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Posted by DebbieInMiami z10 Miami, Fl (My Page) on Sun, Oct 31, 04 at 21:23
| I have a butterfly garden and want to add 2-3 container plants, since everything in the ground is taking up all of the room.
I need an idea to raise the container up so the flowers can be seen amongst the other plants. Those stone pillars are pricey. I know there has to be a very inexpensive alternative, and since whatever the container sits on probably won't be seen much anyway - I need a cheap idea!
THANKS, Debbie |
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Look for those rectangular ceramic tubes that are in chimmneys.
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| They can be filled with dirt or just left hollow as columns. They can be found in breaker yards or places where you get old bricks; you can also keep an eye out for them if someone is taking out a chimney. They don't look bad at all, and do not degrade outside. |
RE: Need idea for container
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| Tomato cages work well for this. Just stick the cage down where you want to have your flowers and set the pot in the top. |
RE: Need idea for container
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| Ceramic drain pipes are useful- provided they are partly sunk in the soil to stop them toppling. Main drawback is they provide a lovely place for the snails and spiders to lurk. If your garden is 'natural' in style, a driftwood stump or three weathered posts cut to height and bound together with wire or a neutral-coloured rope. (The snails are fond of lurking in this arrangement, too...) Round twenty gallon drum, painted, top and bottom removed... |
RE: Need idea for container
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| Thanks for all of the ideas! Debbie |
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