| I love trash days too! We get to pick from three companies and so it's all week in my neighborhood in Southern California. I just picked up a shutter that I'll probably paint and hang some plants on. I came home two days ago with plastic nursery pots, a redwood tree stake and two spent bamboo tikis. I have used the split bamboo parts of tiki to bend on top of a strawberry pot to make a little trellis. Several months ago I got two good quality watering hoses that just needed a patch and a new connector. I got a bunch of nicely weathered picket fences that I now have my grapes trellised on. And these are just the garden-related finds. It's amazing what people intend on throwing out. I usually donate to thrift store, use freecycle.com or craigslist or just put on curb with free sign. I also came home last week with a perfectly fine brand new bird cage with all the goodies. Just needed to be cleaned. | 
