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HelloMissMary
Memphis, TN
August 16, 2009
02:26 PM Post #6953430
| I know this isn't terribly original, but I must admit I was surprised how easy this was to do and wanted to share it.
I have a tall wild cherry tree that I have been hacking on, taking it down limb by limb. As I was carrying the limbs away yesterday, it occurred to me that the texture and color of the wood were pretty. That in mind, I cut several pieces off and put together this trellis using pipe cleaners (I'll do better next time!). Now I have something to let my little blue day flowers (did someone just say weed?) grow on so they won't take over the flower bed.
I'd love to see any homemade trellises some of you have made!
Click the image for an enlarged view.
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mcrochet
Marilyn Glen st. Mar, FL
(Zone 9a)
August 16, 2009
02:28 PM Post #6953438
| I have that same 'weed', growing at my backdoor, Ididn't realize it would climb. Maybe I'll get some now and put by a trellis of some sort. Thanks for posting this
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dahtzu
(Faye) Henderson, NC
(Zone 7b)
August 16, 2009
02:35 PM Post #6953454
| Like your idea! Good job. |
HelloMissMary
Memphis, TN
August 16, 2009
02:38 PM Post #6953466
| I saw a write-up about it (probably in a weed identification chart) and it did say it would climb up or spread out. We'll have to see if this works! |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
August 16, 2009
05:14 PM Post #6953908
| Ditto . |
J2222
Northridge, CA
August 17, 2009
03:25 PM Post #6957572
| The plant looks like “Wandering Jew”-although there must be a more PC name. I love your trellis, I haven't made any, but I may copy your idea! |
HelloMissMary
Memphis, TN
August 17, 2009
03:59 PM Post #6957689
| Yes, I always heard it called Wandering Jew, too, but when I looked it up on the internet, I found it is actually an Asiatic Dayflower. It's in the same family as the Wandering Jew. Of course, I grew up referring to cicadas as locusts and dragonflies as witchdoctors so it's no surprise I had this one pegged incorrectly, too! |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
August 17, 2009
06:01 PM Post #6958133
| Hellomm , I'm like you , I thought it was just a pretty weed I planted at the corner of the house . Who knew . digger |
nanaka
Webster, WI
August 18, 2009
07:57 AM Post #6960148
| You're trellis looks great MissMary, I can't wait to try that now!!!
The plant you have there... I don't know what you call it but, it is very invasive... so put it where nothing else will grow!! It takes over. |
HelloMissMary
Memphis, TN
August 18, 2009
09:23 AM Post #6960324
| Which plant is that? There's the Asiatic Dayflower, which we were discussing and Creeping Charlie, who is HIGHLY invasive. I have a yard full of it. I pull and pull and somehow it ends up in every garden picture I take! Is that the plant to which you are referring? Perhaps you see something else ... please let me know! |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
August 18, 2009
10:04 AM Post #6960429
| Is everyone talking about the pointy leaved plant with blue flowers ? I am and mine has been here for 5 or 6 years so far , hasn't spread , I'll pull it up if it gets out of hand . digger |
HelloMissMary
Memphis, TN
August 18, 2009
10:31 AM Post #6960510
| Here's a link with a couple of good pictures.
http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/weeds/plants/asia_dayflo...
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digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
August 18, 2009
01:15 PM Post #6961162
| Ok , mm . After going outside and looking at mine and comparing it to your link , I'm way off . Mine is lavender and three petals and not even close . Mine will remain a mystery . Thanks , digger |
HelloMissMary
Memphis, TN
August 18, 2009
04:27 PM Post #6961809
| See if yours is like this. I was reading about this plant the other day, which is sometimes mistaken for the Asiatic Dayflower:
If it is, you can Google "Virginia Dayflower" and learn more.
http://pocahontaschapter-vnps.org/cumberland/dscn1454.jpg
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the1pony
Pony in Lakewood, WA
(Zone 8a)
August 19, 2009
03:02 AM Post #6963666
| I love your trellis! I've been wanting to grow some clumping bamboo just so I can have it to build trellises and such with. Homemade is so much nicer than store bought. :) |
HelloMissMary
Memphis, TN
August 19, 2009
08:10 AM Post #6964013
| Well, in my case, store-bought is probably more reliable and durable ... but it does have a way of making my garden my garden! |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
August 19, 2009
08:53 AM Post #6964139
| Checked it out and it still says blue flowers . I'm having lunch today with a friend , but I'll take a picture of it . That way we'll know for sure what it is . D |
nanaka
Webster, WI
August 22, 2009
09:03 PM Post #6977488
| Hi, I was talking about the one with the blue flowers... I saw the pic of the asiatic dayflower and it does look like what I have. Maybe not invasive where you live but it is in my flower bed. It spreads all over and sucks up all the moisture.
It is kind of pretty if I could keep it in one place!!! |
HelloMissMary
Memphis, TN
August 22, 2009
10:55 PM Post #6977845
| Yes, those things are invasive. They don't behave themselves well, that's for sure. One turns into twenty quickly. The only ones remaining in my flower bed are the ones on the trellis! I haven't had a major problem with them in my yard thus far -- keeping my fingers crossed. |
HelloMissMary
Memphis, TN
August 22, 2009
11:10 PM Post #6977898
| Digger, I'm sorry -- I was going for a link to this flower, which has three lavender petals upon a plant that resembles the blue Asiatic Dayflower (hope these links work). Perhaps I'm wrong and this isn't like yours after all.
http://www.biology.lsu.edu/webfac/lurbatsch/CommelinaVirgini...
http://botany.cs.tamu.edu/FLORA/dcs420/a/hdw20070060s.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3451/3748282100_e6a385cb8a_m... |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
August 23, 2009
08:58 AM Post #6978705
| I took a pic of it and promply forgot what thread it went on . Yes that looks like it now . My pic doesn't show the color at all , it looks white , but look close . I'll take another pic if you want , but I think you got it nailed down now . What is it called ? Common name ? 
Click the image for an enlarged view.
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digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
August 23, 2009
09:00 AM Post #6978708
| Dead center in the pic . D |
HelloMissMary
Memphis, TN
August 23, 2009
10:41 AM Post #6979016
| The links are to the Virginia Dayflower, Commelina Virginica L. I do see the flower in the middle of your picture -- boy, you can tell that our plants are related, can't you! |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
August 23, 2009
12:20 PM Post #6979389
| I really do like this one . Don't remember where I dug it up , but it was around here close . I have little iris about eight ins. tall growing in the woods around me . Wonder if they transplant easy ? also lady slippers across the road , in the woods . I know you don't mess with them and a coupla kids picked a bunch of them a few years ago . I run them off and told them I had a flower garden over there so they would'nt come back for more. They haven't come back like they used to be . D |
