Morning Glories: Becky's MGs and Other Plants Part 11, 1 by beckygardener

beckygardener wrote:
Debra - Somehow I forgot to answer your question about the construction of my newest arbor.

It is made from cattle panel. I purchased a 16' x 4' panel. I had the sales clerk at Tractor Supply cut the fencing with large wire cutters. He cut the panel in two lengthwise, making 2 -16' x 2' panels. Then I went to Home Depot and bought four 6' tall posts. I actually used the wood used in garden bed borders instead of the thicker 4" x 4" posts. Dug four holes, dumped in concrete, leveled up the posts, and waited for them to set up. I added the cattle panel from about 6" off the ground and gently bent it around into a curved arch and attached it to all four posts using the curved nails used for live-stock panels/fencing. I did make a nice little bed at the base of the arbor on both sides to plant the Passifloras in. And then laid out a brick design for under the arbor to make it a welcoming entrance. A nice, but cheap alternative to building a more complex and expensive arbor. Worked like a charm to build at both my house and the school I work at. And it is absolutely perfect for vines!!!

Here's a photo of it. Looks good at any angle! LOL!

The 3-tiered bed in the foreground is my new daylily garden bed. Of course I have some butterfly and hummer nectar and host plants in there as well. :-) Because we've had such a mild fall and early winter, everything is still green. It's nice to have cooler weather and still have a blooming garden. :-)