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Bettypauze
Victoria Harbour, ON
(Zone 5b)
January 15, 2008
03:01 PM Post #4406084
| Had seen this somewhere years ago, last fall was talking to my DB and explained it to him..well, now he has one..mine is coming this spring..because he did it late fall it's not completed..putting a metal roof and will add latice so that a flower bed and vines can be nurtured...as for me, he's asked that I try to get a fibreglass unit to save $$$ then wouldn't need the metal..so am looking forward to having one built..now when will that snow leave... 
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Equilibrium
January 15, 2008
03:04 PM Post #4406092
| Neat idea, I once saw a satellite dish turned into an aquatic garden. I have no idea what they sealed it off with but the end results were quite spectactular. Funny how we don't think of these old satellite dishes as having the potential to serve us a second term of duty.
Very nice photo Bettypauze. |
Bettypauze
Victoria Harbour, ON
(Zone 5b)
January 15, 2008
03:29 PM Post #4406165
| Thank you..and thanks for the aquatic garden idea..I also saw one on someone's lawn, looking pretty with flowers galore..no edging to do.. |
plantladylin
East Central, FL
(Zone 9b)
January 15, 2008
03:53 PM Post #4406237
| My husband had one of those huge satellite dish's s sitting out in our backyard for years! It was an eyesore! It had not been used in many, many years as we went back to cable! I kept telling him we could put it on the ground for a nice flower bed ... he just rolled his eyes. I knew it was good for something! About three years ago he dismantled the thing, sawed it into pieces and put it out for the garbage! I just could not convince him that there was a better use for it other than standing in the backyard as an unused satellite receiver!
Wait until I show him Betty's picture! Think he will listen to me in the future? I doubt it, but I am going to show him this great photo and what could have been! |
Bettypauze
Victoria Harbour, ON
(Zone 5b)
January 15, 2008
05:04 PM Post #4406414
| OMG..I'd surely rub it in..lol |
gordo
Gulfport, FL
(Zone 9b)
April 18, 2008
01:26 PM Post #4827584
| This just impressed all heck out of me. Great job! :-) |
schickenlady
Newport, NH
(Zone 5a)
April 18, 2008
02:38 PM Post #4827845
| The dish if not for flowers could of been a BIG Bird Bath? |
Lenjo
Mount Angel, OR
(Zone 8a)
April 23, 2008
12:24 PM Post #4852421
| WoW, wow wow I am so impressed. I love this idea. |
4paws
Citra, FL
(Zone 9a)
April 27, 2008
05:02 PM Post #4872615
| That's wonderful! I have one of those gigantic dishes, but haven't any idea how I'd wrangle it off its post to even start a project! Plus, it's at the bottom of a hill, a bit far from the house. It's a nice dream, however!
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Bettypauze
Victoria Harbour, ON
(Zone 5b)
April 28, 2008
12:09 PM Post #4876937
| Dreams do come true Paws... |
vs71099
Osage City, KS
(Zone 5b)
April 29, 2008
03:05 PM Post #4882811
| Here's mine... I've had a lot of wonderful people give me their dishes... I'm not a very good carpenter nor did I want to dig to many holes so I went with the mushroom look... I love them and would take as many as I could get to keep them out of the landfills. 
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Bettypauze
Victoria Harbour, ON
(Zone 5b)
April 29, 2008
04:39 PM Post #4883199
| gorgeous Vs...looks so inviting..amazing what can be done with ones persons junk..it's now a 'treasure' in your yard.. |
trunnels
Plano, TX
(Zone 8a)
May 07, 2008
01:38 PM Post #4919689
| What a fantastic idea! I have a question, though. The dishes I have seen are solid. Do you peel back the outside layer and have the frame as it is in the first picture?
