Skip Rescue

Walking past the end of a R.O.W. I noticed an interesting-looking bit of greenery sticking out of a skip. I had to take a closer look:

A huge bromeliad! Why was someone throwing out such an amazing plant? I wanted to rescue it, but how to get it home without a car?

The answer involved a quick walk home to get my old shopping trolley:

Much easier than trying to carry such a huge plant all the way!

Later at home after a bit of a drink it looks pretty good:

Aechmea fasciata (fasciata - bound together, according to my new Latin book)