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ButterflyChaser
Northeast, AR
(Zone 7a)
February 06, 2006
05:08 PM Post #2026932
| I made this entrance arbor/arch out of things people were throwing away. The top is some ventilated shelving. And the filigris iron posts were taken off a carport my neighbor dismantled. They were black and chipped. I spray painted it all white and it looks great! I think my Rose Silk morning glories will be beautiful on it this summer. Whaddaya think? 
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budgielover
Pinellas Park, FL
(Zone 9b)
February 06, 2006
05:27 PM Post #2026955
| Hey, you took those posts off my front porch. I was meaning to paint them. LOL
They are almost identical to my front porch posts that I would like to replace. Now I know what to do with them when I do!
Jan... |
Vee8ch
Palm Bay, FL
(Zone 9b)
February 06, 2006
06:08 PM Post #2027040
| It's beautiful! Covered with Morning Glory's! How wonderful! What a great idea! |
ButterflyChaser
Northeast, AR
(Zone 7a)
February 06, 2006
06:47 PM Post #2027107
| This is the morning glory I have planned for it, Rose Silk, with variegated foliage. The blooms are about 5 or 6 inches in diameter! Isn't it scrumptious? 
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cjolene
Emporia, KS
(Zone 5b)
February 06, 2006
06:52 PM Post #2027115
| Looks great! What a lovely entrance! Are those morning glories the Japanese variety? |
ButterflyChaser
Northeast, AR
(Zone 7a)
February 06, 2006
06:55 PM Post #2027120
| I have no idea, Cheryl. Everyone calls them Rose Silk. They may have a japanese origination. I haven't seen a Japanese name associated with them though. |
hope43
Tulsa, OK
(Zone 7a)
February 06, 2006
07:05 PM Post #2027135
| do they also call them the chocolate one?.. Arbor is great..
Twyla |
Sheila_FW
Fort Worth, TX
(Zone 8a)
February 06, 2006
07:24 PM Post #2027163
| Great looking arbor. How did you seat it in the ground? Concrete? |
ButterflyChaser
Northeast, AR
(Zone 7a)
February 06, 2006
08:51 PM Post #2027364
| The Chocolate ones don't have the white (picotee) edge. They're just solid pink. I kinda like the white rim framing the flower.
The posts already had concrete around them from when they had been in the ground at my neighbor's house. So we just dug holes and planted them. In our red clay, the ground gets as hard as a brick. The arbor has stood for about 7 months, thru high winds. So I think it will be safe. It's very sturdy and firm in the ground.
I rarely concrete anything because I change my mind with each new design. (anyone else do that??) So I like to be able to move something fairly easy when I get a "wild hair". |
cjolene
Emporia, KS
(Zone 5b)
February 06, 2006
11:34 PM Post #2027812
| Someone who understands!!!! I drive Doug nuts because I have to sleep on every nail that goes in the wall (okay- I'm exaggerating a bit). I love being able to move things around as needed!
This is the first time I've heard someone speak of clay dirt as though it were a good thing- guess there's a silver lining in every cloud, eh? |
JasperDale
Long Beach, CA
(Zone 10a)
February 07, 2006
01:13 AM Post #2027967
| Great arbor !!! You get an A...!!!!! |
rose318
Houston, TX
February 07, 2006
01:31 AM Post #2027983
| Super arbor. I am looking forward to seeing when the vines cover it.
Patti |
budgielover
Pinellas Park, FL
(Zone 9b)
February 07, 2006
05:30 AM Post #2028067
| Yes the Rose Silk is a Japanese MG. You should see the blue silk!
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Vee8ch
Palm Bay, FL
(Zone 9b)
February 07, 2006
05:39 AM Post #2028068
| Butterfly your MG is breathtaking! I'm really looking forward to seeing your arbor covered with this beauty.
Budgie do these MG's grow well for you in Pinellas Park? Do they grow year round in your environment or do you reseed every year? Full sun, part shade? I believe my zone is probably closer to 9b than 10a (just haven't fixed the boo boo yet) and I'd love to try growing these. So far it seems as if it gets too hot here because I haven't had much success with MG's.