Terrie |
Bettypauze
Victoria Harbour, ON
(Zone 5b)
May 07, 2008
01:42 PM Post #4919707
| Yours must be fibreglass..no these are just 'mesh' and it's taken off leaving but the metal frame... |
trunnels
Plano, TX
(Zone 8a)
May 07, 2008
03:07 PM Post #4920073
| Good to know. Thanks! |
vs71099
Osage City, KS
(Zone 5b)
May 08, 2008
05:15 PM Post #4925268
| Terrie,
Betty's right these are just mesh to start with... I've thought about using the fiberglass ones and sitting them lower for like around a doghouse as a shade... especially if they'd hold paint a bright colored one would look cool... For my plants though I wanted them to filter light... |
trunnels
Plano, TX
(Zone 8a)
May 08, 2008
06:08 PM Post #4925423
| Thanks! |
rookiepainter
Tulsa, OK
May 08, 2008
11:34 PM Post #4927124
| Here again you all make me pause at how you can look at something and have a vision of what could be... all of the ideas are too great! I just love this site! |
Seedtosser1
Glenview, IL
May 09, 2008
12:48 AM Post #4927373
| Hi rookiepanter...you know you stumbled on a great sight!
If you want to make it Betty will explain the how to, if you to know the how.
otherwise, happy building...so Cool!
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jester
San Antonio, TX
(Zone 8b)
May 14, 2008
02:50 PM Post #4950862
| very cool, I have one out at my grandparents place. Grandpa passed away in 96 and its just sitting there. I will have to make the trip down and pick it up. I think I like te mushroom look but I know my wife will prefer the gazeebo.
Bear
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allysgram
Sedalia, MO
May 14, 2008
07:44 PM Post #4951934
| Here is one that I saw on another forum, love this one 
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chickeemama
Graham, WA
May 14, 2008
10:39 PM Post #4952900
| That is just so KEWL!!!! You guys are so creative. Now I want a satellite dish...never thought I'd say that!!! |
vs71099
Osage City, KS
(Zone 5b)
May 15, 2008
08:57 AM Post #4954336
| Wow... that is an awesome one, and goes way beyond my simple carpentry skills. I can barely get my single post level .
I'm going to have to find room in my yard for one like that ...
I just finished putting up my last one (the one with the board while the cement dries), at least I thought it was my last one... now I'm wanting one like this one...
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katiebear
mulege
Mexico
May 15, 2008
11:06 AM Post #4954870
| It's a parking lot for UFOs.
kb |
trunnels
Plano, TX
(Zone 8a)
May 15, 2008
12:08 PM Post #4955191
| VS, where did you find so many dishes to use in your project? |
jester
San Antonio, TX
(Zone 8b)
May 15, 2008
02:26 PM Post #4955765
| Not to answer anothers question but if you put the word out your looking for free dishes and your willing to pick them up then you will start to get some calls. I picked up a 10 foot dish this morning off of craig's list. The big dishes have gone out of favor and many owners just want them out of their yard. Put wanted for free ads on bilboards in the country areas around Plano. Remember for many years these big dishes were the only option for the country folk who wanted to watch tv.
Bear
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Bettypauze
Victoria Harbour, ON
(Zone 5b)
May 15, 2008
04:34 PM Post #4956252
| Bear...Craigslist..was looking for a 10' and wasn't sure where to start looking...know where you'll find me for the next few hours...you'll be using all of your for what purpose??? |
Bettypauze
Victoria Harbour, ON
(Zone 5b)
May 15, 2008
04:35 PM Post #4956255
| Allysgram..that is gorgeous... |
jester
San Antonio, TX
(Zone 8b)
May 15, 2008
05:24 PM Post #4956433
| Betty I had hoped to use it a gazeebo top. We will have to see what my wife says. Nearly 20 years of mariage I surely know who the boss it by now!
