Zone 7 at 3000 feet. She also manages the Flea Market Gardening Facebook page and website.

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