Alternative to cane and wire

Has anyone considered a novelty alternative to cane and wire as a support for flowers and plants as part of your garden design? If so what have you used?

 

One of our members used a bed frame ... does that count?

Welcome to GC @davidh

 

That's just the sort of thing I mean, thanks for that and the welcome.

 

Hi David,
Welcome to GC, knowing this lot on here you'll get some right weird and wonderful answers

I haven't personally but I do use things like old saucepans (with the handles taken off) and enamel coffee/tea/sugar containers to keep plants in in my kitchen as it keeps the whole kitchenalia theme going.

 

Tried to find photos, but no such luck with the frame.

Anyway, I used an upside-down old whirligig clothes dryer (the frame only) for growing plants up.

I've used wine bottles as border edging.

And old hose made into a plant pot

 

I have climbing beans and sweet peas on an old wrought iron gate:

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Welcome to GC I'm sure you will see lots of ideas on GC

Love the wine bottle border @"M"

 

Here's the thread: Metal Bed Frame

 

This is really usefull everyone thank you and keep em coming.

 

Is this for a project or something?

 

Hi M. Only partly. A friend of mine has been looking for an alternative to standard cane, wire and trellis but wanted a particular theme and hasn't been able to find anything. I work from home so said I'd throw the question out there and see what other gardeners were doing.

 

Aha! I see.
Ok, well, in that case, I'd suggest grabbing yourself a coffee and a snack, then ...


... check out Pinterest! There is so much inspiration there (hence my bottle garden and recycled hose ) and, being visual, it's faster to sift through to spot the ideas which grab you best.

Then you can report back

What particular theme was your friend looking for? (Curious mind wishing to know )

 

He's a bit of a geek so anything a little 'out there' lol

 

"curious mind wishing to know"


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Ummmmm i make crochet garden trellises from polypropylene twine. They are a bit different lol

Here are the cog ones