Bear
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chickeemama
Graham, WA
May 15, 2008
08:16 PM Post #4957132
| I have a lot of luck with freecycle.org if your wanting something you can post it on there and hopefully you'll get a reply. They have areas all over. Craigs list is wonderful too but if that doesnt work try the freecycle web site. Nothing on that site is for sale everything is free!!! I've gotten rid of a few things that way, locally. |
vs71099
Osage City, KS
(Zone 5b)
May 16, 2008
08:54 AM Post #4959063
| I've used Freecycle, Craigslist, bulletin boards and at times I've simply stopped and asked the owners. I have ran into some that were not so friendly but the ones that are happy to let me have their dishes have been wonderful experiences. I've even met a few new friends that I now swap seeds with after having met them. |
trunnels
Plano, TX
(Zone 8a)
May 20, 2008
01:01 PM Post #4978742
| Thanks!! |
Bettypauze
Victoria Harbour, ON
(Zone 5b)
May 20, 2008
02:39 PM Post #4979205
| It's a step forward in your favour knowing who's the boss BEAR...lol |
HisWifeTiff
Centralia, MO
May 24, 2008
10:51 AM Post #4997015
| wonderful ideas, thank you! |
psychw2
Boise, ID
(Zone 6a)
May 25, 2008
06:05 PM Post #5002305
| Ya, Bear's a smart man! ;-)
These gazebo's and all so cool. The last thing I need is ANOTHER project but... somehow I feel ANOTHER one coming on! |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
July 12, 2008
08:46 PM Post #5249151
| i found one and want to make a shaded area for some of my potted plants. has anyone used a trampoline for garden art ? |
gingerlily
Paxton, FL
(Zone 8a)
July 12, 2008
10:12 PM Post #5249599
| There is a trampoline frame on a thread somewhere, either t2t or garden art, I don't remember which. This person used half of the circle frame to make an arch, and hung plants from the pieces that would have been vertical to the ground, and I believe there was talk of planting vines to run on it. I found one by the road for pick up after that but couldn't talk DH into helping me get it. Oh well...one day. |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
July 12, 2008
10:29 PM Post #5249693
| dh's can sure be a pain sometimes , but of course , i'm perfect. sally |
dahtzu
(Faye) Henderson, NC
(Zone 7b)
July 28, 2008
04:55 PM Post #5333830
| i loved it |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
July 28, 2008
11:19 PM Post #5336199
| Glad you all posted these great ideas! Saw this one on a 2006 garden crawl, and told DH last year this was what I wanted for my porcelainberry vine. He put an ad on freecycle and had one within a week. It's been sitting in the "barn" ever since, and I'm hoping that soon the guy who's going to put in a new watering system for us will put it up. It's beyond my skills and too far down on my "nag list", so I'm gonna have to pay to get it built...LOL!
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Bettypauze
Victoria Harbour, ON
(Zone 5b)
July 30, 2008
10:34 AM Post #5343426
| Fantastic...bet it compliments your yard...even if you did have to pay for it to be constructed...lol |
Raggedyann
Lawrenceville, GA
(Zone 7b)
July 30, 2008
10:36 AM Post #5343445
| If you lived closer, my hubby installs satellite and had some of the older types that were lying around the garage. I told him there is probably someone out there with a creative eye that could put them to use.
Awesome idea for a gazebo!!!
Susan |
Bettypauze
Victoria Harbour, ON
(Zone 5b)
July 30, 2008
10:59 AM Post #5343591
| That would have been wonderful..great way to recycle |
beckygardener
(Becky) in Sebastian, FL
(Zone 10a)
August 02, 2008
08:46 AM Post #5357807
| I want one of these gazebos so much. My dh thinks I am nuts! I haven't seen any around here. I think they look great!!! What a beautiful way to recycle! Thanks for this thread, Betty! |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
August 02, 2008
12:46 PM Post #5358647
| how much would he ask for one ? sally |
MarciaS
Greenacres, WA
August 06, 2008
11:44 PM Post #5379884
| What a wonderful idea so grand. |
Raggedyann
Lawrenceville, GA
(Zone 7b)
August 07, 2008
09:41 AM Post #5381005
| Sally, I'm not sure hubby has any the size of the one in the first pic. Is that the size you need? They make them smaller now. He has some of the smaller ones, I'll measure one for you and get back to you.
