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Before my rambling rose, "Darlow's Enigma" arrives at the beginning of May, I need to build a trellis. The first floor of Our Old House is faced with brick - but 100 year old brick does require the mortar be retouched/replaced occasionally.
What I am looking for is a trellis that (1) requires no talent to build, (2) requires almost no money to build, (3) requires a minimum of tools to build. We do not own fancy table saws, routers, etc., and (4) will allow us (or future owners of Our Old House) to be able to repair the bricks if ever they require it. (The bricks are in fine shape now . . .)
This rambler grows eventually to 10-12 feet high and about 8 feet wide.
Ideally, I would like to place the trellis at the south-west corner of the house, where the rose will get lots of sun, and the fragrance will waft into the 2 closest dining room windows.
I thought about building a plain, square trellis at an angle to the corner of the house - see my poor sketch. Maybe you can suggest something better . .
Any ideas? Also . . . keep in mind I have to ask my husband to do this :-)
Thanks, Seandor
From: Seandor
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