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budgielover
Pinellas Park, FL
(Zone 9b)
February 07, 2006
05:50 AM Post #2028071
| I have pretty good luck with them. They do well from around March to Nov/Dec. and sometimes longer if we don't get a cold snap. Mine are not as prolific as others as I have been growing in containers which prohibit their growth. This year I will be trying some directly in the ground to see what difference it makes. I did convert an old aviary 8x16 ft to a sort of greenhouse but with no supplemental heat. Just warm enough to prevent frost/freeze kill for some of the more tropicals and young cuttings/seedlings. It currently has the old wood shingle roof which I will be removing and replacing with either shade cloth or opaque fiberglass panels. The plywood sides are slowly being replace with hardware cloth to allow vines to climb on the outside. During the winter, it will be easy to staple up thick plastic for protection from the cold. I did just start a few Blue Silk and have them out there now so I will see how they do. |
Vee8ch
Palm Bay, FL
(Zone 9b)
February 07, 2006
07:01 AM Post #2028122
| Thank you Budgie. I just ebayed 'buy now" both the blue and rose silks and a chocolate. Keeping my fingers crossed for success to grow these :) |
budgielover
Pinellas Park, FL
(Zone 9b)
February 07, 2006
07:30 AM Post #2028162
| If you don't, I have blue silk I can trade.
Jan... |
ButterflyChaser
Northeast, AR
(Zone 7a)
February 07, 2006
08:34 AM Post #2028249
| The Blue Silk is pretty. I think I have a few of those seeds to grow this year too.
I also have a very nice dark silky blue that I had intermingled with the Rose Silk a few years ago. It glows! It has variegated leaves, like Rose Silk, and has huge blooms that start out dark blue and fade to fuscia. I had a better picture of it somewhere, but here it is, windblown, twining around a moonflower datura plant. It didn't produce many seeds, so I'm hoping what I sow this year will do well. I love this one!
I think I'm on a "bright and bold" kick right now. All the colors I have chosen for my gardens are very bright. I need to find a place for pastels. Maybe in a back garden, to brighten things up a bit.
Thanks for the compliment on the arbor. I'd love to make more, so I'm waiting for someone else to throw something else out. LOL
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Vee8ch
Palm Bay, FL
(Zone 9b)
February 07, 2006
09:49 AM Post #2028384
| Thank you Jan.
Butterfly you make me miss my old Tennessee z7a. I could grow so many beautiful things there that I can't grow here. |
ButterflyChaser
Northeast, AR
(Zone 7a)
February 07, 2006
10:03 AM Post #2028414
| Ahhhhh, but you don't have to contend with a real cold winter. And you can grow all those tropicals I drool over! Wanna swap homes? I have zone envy. |
Vee8ch
Palm Bay, FL
(Zone 9b)
February 07, 2006
10:07 AM Post #2028422
| Comparing plants I would trade for 7a any day. Comparing weather ... ain't no way girl! rofl! :) |
Tradewind_64
Eden Prairie, MN
(Zone 4a)
February 08, 2006
09:09 AM Post #2030489
| ButterflyChaser -- what a great arbor! I love it, love it. I saw a pile of those curbside in Minneapolis and screeched to a halt, ran up to the house, and knocked (wanting to make sure I could take them). Nobody answered...so I left and am still regretting I didn't just load 'em up. I need to get more brave...I just am always a bit leary that I'd be stealin' 'em :-) I didn't know exactly what I'd make with them, but now that I've seen your arbor, if I ever find any more, I'll be sure and haul them home. |
ButterflyChaser
Northeast, AR
(Zone 7a)
February 08, 2006
10:25 AM Post #2030626
| I know what you mean, Tradewind, about feeling like a thief. A few years ago, my aunt and I saw a hacked down, dug up crape myrtle on the side of the road. I wanted it. And my aunt said, Stop and let's get it then. I thought maybe I should ask the owners but my aunt said they put out for garbage pickup.
It weighed a ton, still being wrap in clay mud. And it was huge!! Just what was there was as tall as I am! We managed heave it into the van and just barely get the door shut.