I'd love to take a drive up to the mountains. Is it any cooler up there? LOL It's 100 here. YUK! |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
August 07, 2008
03:14 PM Post #5382527
| ragged it's hotter all get out here ,but i have good air ,so come on up . i want one of the big ones ,to use like the one in picture . just looked and it's setting on 92 . it's getting cloudy , so cooling off a bit ,but still too hot for me . lawerenceville is in the neighborhood of our kids ,so isn't that far . come when you like just dmail me and you'r welcome . sally |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
August 18, 2008
08:59 AM Post #5430248
| can't believe i had one in the woods , not 150 foot from my house , abandoned by former owner of that property . i've been here for years , and the woods are so thick , didn't know it was there . will have to stand it on its edge and roll it out . already started taking it apart . i want to leave the mesh for filtered light . sally |
Mazda1994
Oklahoma City, OK
August 18, 2008
10:50 AM Post #5430488
| I'll be anxious to see the finished product! |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
August 18, 2008
11:01 AM Post #5430545
| Mine is up----not completely finished yet, but the filtered light through the mesh is FANTASTIC! 
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digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
August 18, 2008
12:56 PM Post #5431188
| sure like the way you attached the posts . think i'll paint it with rustoleum red, red, red .maaaaybe! i bought a camera coupla weeks ago . scared of it . need to find time to read instructions . if i stayed off puter , i could find time , oh well , priorities . sally |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
August 18, 2008
01:22 PM Post #5431318
| We have one or maybe two more posts to do. I wanted as much open on the "front" (the area facing the rest of the yard) as possible. The guys sunk smaller diameter posts about 3-feet long into concrete and then slid these larger poles over the top. I can take a closeup of the hardware they used to attach the dish to the poles if you'd like. All the hardware is from HD---nothing special.
I haven't decided yet about painting the poles. I'm definitely going to leave the dish the muted gray that it's become over the years (it was probably black to begin with). Less maintenance, and I like the color.
I think the porcelainberry vine is going to be very happy in its new home. For now I'm leaving it alone to recover, but it will be nice to prune it & get it out of the trees behind it! |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
August 18, 2008
03:18 PM Post #5431805
| smaller posts make sense , that way it would be more portable , if the need came up also i can see the way top clamps to post . .neat ! sally |
Bettypauze
Victoria Harbour, ON
(Zone 5b)
August 19, 2008
02:18 PM Post #5436884
| Neat, how exciting, and who would have thunk it, lol, that you'd have one in the back 40...good for you.. |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
August 19, 2008
05:48 PM Post #5437953
| isn't that the truth ! sally |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
August 27, 2008
12:28 PM Post #5474433
| well , it's here ,in yard . now i have to get some long overdue trees ( 3 ) down so i can put it up , plant more (smaller ) trees and just spent 405.00 fixing chain link fence where trees fell . told dh years ago to take them down , wanted to put up fence . he didn't get around to it ,so put up fence anyway and already had to repair it . now it's a stand off , told him it was alright with me , he can furnish the money and i'll write the check to pay and get 'em cut , or repair fence . that's fair , isn't it? only women need ans that question ! ROF,LMAO. sally |
dahtzu
(Faye) Henderson, NC
(Zone 7b)
August 27, 2008
03:09 PM Post #5475030
| You got it! LOL |
Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
August 27, 2008
04:01 PM Post #5475233
| Absolutely!! |
cactusfan
Webster, NY
(Zone 6a)
August 31, 2008
10:59 PM Post #5492671
| I just discovered this thread - oh my goodness, I want a satellite dish gazebo/plant shield/whatever!!! How cool!!! |
alday
Center, TX
May 01, 2009
04:06 PM Post #6489862
| Hi all, I think everyone is lucky to have these dishes. Does anyone have any suggestions for usine the 24-30 inch satelite dishes like we use now? We have 2 and I can't think how to use them. Thanks for any thoughts on this.alday |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
