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I sometimes walk past a garden fence 
that is unusual and quirky.


It's a new style of gardening, I think. 
I call it shoe gardening.


Not any old shoes. They have to be sneakers.



 This gardener must have a lot of sneakers
 they don't want.



Or maybe they're confused. 



Maybe this gardener is simply muddled 
about the difference
between plant pots and sneakers.


I don't think it would be comfortable 
wearing pots on your feet.








It's not only in the suburbs you can find sneaker - plant combos. Here's a high flier design in the Carlton Gardens.


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  1. Elephant's Child13 July 2018 at 08:40

    Wow. Perhaps the sneakers had become so 'pungent' that the gardener thought they would provide fertiliser for the plants?
    Plant pots can be expensive, and going down the sneaker route isn't a cheap option either.
    It is fun and my more frugal self smiled to see them. Thank you.

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    1. Sue Catmint13 July 2018 at 14:10

      Hi EC, funny fun, I thought.

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    2. Elephant's Child13 July 2018 at 14:18

      I assume you mean funny peculiar rather than funny ha ha. And on further consideration I agree. The

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    3. Sue Catmint17 July 2018 at 14:07

      I'm not quite sure what I meant ( a bit of a worry, I know). I love the originality and quirkiness of this garden.

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  2. Roslyn13 July 2018 at 09:30

    Maybe they own a shoe shop. Some of those sneakers look new or , at least, hardly worn in.

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    1. Sue Catmint13 July 2018 at 14:11

      I hadn't thought to that - they do look in good condition!

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  3. David M. Gascoigne,13 July 2018 at 10:06

    It’s kind of cute I guess, but some of that footwear seems to be in really good condition and I can’t help but think that a homeless shelter might put them to better use.

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  4. Rebecca13 July 2018 at 13:00

    They look like new shoes! I wonder what the story is. Why did they plant them? Did their feet suddenly change size, so they had a bunch of useless shoes? Why sneakers? Do they hate loafers, boots, etc.?...

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    1. Sue Catmint13 July 2018 at 14:14

      I don't know them but maybe I need to knock on the door and ask what the story is, to satisfy our curiosity? I feel a bit shy to do that but next time I'm there I might pluck up my courage and ask them.

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  5. Janneke 13 July 2018 at 22:43

    Haha, quite funny, a lot of the sneakers look like new.....

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    1. Sue Catmint17 July 2018 at 14:05

      Janneke: the mystery is solved by Emily below ...

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  6. Kris Peterson14 July 2018 at 01:46

    What puzzles me most is that so many of the sneakers look new or nearly so. We see a lot of old shoes used as planters here (hey, it's California) but not new shoes. Planted or not, I suspect those sneakers would quickly disappear here.

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    1. Sue Catmint17 July 2018 at 14:08

      Kris: the mystery is revealed by Emily, the Gardener's Daughter. None of us thought that maybe they were single shoes, and they couldn't find enough one legged people to wear them!

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  7. Alistair14 July 2018 at 02:23

    Well that is odd. I visit a gardening blog named (The gardening shoe) I tell you what, I wouldn't knock on their door but if I were to pass by and see someone working in the garden I wouldn't be able to help myself saying whats the story behind the sneakers mate

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    1. Sue Catmint17 July 2018 at 14:10

      Alastair, after I read your comment, I decided to knock on the door. No one was home so I left my card, and got the reply below from Emily.

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  8. Emily14 July 2018 at 21:07

    This certainly is a quirky garden - in fact it is my father's!
    He was delighted to hear you get some enjoyment from it, he does too. In fact he has a passion for creating beauty out of old / reclaimed products. These shoes were single samples from a factory heading for the bin, he also collects wood from demolition sites and the side of the road to give them a new life - not bad for a partially blind grandfather! Perhaps next time you can knock on his door, I'm sure he would enjoy showing you his recycled creations!

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    1. Diana Studer16 July 2018 at 08:26

      Now that is wonderful! Single shoes are hard to home (landmine victims apart).

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    2. Sue Catmint17 July 2018 at 14:13

      Emily, I am so pleased you made yourself known to us. I did knock on your father's door but there was no answer. So I left my card instead. Please tell your father I would love to meet him and will definitely knock on his door again when I am in the area.

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  9. Cheryl15 July 2018 at 04:46

    That is so random.
    I love it, someone has a wonderful sense of humour.

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    1. Sue Catmint17 July 2018 at 14:13

      Yes, and really original. So pleased you love it too, Cheryl.

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  10. Lowcarb team member15 July 2018 at 09:27

    Isn't it wonderful to see such quirky things!
    I do like it.

    All the best Jan

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