Once at home, I planted it. It was a very mature specimen, many years old. When my uncle heard the story of how I got it, he claimed I stole it, that the people may have moved it out to where they wanted to replant it. I hadn't thought of that! We couldn't take it back because my aunt and I couldn't even remember the street we picked it up from.
My uncle said it didn't matter because a tree that size can't be transplanted anyway and it's just going to die. (He's always such a sour puss!) But does this look dead to you? You should see the beautiful dark pink blooms!
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Luluguid
Durham, NC
(Zone 7b)
February 08, 2006
02:35 PM Post #2030986
| I wouldn't worry about stealing. My mom is always picking up great things on the curb. If it is on the curb it is fair game.
I do have to admit that when I am with her picking up something I get a little embarressed but I never complain in having it! |
WUVIE
Hulbert, OK
(Zone 7a)
March 04, 2006
03:13 PM Post #2086385
| Why don't any of you live close to me???
I thought I was the only one who kept an eye on the trash, and it's
not because I'm cheap, but creative.
I only WISH I had someone to go dumpster diving with, or at least
someone willing to go with me to Tulsa on trash days. Those folks
in Tulsa throw EVERYTHING away.
Up the road, there is a house set to be demolished with the same type
of porch supports. I am hoping, hoping, hoping hubby convinces his boss to
let me have them instead of sending them to the landfill.
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Jadwin59
Rochester, NY
(Zone 6a)
March 06, 2006
05:35 PM Post #2091474
| Lots of good socializing goes on in our neighborhood over "curbed" stuff. Once it's on the curb, it's fair game, but always polite to ask if the thing seems valuable. I've rung many a doorbell and made many a friend in the process of swapping stuff.
Have you fellow dumpster divers and salvage lovers heard of the freecycle internet groups?
These are internet-based groups, each with a local focus, that connect people who are throwing things out with people who love salvaging. I bet there's one in Tulsa, for example. Try googling freecycle and the name of your area.
Lisa
(we are a long way from morning glories here in zone 6 even if it IS sunny outside)
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dahtzu
(Faye) Henderson, NC
(Zone 7b)
September 22, 2007
01:21 PM Post #4005248
| Wuvie...We need to get together..I know I would love to go dumpster diving. think I need to get a job tending the dumpster. Only problem with that..I'm afraid My space would be invaded in a very short time with so much TtoTstuff..oh well, I'll keep dreaming. |
psychw2
Boise, ID
(Zone 6a)
September 24, 2007
08:39 AM Post #4011136
| We have a free classified online ad here, Craigslist. There is a "free" category and I have seen a number of things listed there. I also ran my own ad saying I would thin and divide perennials. I got SEVERAL big boxes of flowers that way and could have had MANY more if I had wanted LOTS of iris!! |
dahtzu
(Faye) Henderson, NC
(Zone 7b)
May 23, 2008
12:20 PM Post #4993066
| ButterflyChaser, love your arbour and also love the morning glorys, (every one of them) Did you get them as plants or seeds? And where might I find them. I haven't seen them in garden shops around here.
Faye |
curvesarein
Kingman, AZ
September 10, 2009
01:43 AM Post #7046629
| I think it is about time someone posts again on this thread. I loved the trellis and I too have purple and pink morning glories. And did I see a greenhouse on one of these pics? Would like to know more. I scored 17 free 3 by 3 windows on freecycle here in Kingman which I stared six years ago and we now have 1,000 members. We are going to make a greenhouse. I also got some doors and shutters, maybe even a pair of french doors from a friend. So I am hoping we can put it together, It will be 9 by 9 feet with 3 sides of windows and one wall solid for north cold winds. But where I am putting it has lots of morning glories going wild and I may just let them take over they would look nice around something like this wouldn't they? 
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psychw2
Boise, ID
(Zone 6a)
September 10, 2009
06:30 AM Post #7046812
| Your greenhouse is WONDERFUL! Truly beautiful and will be stunning when the Morning Glories do their thing on it! |
trickiwoo
Fort Worth, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 17, 2009
11:17 PM Post #7076199
| Love your arbor! Would love to see it with MG on it.
Judy |
