Gardening

halfulglas

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31. Before almost everybody stopped using open trash cans and switched to plastic garbage bags

Sun Jul 24, 2022, 08:17 PM

Jul 2022

I used to walk up one side of my street and back the other on the evening before trash pick up, especially in the weeks after holidays and pick up the thrown away plants in pots and bouquets and if I couldn't revive them, empty the flower pots into my backyard compost bin. It's much harder now that almost closes their plastic bags and only occasionally will put a plant beside the bag because it won't fit in.

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My Neighbor Keeps Throwing Out Expensive Plants [View all] NJCher Jul 2022 OP

This reminds me of : LakeArenal Jul 2022 #1

One mans trash . . . . I would be checking that spot daily Arkansas Granny Jul 2022 #2

+11 Higherarky Jul 2022 #6

Good for you, one person's trash is another person's treasures! We had over 550 house plants at SWBTATTReg Jul 2022 #3

So glad you're saving them! I wonder why her generous friends keep spooky3 Jul 2022 #4

My "new" neighbor basically stole my grief tree! CountAllVotes Jul 2022 #5

You're nicer than I am ... Higherarky Jul 2022 #8

Does she keep it inside her house? halfulglas Jul 2022 #10

I've decided I don't want anything to do with her CountAllVotes Jul 2022 #15

hem. AllaN01Bear Jul 2022 #17

Gross isn't she? CountAllVotes Jul 2022 #22

si. AllaN01Bear Jul 2022 #27

Wow! Bayard Jul 2022 #7

What a lovely post! nuxvomica Jul 2022 #9

Yes! I must admit I'm a bit jealous! Quakerfriend Jul 2022 #13

Niiiiiiice Higherarky Jul 2022 #21

Yay for you not fooled Jul 2022 #11

If I were you, late at night would be the only time I take out the trash. appleannie1 Jul 2022 #12

Friend, you happily benefit from someone without a green thumb. Beautiful. txwhitedove Jul 2022 #14

plant rescues like animal rescuers . AllaN01Bear Jul 2022 #16

Maybe she's getting the plants as gifts, and she has no interest in keeping them? FakeNoose Jul 2022 #18

I have no green thumb, slightlv Jul 2022 #19

I've had great luck re-blooming orchids. I used to give my late mother orchids sometimes Tanuki Jul 2022 #20

Next spring, when the days get a bit longer Warpy Jul 2022 #23

In The Mode Of An Olde TeeVee Western wyn borkins Jul 2022 #24

Just lovely. Thank you for sharing. And the plants are in their correct home. niyad Jul 2022 #25

"... they had the temerity to need water" JudyM Jul 2022 #26

"put them in the back of my station wagon" BumRushDaShow Jul 2022 #28

Everyone trashes the orchids. They dont know that they bloom again Demovictory9 Jul 2022 #29

Nice! I don't throw away plants, but I put them by the curb. CaptainTruth Jul 2022 #30

My parents had Rebl2 Jul 2022 #34

Before almost everybody stopped using open trash cans and switched to plastic garbage bags halfulglas Jul 2022 #31

Suspect all those sturdy, drawstring bags, tons of them, will be publicized as empedocles Jul 2022 #33

Ye olden paper grocery bags, dropped into a trash can seemed better. empedocles Jul 2022 #35

Makes me Rebl2 Jul 2022 #32

This is not about plants per se but... llmart Jul 2022 #36

That's a phalenopsis orchid wryter2000 Jul 2022 #37

Very cool. jaxexpat Jul 2022 #38

Wow! Amazing! vanlassie Jul 2022 #42

I hate it when people give me plants, Susan Calvin Jul 2022 #39

I have been a trash picker all my life. The Jungle 1 Jul 2022 #40

Hey! Those are MY PLANTS !! TeamProg Jul 2022 #41