May 01, 2009
04:21 PM Post #6489925
| I have one I'm planning to cover with mosaic and use as a birdbath. |
allysgram
Sedalia, MO
May 01, 2009
07:29 PM Post #6490750
| I saw one somewhere that they made a goldfish pound out of, they burried it in the ground. |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
May 01, 2009
07:31 PM Post #6490754
| That works with one of the big old-style dishes, but I think the current style of dishes are too small to support fish life. The new one I have is only about 1 1/2" deep and 24" across. |
allysgram
Sedalia, MO
May 01, 2009
07:35 PM Post #6490777
| woops I agree that would be way too small, I like imapigeon's idea. |
gingerlily
Paxton, FL
(Zone 8a)
May 03, 2009
08:30 AM Post #6496338
| Since you have two, make a fountain using both. A friend of mine made one that way, using some river rock and grout to decorate it, then set them up one above the other for a waterfall. OR, make bird feeders out of them. I have a pretty good sized one I put on a post and use for a bird feeder. We feed hundreds of birds in the winter months. |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
May 03, 2009
11:55 AM Post #6497111
| Speaking of satellite dishes, here's our big one now, with the vine growing up one leg and around the rim. My DH got the propane heater free after it blew over in a storm and stopped working for a customer. He repaired, removed it from the base, and hung it. He has to modify it so the propane tank could be off to the side---you can see the black gas line wrapped around another leg. That leaves the center of the "floor" area open. We have an outdoor ceiling fan he got for $20 off the "giveaway" table at HD, and he's planning to put that in place of the heater in the summer.
We've had a couple of BBQs since we got the dish up, and it makes a GREAT gazebo!
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taters55
(Linda Kay) Del Rio, TX
(Zone 9a)
May 03, 2009
12:24 PM Post #6497232
| Use the small ones for a fairy garden?
LK |
hillabeans
Chaska, MN
(Zone 4a)
June 10, 2009
04:25 PM Post #6669648
| Hi All- I am in love with the idea of a satellite dish gazebo- and I just found a free one on craigslist--- it is 8 ft diameter? is that too small? How big are yours? How big to they come?
Any help is appreciated! |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
June 10, 2009
06:34 PM Post #6670151
| As I recall, ours is a 10 ft, but I think an 8 ft would work just fine. After seeing ours a couple of times, my son now wants one, too.
I think my DH told me they came in 8 ft, 10 ft and 12 ft. Of course the 12 ft were MUCH more expensive, so there are a lot fewer of them available. Ours has plenty of room for 4 chairs and a small firepit. An 8 ft would probably have room for 4 chairs, but not the firepit. We keep ours open on one side so we only normally use 3 chairs, but we've had as many as 8 people under it and around the edge.
You might lay out a tape measure where you think you want to put it, and see how much room it takes up. You might be surprised how big it is.
Here's ours last week with the vines almost covering it, and the new small LED Christmas lites around the edge. I'm just thrilled with it!!
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beckygardener
(Becky) in Sebastian, FL
(Zone 10a)
June 10, 2009
06:44 PM Post #6670202
| That scene is beautiful! WOW! I've tried to talk my dh into creating something like that and he won't budge. Says it looks tacky. (sigh) But I won't give up! I think using these old satelite dishes are a terrific idea! Thanks for sharing your wonderful photo! |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
June 10, 2009
07:01 PM Post #6670277
| Thanks...my DH, Lord love him, wouldn't know "tacky" if it hit him in the face.
What REALLY looks tacky, as I look at the photo, is the dead branch and the trash barrel/firewood bucket in the background----time for more cleanup work! |
Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
June 10, 2009
10:10 PM Post #6671220
| Nothing tacky about your lovely gazebo, I love it. My DH wouldn't know what tacky looks like either, and if he hadn't started on a covering over my raised bed to hold up the screening I'm sure he would put one of those up if we could get a hold of one. |
Bettypauze
Victoria Harbour, ON
(Zone 5b)
June 17, 2009
10:23 AM Post #6700308
| Love what you've done...perfect place to sit and think of the next yard art project... |
