Our 'Tipsy' plant pots

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    My other half Donna has been busy recently creating this plant pot feature :-

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    I dare not take much credit for this, but she wanted me to post pictures of it.

    Hope you like it.

    Nathan
     
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      A novel idea and very pretty. :dbgrtmb:
       
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        It looks very nice in a mad kind of scary faces way.

        I like things like that.:dbgrtmb:

        You do realise that as a mod i'm going to have to ask you to re size your pics:DOH:

        Second thoughts, no. Do what ever you want to. Your the boss:dbgrtmb:
         
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          I love that!! The colors are gorgeous!! How did she make it?? I have seen similar ones on ropes but I don't see any ropes on hers......
           
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          looks really nice.
           
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            As has been said by Aesculus, it has been made by using a 'Steel' pole, I wouldn't advise using a broom handle (or at least a wooden one due to rotting), the pole I used was approx 7'6" long, with 2' of the pole banged below ground, the pots threaded over the pole and then the pole trimmed to the finished height.

            The idea wasn't gained from that dipity website but from a relative in the States.

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              I think that it is a fantastic composition and unusual.
               
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              Fantastic. Yet another idea I might have to pinch from here.:dbgrtmb:
               
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                I can't remember where I first saw this idea but I think it was in one of the many container garden type picture books... great idea though and they look stunning planted up:sunny:
                 
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                Thanks for that! I too am going to pinch that idea. It' unusual and very kewl looking.
                 
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                  I am pinching this idea as well :dbgrtmb: I have just the place for it to perk up a drab trellis ., I'll use 9" pots .Mrs H thinks I have become brilliant over the past year , I will have to tell her one day its all from GC :D
                   
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                    What a fantastic idea! I may try it too.

                    Hang on though ... I'm terrible at remembering to water pot plants. Perhaps not. :heehee:
                     
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                      The great thing about this idea though, is that when you water the pots, because they are on a slight angle, there will be water in the area of the pot which is slanted, as the bottom hole on the pot would act as an overflow.

                      I have found that watering the 'tipsy' to be rather easy.
                       
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                        If anyone else does do it, it would be nice to see other peoples ideas for planting ;)
                         
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