posted 13 years ago
Years ago I lived in a large apartment complex, and had no place for a garden. The solution was a "P-patch " community garden. Coming home from the garden store, I passed through a "block long" garage sale. Someone had a typical rural route mail box (slightly dented) attached to a cedar 4x4 post, sheared off at ground level. They wanted $5, but since it was late in the day, and nobody had shown interest, I offered $1 and they took it. I dug a hole in my P-patch garden and planted it in a shady corner. It turned out to be a handy storage spot for my pruners, seed packets that needed replanting on a rotational basis, stakes, marker pens, etc, etc. I also received a half dozen pieces of "mail" in it...notes from neighboring gardeners saying "Great idea".