Saturday 29 August 2015

Garden Urns

Wow! Where are the weeks going?
Over the last couple of weekends I have been working on
 a little project at home, it all started 2 Saturdays ago when
 I visited the garden centre and fell in love with a couple of
 garden urns that I just had to have. Only problem was
how was I going to get them home? Well lucky for me
they look like the extra heavy concrete type but they are
 a sort of fibreglass resin and still a bit weighty but not to
 heavy for me to handle on my own. The man at the centre
 helped me load them in the car one at a time and I
 took them home and unloaded them......
Ha Ha look at me....feeling pleased with myself :)
Feels good to know if I want it, I can work hard and have it!
I also picked up 2 Star Jasmine plants....
One at home and a quick dash back for the second one!
This is where I have put them at the side of my pergola....
Originally I was going to plant straight into the ground and
 wisteria was my plant of choice but isn't it a
woman's prerogative to change her mind?
I tossed up for a few days what type of mesh I would use
 to train the plants up to the pergola, I had a couple of sheets
 of this lattice down near the shed not being used
 so I decided to see how it looked....
This was the fun part, time to use my jig saw for the first time...
 It was gifted to me for Christmas from my cousin....
 Lots of fun here for me, it worked
a treat and took no time at all...
I popped the lattice in the pots and let it sit for a couple of
 days until I was certain that was the look I was going with...
The Jasmine will cover them as it grows and will also add
 a bit more privacy on that side, I am looking forward to
tackling my privacy wall that will go on the left of this
 picture in the holidays all going well....
Fast forward to last Saturday, I fixed the lattice at the top
 and squared it all up and then had fun planting up my urns.....
I also added a little potted colour to fill in the base of them,
 it should look very pretty when spring comes around....
The Jasmine looks nice and glossy and with the help of my urns
 wont have a s far to grow before it is winding itself over the
 top of my pergola...It should be lovely in a couple of years....
I hope you all have a lovely weekend.....
not sure what I will get up to today....

Until next time, Happy Stitching

Kate












12 comments:

KERYN B said...

Looks fabulous Kate your sure are multi talented.

Susan said...

You will have the cutest little cottage in Orange soon. Great idea, and I love the pots.

barb's creations said...

Love the urn idea! it will look lovely as the jasmine starts to climb and fill out.....You've been inspiring me to get in and get my own garden under control but like you it will be a project done in bits so I don't get overwhelmed as I'm definitely not a green thumb gal :) Barb.

Chookyblue...... said...

Glad you got that finished.... It looks great.....

Anita : Shabby Quilt said...

Your pots look great Kate, job well done.

Simone Harding said...

It looks great Kate.

Dasha said...

I love star jasmine! Yours will look fabulous trained over the pergola once it gets going. And the fragrance will be lovely. Always admire your DIY efforts and the fact that you get on an do it yourself.=, and don't wait around for someone to come and help you. Good on you.

Susan said...

Looks great - that star jasmine will be gorgeous by this time next year!!

suzeblack said...

great job! it's looking amazing xoxoxox

Michelle said...

Love the pots Kate! I often have the same problem, see something, love it, buy it, then there is an issue with somehow getting it home!! But with the jasmine, it is going to look great!!

Deb R said...

Your pergola looks great, the pots really compliment it. The smell next spring will be gorgeous!

Janice said...

They look fantastic. Chinese star jasmine is a lovely plant which will really suit the spot.

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