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The Tampa Tribune

Published: August 7, 2008

Before we published photographs last week of gardeners' favorite salvaged yard art, we posted an online gallery of all the pictures we received.

Because the gallery was conveniently located atop our garden blog, The Dirt, we figured we'd give Dirt readers a special sneak preview of the photos. To make it fun, I asked them to comment on which they would have chosen to run in At Home.

I promised if they picked different ones than page

designer Kristen Ingle selected, we'd run their choices this week.

The top vote-getter, paws down, among Friends of The Dirt was Pooh the cat lounging in Janice Vogt's extremely ancient, rusty sewing machine. Pooh was also a favorite of Kristen's, so he ran last week.

Some vote-getters you didn't see are Dru Trahan's well-placed mirror; Marsha and Brooks Bashline's round pedestal sink; and Lisa Strange's toilet planter and blue bottle tree.

See all the photos, or add to them, by going to TBO.com, Keyword: Dirt and clicking on the Yard Art link. You'll also find lots of garden chat there. Feel free to join in.

Penny Carnathan

Smoke And Mirrors

When people visit Dru Trahan's Temple Terrace garden, at first they think she has a hole in her fence, or maybe another garden room beyond it. When they try to step through, though, they discover the truth. Dru's mirror came from neighbors, who put it out for the garbage truck after remodeling their bathroom. It's propped against her back fence, camouflaged by Confederate Jasmine and dried palm parts.

Swordtail On A Pedestal

Marsh Bashline of Town 'N Country gives her husband, Brooks, full credit for all the beauty in their yard. He planted the swordtail in this sink they found at a flea market.

Bowled Over

After Lisa Strange of Plant City replaced the toilet in her bathroom, she felt wrong about sending the old one to the landfill. Instead, she filled it with white society garlic.

Tree's Got The Blues

Lisa Strange's blue bottle tree is made from a crape myrtle branch and recycled bottles.

Penny Carnathan

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