I Finally Got My Shovel Shelf
I saw this on Pinterest and thought one day I hope to do this.
Well, that day came when I was at a client's home and she came out to "help". I was moving some Encore Azaleas that were not performing well in a spot (that someone else other than me planted) and at one point I said "can you hand me my shovel?"
I like my own tools. If I bend the handle or break off the end, it is mine and I know what they make for. Well, this day was the first for me in the many years of digging...
while popping the Encore out of the hole my shovel caught the root of the tree and I could not get the Encore out so I push with a bit of might and
CRACK!!!!!
the wooden handle snapped in half and I went down face first into the bush.
Do not worry the bush is fine but my pride was not...LOL
So I said "OMG I am so sorry I will buy you another one" she said "don't worry I got it at Walmart for $5 and I have another one"
Me joking but serious too "that is why you do not buy tools at Walmart!"
So I brought the shovel end home and asked my hubby if he could bend the end. He said he had to take it to work and heat up the handle to bend it because it is tempered steel. And then he curiously asks "what are you going to do with this?" If you want to do this yourself you will have to have a torch or welder and heat the handle up to bend it. I now know that I really want a welder!
So this is the story of my shovel shelf.
And great news I found 2 rusty shovel ends at a garage sale so he is taking them to work this week to bend them too. LOL I feel so blessed to now have more plant shelves in my potting area. I remove anything hanging on the trees every fall so that the tree does not grow into the screws or brackets.
thank you everyone for reading! and enjoy your gardens.
Happy gardening to y'all
and do not forget to check out my blog!
Well, that day came when I was at a client's home and she came out to "help". I was moving some Encore Azaleas that were not performing well in a spot (that someone else other than me planted) and at one point I said "can you hand me my shovel?"
I like my own tools. If I bend the handle or break off the end, it is mine and I know what they make for. Well, this day was the first for me in the many years of digging...
while popping the Encore out of the hole my shovel caught the root of the tree and I could not get the Encore out so I push with a bit of might and
CRACK!!!!!
the wooden handle snapped in half and I went down face first into the bush.
Do not worry the bush is fine but my pride was not...LOL
So I said "OMG I am so sorry I will buy you another one" she said "don't worry I got it at Walmart for $5 and I have another one"
Me joking but serious too "that is why you do not buy tools at Walmart!"
So I brought the shovel end home and asked my hubby if he could bend the end. He said he had to take it to work and heat up the handle to bend it because it is tempered steel. And then he curiously asks "what are you going to do with this?" If you want to do this yourself you will have to have a torch or welder and heat the handle up to bend it. I now know that I really want a welder!
So this is the story of my shovel shelf.
And great news I found 2 rusty shovel ends at a garage sale so he is taking them to work this week to bend them too. LOL I feel so blessed to now have more plant shelves in my potting area. I remove anything hanging on the trees every fall so that the tree does not grow into the screws or brackets.
thank you everyone for reading! and enjoy your gardens.
Happy gardening to y'all
and do not forget to check out my blog!
the shovel is in my potting area. I have to go buy new drill bits again because I dulled 3 cheap drill bits trying to drill the holes (which the top one has to wait until then)
this plant was brought down to me last summer from my neighbor who said "you can have this if you want but I think it is dead" Let me tell you it was shriveled up and I thought it was a goner but after 2 months in my "nursery/potting area" it was healthy again.
A couple of you asked about the shovel handle sitting next to this project. I had a good day that day getting some projects done.
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I saw it on Pinterest too and liked it. Great job!
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Drilling holes into a tree makes it vulnerable to disease. Not a good idea.
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