Snork's Garden Redesign Project

Until you get it changed over, an obelisk might throw a shadow. Sidewalk chalk in the hands of youngsters could create the correct placement of the numerals... over and over... how to keep kids busy without causing anything that can't be hosed off

 

@Snorky85 the middle one is one of my favourites too. There are literally hundreds and hundreds of moon gazing Hare pictures on the internet but not so many rabbits and I wanted to do something quite different. I only paint one of each design, although some of the paintings have similarities, so they are all individual. Yes, they are all for sale. A local arts and crafts shop has some of my work and the stuff I take to the exhibition will be for sale. I'm going to set up an online shop too. I've got lots of ideas for future paintings

 

Let me have the website address when you've got it sorted

 

This is the link to my Folksy shop. Not much in it yet though but will add more once I've had time to paint them

FAT RABBIT ACRYLIC ART on Folksy

 

Looks great lucius

 

Thank you. I'm wondering if I should have waited until I have more items. I'm still trying to get stuff finished for the exhibition and the gift shop who stocks some of my paintings wants something for Easter. I've added a third canvas to the shop tonight but will probably be awhile before I add any more. I have some acrylic poured ceramic coasters that I made ( most are at the gift shop ) but I have a few here I kept back so will put them in the Folksy shop.

 

I love the shop name @luciusmaximus

 

Hehe, thank you . Just thought it was something different.

 

Just wondering if anyone has any ideas what I can grow around this arch? I can’t dig into the ground at all so will need to go in a pot.

This area is shady in the morning and sunny after midday til sunset.

I tried growing a passion flower in this area before but it didn’t do well. I’ve already got a may flowering clematis growing up a trellis against the fence so looking for something different here. I dont think a rose will work either as I wont be able to put a big enough pot there.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

 

How about annuals, at least for now/ this year?
Late march/ April is a good time to sow morning glory. When I've grown them, they open in the sun and close in the shade, so would be lovely of an afternoon. They do well in pots I believe.
They wouldn't cover the arch but sweet peas would smell devine walking through it they need depth more than anything, so a nice deep trough could work?

Climbing nasturtiums, in my opinion, will grow in anything and thrive. They would look fab too. Mine always get black fly though
Lots of annual climbers to choose from, all will do well in pots and you get to change it up every year

 

Ok, you’ve said you can’t dig into the ground Snorky but why not? It would solve a lot of problems and look good with a scented honeysuckle or jasmine or Montana clematis??
With a large container you could grow a clematis like viticella etoile violette, etc., but anything would struggle to grow enough to cover the top of the arch!

 

I once chipped a bit of concrete path and dumped a Montana in it, it was fabulous. ( A long time ago, when neither I, or my plants, read what they liked ) It was an amazing specimen I was never sure where it's nutrients came from but it was a stunner!

My best guess is that old saying, head in the sun, feet in the shade. I have a feeling that it was responsible for the cracked path though

 

Thanks both for the suggestions! Can’t dig in there as the ground is compacted solid as it is the old well compcted farm track well over 150 years old and next to it is the ground source heatings system so can’t let any roots get near it. I wanted to grow a wisteria over it but the roots are too risky.

 

Have you considered a nice trough planter. Then in the dormant period you could easily renew the soil/compost and if required prune the roots.