Project 1: Pot Frame

I've always been a bit envious of those rather nice frames found at garden centres and never in a position to afford them and so, in true 'Blue Peter' fashion . . . I made my own.

Materials required, bamboo canes, some of the nice plastic covered garden wire and a pot of course.

Now I do have to admit to using a drill too,  it just became too much bother trying to hold it together with one hand and twisting wire with the other, about as much use as a one armed window cleaner (with all due respect). when wired it took on the shape of a tepee, far to tapering, it needed a waistline to bulk it out a bit and so . . cross-members.

 
The end result was quite pleasing, a little stark at the moment but once something takes a hold then it will fill out nicely, after all, once it's covered who knows what's underneath. The plant shown is a passion fruit, sadly not edible.

I now have the urge to make a really big one, one day perhaps.
August 5th: Time to catch up, originally the idea was to plant sweet peas but I was told it was too late at the time (Oh no it isn't) and so I bought this twig from Woolworth's that claimed to be a passion fruit. As you can see it's developing nicely, with luck it will start to grow along the wall and cover it up.
           
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