Hiding a Tree Trunk
Carol Vincent
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When I moved in my new house April this year, this tree trunk had been a litter bin for the neighbours. I wished I'd taken a before photo now. It was a bare trunk with overgrown weeds around it. Because I couldn't get it moved, I decided to disguise it instead. I screwed a plastic pot to the top, with drainage holes in the side and planted a Jasmine. This is now trailing down the trunk. I've put other plants around it and white cobble stones. Now it's the talk of the neighbours as a focal point instead of a rubbish tip.
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I'd have used this as a disguise...
Welcome to the forum Carol, but isn't that a honeysuckle?
Definitely looks like a honeysuckle to me too!
Well done, it looks lovely, honeysuckles are lovely too. It will want to grow quite big and will need a bigger pot by next year.
Thank you all. I've only just started gardening since my husband became termilly ill, it takes my mind off things. I'm still working out the names of plants.
Welcome Carol. There's no doubt that gardening is one of the best interests/hobbies around. There is something new to challenge you all the time. I hope you like some of our humourists. I get lots of laughs reading the various threads. My best wishes for your sad challenge ahead. If my times seem a bit crazy, I'm writing from Australia, so we are not only down under, but out of kilter with clocks.
Joking aside, welcome Carol and sorry to hear about your hubbie.
I have experience of trying to grow honeysuckle in pots and it doesn't do very well as time goes on. Some sort of sedum might be worth a go, I have a dark red one that will grow in a thimble and tumbles down things to go effect.
you could use a drill and chisel to make a hollow in the top and grow something in it?
I'm sorry about your husband, I hope gardening helps. It's such a big subject, there's a lot to learn. I would buy some gardening books, good to read in winter and you can get them cheap from 2nd hand books stalls - often in churches!