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pitta
head gardener
Australia
1209 Posts |
 Posted - 03/03/2009 : 14:45:58
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Richard I cannot find where you asked about the bamboo teepee,
so posted here .
John who does my gardening 2 hours a week made it for us with his
homegrown bamboo .It was an experiment .
He made the teepee then put in long tent pegs at each corner and wired the tent pegs to the bamboo , its pretty solid now .The bamboo ends sit on slabs of stone.These pics were taken in DEC 08 when the
Mandevilla, 1 red and 1 white were planted together.
Today the vines are right up to the cross pieces .I think in another
6 months the bamboo will be covered.
If you want to live and thrive, let the spider run alive.
Gwen
Cooktown
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The Estate
head gardener
Australia
3676 Posts |
 Posted - 03/03/2009 : 14:55:04
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cool idea 
My basic weeding rule: if they grow in rows they're flowers;
if they don't they're weeds.
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medburygardens
gardener
New Zealand
639 Posts |
Posted - 03/03/2009 : 15:08:30
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Looks good Gwen,good idea sitting it on stone,wont last long if it has contact with soil,talking of soil you do have typical red aussie soil dont you  |
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Mary-Anne
garden sage
Australia
10809 Posts |
Posted - 03/03/2009 : 20:35:26
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Looks good Gwen..
Us here south of Brissie dont have soil that colour just the pain black when its wet grey when its dry kind of soil..
Friends are the flowers in the garden of life
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Pamela
head gardener
Australia
3949 Posts |
Posted - 03/03/2009 : 21:38:56
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wow what an unusual idea - it must look lovely now covered in blooms!
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medburygardens
gardener
New Zealand
639 Posts |
Posted - 04/03/2009 : 02:28:12
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I`ve noticed that M A, yours is the same colour as what i`ve got too,
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Gail
garden sage
Australia
7707 Posts |
Posted - 04/03/2009 : 03:00:07
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Looks good Gwen
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to use it in a fruit salad.
A ounce of common sense is worth more than a ton of intelligence.
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Teepee for Richard