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NJCher

(37,743 posts)
Sun Oct 6, 2013, 06:52 PM Oct 2013

My Incredible Garden Find

I have been wanting a garden trellis/screen for a long time. I looked up the prices a few years ago and had to discard the idea. Just not enough $$ in the coffers.

In the last 48 hours, I have been on a luck binge. One good thing after another has happened to me.

I was driving home from taking my spouse to the airport. I found a beautiful metal standing trellis set out by the side of the road. It is 7’ tall and is quite ornate. Someone was throwing it out. It was in very good condition.

I went home and got my station wagon and returned: it was still there. I put it in my wagon and took it home. I was happy about my find, but thought I would have to paint it. As soon as I put it in place, I could see the color was perfect for the garden spot I had chosen. The piece looks stunning! I am so incredibly happy to have it.

Later I found I only got the screens by one minute! But first, here are pics:


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One reason I wanted the screen was to block out this garden shed for my neighbor.

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So how did I find out that I only got the screens by one minute?

Late in the afternoon, my neighbor was outside. He commented about my getting the screens. He had been out in his sportscar (two-seater) and spotted them. He, too, raced home to get a vehicle into which he could load them.

When he came back, he saw me loading them into my station wagon, LOL. He said he waited by the side of the road because he was convinced I would not be able to get them in my wagon and he could then get them! We shared a good laugh over that!

Anyway, it's interesting that I got them because I wanted to make his view better, so it was a win-win.


Cher

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My Incredible Garden Find (Original Post) NJCher Oct 2013 OP
The irony of you getting the trellis just in time Curmudgeoness Oct 2013 #1
Beautiful! Don't you love when you find something you really like and it's free? ellenrr Oct 2013 #2
Beautiful. Do you have succulents in your garden? Some of your plants look like JDPriestly Oct 2013 #3
succulents are great anasv Dec 2013 #4
Great screen ColumbusLib Jan 2014 #5
I have clematis available NJCher Jan 2014 #6
Congratulations! Very nice! glinda Jan 2014 #7
Nice! I am picturing clematis climbing that puppy! bettyellen Jan 2014 #8

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)
1. The irony of you getting the trellis just in time
Sun Oct 6, 2013, 07:11 PM
Oct 2013

by beating your neighbor to it is hilarious. Did he have the same intention for the use of it?

Great catch. It is beautiful. I am often amazed at what people will throw in the trash.

ellenrr

(3,864 posts)
2. Beautiful! Don't you love when you find something you really like and it's free?
Sat Oct 12, 2013, 07:12 AM
Oct 2013

I'm always looking at garage sales for little doo-dads for my garden - elves, and such. I like whimsy.

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)
3. Beautiful. Do you have succulents in your garden? Some of your plants look like
Wed Oct 23, 2013, 04:25 AM
Oct 2013

some of my succulents. They are lovely.

ColumbusLib

(158 posts)
5. Great screen
Thu Jan 2, 2014, 09:04 AM
Jan 2014

That looks like a great screen for growing a clematis or 3 on! Do you plan to grow something on it? I'd be interested to hear what. There's not a lot of room left to add new plants in my garden, so climbers are getting very interesting to me.

NJCher

(37,743 posts)
6. I have clematis available
Sat Jan 4, 2014, 10:23 AM
Jan 2014

But I've always thought that it liked cool roots. The screen is on asphalt. Do you think if I elevated the container with some bricks and then put the clematis in it that it would work?

I have a lot of clematis that I could root for this purpose, so it's not like I'd be wasting a lot of money. Just my effort.

I have some interesting books on vertical gardening. I'll look them up for you and post back.


Cher

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