my new arbor
my husband was cleaning up around the sheds and was going to put these stands on the scrap pile when i had an idea… i could use them for a new arbor if i give them a new coat of white paint and position them in my everything grows garden across from each other and lay beams or poles on the tops i will have a arbor for the entrance to my garden these stands were once used for our fuel tanks for farm equipment, i want to plant a vine with big leaves on it i think or maybe a wisteria vine not sure about that yet any suggestions what kind of vine, i want something fast growing and good looking no pests and not invasive,on the other hand i like the flowers of the wisteria but not sure about its invasive habits. i already have the trumpet vine but it is so invasive it keeps rooting everywhere it touches the ground and i have found it does not climb very well. then there is the silver lace vine but i will have to research that one and i have a very tiny porclin vine but it does not have very large leaves at least not yet i would like to see a mature one, guess i will go to the garden centres to see whats available in my zone, i have some time yet i dont have the stands painted or in the garden yet.
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Flowerlady's everything grows garden progress journal
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Ceae wrote:
I think read somewhere that ‘American Wisteria’ W. frutescens is somewhat less invasive than the other species?
You also might want to consider Climbing Hydrangea or Aristolochia durior, or what about a grape vine?
Posted on 02 Aug 08 (about 5 months ago)
Rainymountain wrote:
How about a climbing rose, one of the Explorer series would do well on an arbour. Your arbour is a great idea and I bet it will look lovely when you have painted it, but it looks as though it is in quite an exposed position. The other plant which would be great are clematis in the C pruning group, ie those that bloom on new season’s growth. You cut them back to about 6" high every spring so it doesn’t matter if there has been winterkill. I am a zone warmer than you and have a more protected garden and I find that climbers are more tricky because many of them are quite tender and need a lot of protection.
Posted on 02 Aug 08 (about 5 months ago)
Flowerlady wrote:
thanks for all the suggestions, i have the stands painted now but still not in place in the garden yet i hope to do that soon and then plant something i still have not decided but will post pics when i get that done
Posted on 10 Sep 08 (about 4 months ago)