"Sheila" <sheila21uk@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "'Mike'" <3d&6d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> "Sheila" <sheila21uk@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> We have just bought three arches for our large garden, two we have
tied
>>> together, 6'3 tall, and beyond that, about 20 feet is another wider,
>>> but shorter one. Both are on lawn but just behind them is open
ground,
>>> so no problem re planting there. any suggestions about climbers, and
>>> colour? that part of the garden is colourless (apart from various
shades
>>> of green!) so any colours considered. I would like to have as much
>>> growth as possible, for coverage... and NO Russian vine please! You
>>> can observe the smaller arch through the two tied together.
>>>
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>> We have just done the same thing with a couple of arches to hide the
shed
>> from the house and to make a feature leading to a garden seat.
>>
>> You can see it in the pictures http://www.myalbum.com/Album=C6IPPFVR
>>
>> Now has a Climbing Rose 'Open Arms Rambler', Clematis Mary Rose and a
>> Honeysuckle for starters.
>>
>> Also got Pink Morning Glory coming on for this year
>>
>> Hope that helps :-))
>>
>> Mike
>>
>
> thanks for the lovely pictures,I'll send some when mine established!
> thanks for the ideas too.
>
The second picture in this set http://www.myalbum.com/Album=KZMK73TA
shows
what the arch is. 2 Arches with an equal gap between them, covered in
black
plastic coated chicken wire to ensure a true 'arch' when everything is
growing over.
You can see the first of the climbers 'nipping' up the outside :-)
Will post pictures when it is covered :-)
Mike
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