topic Re: Iron wash pot in Garden

Iron wash pot

sarahpanda — Sat, 02 Oct 2021 11:24:04 GMT

My DH brought home a big ol' iron wash pot, antique to say the least, heavy. It's just sitting in the yard, looking lonesome...Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to decorate this relic ????

Re: Iron wash pot

Desertdi — Sat, 02 Oct 2021 11:40:58 GMT

Is it for COOKING?

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CAcableGirl2 — Sat, 02 Oct 2021 11:45:19 GMT

@sarahpanda If using outside, I would put it on the porch and fill it with pine cones or small pumpkins, or maybe a pot of mums.

If inside, maybe put firewood in it?

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jackthebear — Sat, 02 Oct 2021 12:38:59 GMT

sounds very pinteresty

fill with seasonal plants

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On It — Sat, 02 Oct 2021 16:05:06 GMT

@sarahpanda If you are talking about the giant ones that were used to wash clothing before washing machines, my grandmother had one in a flower bed at the front of her house. In the warm months it was filled with red geraniums. They really popped against the black cast iron. Pumpkins replaced the flowers in the fall. She did a Christmas look after Thanksgiving. I don't remember anything but soil being there after Christmas until warm enough to plant geraniums.

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RedTop — Sat, 02 Oct 2021 17:59:16 GMT

I've only see 2 of those old wash pots used as lawn decor.

One was sitting on top of firewood placed in a circle; had a summer garden flag in it with impatiens and ivy flowing over the side, plus a house number sign in front.

The other wash pot was on its side with corn stalks, corn husks and various types and sizes of colorful pumpkins pouring out of it like a cornucopia. There was a wooden sign with a bright orange bow that said "Happy Fall Ya'll" to the side of the spilled contents.

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Kachina624 — Sat, 02 Oct 2021 19:00:36 GMT

When I was a kid, quite a few years ago, on trips through the rural Tennessee countryside, my sister and I would make a game of counting big black washing pots. There were lots of them.

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Zhills — Sat, 02 Oct 2021 23:40:44 GMT

I remember Mama having one when we were young. Stir the clothes with a long wooden pole! Couldn't be tooo careful on washday!

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Lilysmom1 — Mon, 04 Oct 2021 08:37:03 GMT

@sarahpanda , if you decide to plant in it, line it with landscape cloth so you can remove the earth without a mess. I line all my concrete planters that I use for annuals. Makes cleanup much easier. LM