Tropicals & Tender Perennials: My new Hoya Station, 1 by plantladylin

plantladylin wrote:
Rain, that looks identical to a Pergola my sister & brother in law down in south Fla had for quite a few years ... they got it from HD! They gave it away last year! They used it out in their yard next to the pool. My BIL had built a wood deck and had the pergola on the deck, must have been attached to the deck because it was very sturdy. Once when we were visiting them I bought my sister two flowering plants in hanging baskets (not hoyas) and they looked so nice hanging from the pergola. They have a very small backyard and the pool took up so much space, they ended up getting rid of the deck and pergola. I wish they had told me, I would have taken it in a heartbeat! I think as long as it's secured in the ground for stabilization, it would hold lots of plants!

If anyone has Big Lots ... check there for Pergola's and Arbor's too ... sometimes they have them. One of my neighbors bought a redwood arbor from Big Lots a few years ago and installed it right outside the door going into their screen porch. They have alamanda vines and passion vines intertwined through it.

I have been trying to talk my DH into building me a large arbor alongside the shed just outside the swimming pool area. It could be attached to the shed which is 24' in length and I'd want it to come out about 6' from the side of the shed. Maybe someday it will get done. I need to clean out the flower bed that's out there ... can't seem to keep the weeds down. There are knock out roses, salvia and other stuff planted in there but lots of weeds too. There's also a post with a birdhouse and wisteria vining up the post of the birdhouse.