Thinking of making a ball-type planter on a stem -Part 2

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The next stage was to find something to use as a liner. I found some felt fabric in the shed so I placed it in the wire basket and cut around it ready to fill. Other suggestions I had to use for a liner was moss, old jumper, bin bags

In hindsight I wished I had placed the felt liner in the wire basket, filled it with compost and then cut the felt to size when it was full as it was much easier to estimate the size of felt required. I did it that way with the second basket and it was much easier:-

The next stage was to put a sheet of cardboard over one of the baskets and flip it over on top of the second basket to put the two halves together. The cardboard stops the compost falling out.

The sheet of cardboard was then carefully slid out:-

I wired together the two halves using wire plant ties

I inserted the pole and turned it upside down ready to varnish the pole!

I then found a finial (salvaged from the handle of an old skipping rope! and screwed it on the top to finish it off. I am using the central umbrella hole in the outside table to hold it up for the time being.

I just placed some greenery temporary on the ball to see how it looks

Here is another shot

I have to get some plants now to grow into it. Thanks for the suggestions so far. Another friend recommended bacupa-I need to ‘google’ that as I don’t know what that plant looks like yet.

I will write another blog when I get it planted up. :-)

19 Apr, 2010
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Oddbillie

Well done mate. Looking good but imagine when it's planted up!

Look forward to the next installment:0)

This link will take you to my garden pic of Bacopa Snowflake that I had last year Richard. Very small flowers but very nice to look at.

http://www.growsonyou.com/garden/show_garden_item/20348-bacopa-snowflake

19 Apr, 2010

Great

Well done, its coming together nicely. The planting part will be the truely fun part. Cant wait to see the finished irticle

19 Apr, 2010

Richardpeeej

Thanks Dan I will take a look at the bacupa :-)
Thanks Great it should look good when its planted up :-)

19 Apr, 2010

Hywel

It's going to look great

19 Apr, 2010

Richardpeeej

Hopefully Hywel when I can get some plants -I am looking to get some bacupa or sempervivums maybe :-)

19 Apr, 2010

Sanbaz

i had bacupa lasy year in border its lovely and great for trailing richard ;o)

19 Apr, 2010

Richardpeeej

I will keep an eye out for some tomorrow Sandra when we go shopping :-)

19 Apr, 2010

Sanbaz

i like the white richard, but think you can get another colour to

20 Apr, 2010

Richardpeeej

I just placed two bits of plant from a vase that was in the house in there Sandra just for a 'test'. I will plant it up properly with different plants soon-thanks for your visit :-)

20 Apr, 2010

Sanbaz

im sure it will look great richard, when all done for summer, place lots of plants in for a great impact and to make sure it fills all gaps ;o))

20 Apr, 2010

Richardpeeej

Thanks Sandra I need to get some plants around my little ponds too. Have you seen my two little pond blog? -you inspired me to make two little ponds after I saw your lovely new pond. Mind you my ponds are much smaller than yours ....lol :-)

20 Apr, 2010

Sanbaz

will go look richard, its taking me ages to go through everything as my laptop so slow tonight, maybe its the site im not sure

20 Apr, 2010

Richardpeeej

My computer froze the other day Sandra when I was writing a long message, so in order not to lose it, I took a photo of the screen lol and sent the photo with the message on it instead ! :-)

20 Apr, 2010

Sanbaz

lol richard, very good haha

20 Apr, 2010

Richardpeeej

I save my messages as I go along now Sandra as I have lost loads of them :-)

20 Apr, 2010

Sanbaz

good idea,, off now, a bit tired richard, nite, have a good day tomoz ;o)

20 Apr, 2010

Richardpeeej

THanks Sandra-you too :-)