New home for my drying out dying clematis
By mark61
19 comments
The original home for my clematis was far too small.No matter how much i watered it did no effect.So i have now built it a new home.Hopefully now it will perk up and flower beautifully again.No expense speared for this beauty.Because the wood was free again lol.:))))
1)JUST STARTING
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4)NOW TO PLACE.I HAD TO ADD HANDLES AS IT WAS TOO HEAVY FOR ME AND ME JULIE TO CARRY
5)I HOPE ITS BIG ENOUGH EVERYONE
6)ALL PLANTED
22 Jul, 2011
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I love it Mark, clever lad!
22 Jul, 2011
Hi TT i hope so too.Good idea about the boat but i have already got a boat on the roof which i made earlier.lol:))))
Hi Grandmage thankyou,not sure about the lad but thankyou for the compliment lol.:))))
22 Jul, 2011
Excellent Mark, hope it likes it's new pad!
22 Jul, 2011
Brilliant work again Mark !
22 Jul, 2011
So this will be one happy Clem going into des res acommodation - good one Mark.
22 Jul, 2011
You could have a whole family of clematis in there.LOL
22 Jul, 2011
It better perk up after you`ve made it such a swish new home,,,,,
22 Jul, 2011
MMmmmmmmm puts me in mind of some thing lol Ahrr I know LOL
http://www.nonsenselit.org/Lear/ns/pussy.html
It looks great you made a good job of it , just need the owl and the pussy cat now lol
22 Jul, 2011
Mark.....lad at heart, eh??? Lol
22 Jul, 2011
He's a Turkey now Grandmage doing a wedding on the hill for the owl and the pussycat lol
22 Jul, 2011
LOL.6d. :~)
22 Jul, 2011
Not sure about where the pea green boat is that sailed away for a month and a day all wrapped in a five pound note hehe haha.
22 Jul, 2011
Must be stuck to the honey!
22 Jul, 2011
Lol :o))
22 Jul, 2011
How many bags of compost will it take to fill Mark?!!
23 Jul, 2011
where do i start thank you all very much for the comments
TT what you like :))
OPPS Lulu i forgot about that so been to so been to BQ got 300 litres ,, then looked at bargain plants had to be done, got,
new guina busy lizzie (apricot cream)
cape daisy (sunny mary)
potunia (pink)
all for £3 bargain :))
23 Jul, 2011
great job and hope it works for you clem, i have one clem which seems to keep dying off when it gets to certain hight and hasnt flowered yet and its in ground, maybe clematis wilt im not sure.
23 Jul, 2011
Hi all thankyou for your comments.It is now planted and looks very happy.But i have two more clematis which look rather sad aswell in similar size small boxes so i made one yesterday for one of them but the other one i will be planting straight into the ground as it is next to my greenhouse.:)))
24 Jul, 2011
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