Ever used a washing machine like this one? When I was a student, I lived in a flat which had a pre-war laundry in the basement with a washing machine very much like this one.To use it, you would have had to light a wood stove to boil the water in the copper and then use a large stick to swirl the clothes around before sending them through a wringer to rinse. Nothing quite like the smell of boiling sheets, Lux flakes and the old 'blue bag' bleach. An olfactory memory from my childhood.This summer I planted out one of these old laundry tubs with some annuals. Here are some photos.
Red Orach or Mountain spinach
Red Amaranth and Phlox 'Vegas Lights'
Grassy Lomandra 'Seascape'
Close-up of Phlox 'Vegas Lights' and Red Orach
Completed planting
Background garden planting of Gaura 'Whirling Butterflies'
I remember laundries like this. Now the tubs come to good use.Beautifully planted in the hues of the old copper tub.
ReplyDeleteWe had a couple of tubs like this in the old farmhouse, I had them planted with annuals, when we moved out we left them there. I still have many old copper pans from the Ticino, special rice pans, now they are décor in my kitchen.
Great mix of colours.
ReplyDeleteI see these around quite often in antique shops. I didnt realise they are laundry coppers.
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