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Bottle Garden

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Written for The Bottle Garden Contest, sponsored by Julia Ward.

I found an old antique bottle at a thrift store, paid fifty cents but it was worth so much more. I assembled my bottle garden with pride and joy, having so much fun with my project like a new toy. I sat and admired my bottle garden the next night, then quickly jumped up out of my chair with fright. My bottle garden was now full of spiders and ants, crawling all over and eating my beautiful plants. I quickly tossed it outside into the trash bin, Sadly, my noxious bottle garden was not a win.

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Perry Campanella

Date: 8/13/2023 4:23:00 AM

Hello, Tania - Loads of imagery - I like "I assembled my bottle garden with pride and joy, having so much fun with my project like a new toy" great photo pic too! stay safe and away from spiders & ants - Good Luck - Perry C.

Tania Kitchin
Date: 8/13/2023 4:47:00 AM

Perry, thank you.

Linda Alice Fowler

Date: 8/2/2023 7:22:00 AM

LOL Tania. What a twist to a lovely idea! hugs! :)

Tania Kitchin
Date: 8/13/2023 4:47:00 AM

Linda, thank you.

Valsa George

Date: 7/23/2023 7:40:00 PM

Very delightful and enjoyable. A bottle garden is a joy to look at and own. But its maintenance needs expertise and great care. All the Best Tania !

Tania Kitchin
Date: 7/24/2023 1:57:00 PM

Valsa, thank you.

Beata Agustin

Date: 7/12/2023 7:33:00 AM

Thanks for sharing this... delighting, even the picture. Thanks likewise for my placement in your recently concluded contest. God bless you.

Tania Kitchin
Date: 7/12/2023 7:59:00 AM

Beata, thank you.

Brian Sambourne

Date: 7/12/2023 6:38:00 AM

We gardeners have to stick together. I most enjoyed your bottle garden posting, Tania. It's too bad the insects won out. Fiction or not. Gardens get my vote. Be well. Brian

Tania Kitchin
Date: 7/12/2023 8:00:00 AM

Brian, thank you.

Beryl Edmonds

Date: 7/10/2023 2:16:00 AM

A most amusing ending Tania, a splendid poem all in all. Best wishes for the contest… Belle

Tania Kitchin
Date: 7/10/2023 3:44:00 AM

Belle, thank you.

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 7/9/2023 10:38:00 PM

Great job to plant a bottle garden. You should have covered it for the night and used some spray for the pesky animals and spiders. The internet is full of advice on such matters. None the less, a lovely though sad poem. Hugs.

Tania Kitchin
Date: 7/10/2023 3:44:00 AM

Victor, thankfully it's fiction, thanks for your visit.