My new lilac wall pots

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  1. Scotkat

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    Got pots of lemon hyacinths in them.
     
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    Like the archway scotkat, not sure about the colour of those pots though. :D :D
     
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    If I could have got them in a lime green would have bought these ,only this colour and loved the pot .

    My small magnolia bush is planted in a larger pot the same.


    Pete yes I love my archway my Husband built it and our second part of decking off kitchen jsut walk out back door on to Deck.

    One more part of back garden to finish still at ideas not sure as what to do yet.
     
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    Well it looks good. [​IMG]
     
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    Scotkat as you know already darling I do so love funky colours the louder the more better it is for me at least...stunning pots sweetie and something that more than brightens up the darkest day! ;) Hel.xxx.
     
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    Helen yes they are stunning only thing no draining hole in base so have potted hyacinths and can lift out and change as blooms go past.

    Think I should put pebbles in base.
     
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    love them Scotkat,but that arch is stunning,thats what i was telling you about,will show it to my son,thanks kath
     
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    Kathy that is the one we sent away for that I mailed you the link.
     
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    my son wants to make one kath,he loves doing woodwork, i will print yours off although i dont know about the arch top.I think he was talking about straight across,will speak to him.he is going off shore at the weekend but I will nab him soon
     
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    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Yours appears to be laminated scotkat.
     
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    He can do the curve if he splices some 6x2 then cuts the curve with a jigsaw.
     
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    Pete all were treated with a light varnish before putting together.Still looks natural much prefer to dark stain.
     
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    Laminated as in thinish strips of wood glued together,(To form the arched top sections), not laminated as in paper, scotkat. [​IMG]
     
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    Arrived flat packed and H put together Pete.I did not mean as inlaminated in paper Pete .
     
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    But this thread was all about my lilac pots and not Arch. [​IMG]
     
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