There're a number of ways in displaying containers.
Shown below is one of my ways.
Hooking,hanging and placing on a white trellis
elsie
Jul 29, 2003
Wow, that's is beautiful.
beautiful!
Gorgeous Tomtom!!
tomtom - that looks terrific. maybe ill try that next season. thanks
Well TomTom, chalk another awesome idea/presentation up!
TomTom, Your flowers are breathtaking! I am sure that if I were to ever visit your gardens, I would never want to leave. Nat
Thank you so much , elsie, Carena, rootdoctor,HERBIE43,anastatia, Nat, for your encouraging words. I'm so glad you like it.
Please look at the early spring version ,too.
tomtom......these are something else!!!! is there oodles of watering going on for this type of gardening??? or?????? Elaine........the plants are so healthy-looking!
They're stunning!
Hello Roselaine.
Yes it requires high-maintenance .
These days I think I must do less high-maintenance gardening.
Thank you very much ,Liz.
Tomtom, do you change all your containers every spring, summer and fall? They all seem to be so season sensitive. So appropriate in every way.
Yes,Liz,I change my containers every season.I usually use@annuals in these containers. I'm so pleased to hear you love them. Shown below you'll find a pic of autumn version.
Beautiful.. Did you say that you grow your annuals from seed? If not your nursery man must love to see you walk in the door. LOL
Yes ,Liz, practically all annuals and perennials are grown from seeds or cuttings.
One of my pleasures in gardening is this.
You must have a large greenhouse. Is it as beautiful as your creations?
Liz,
By no means! But most plants other than tropicals may survive winter in my climate.Every spring and autumn,I sow lots of seeds for containers and the bed.
This message was edited Monday, Aug 4th 7:08 AM
Tomtom those are just so beautiful! WOW!! May I ask you how and what are you using to attatch the pots? LOL,
dancinglady
Thank you ,dancinglady, for your res.
In this hand -made trellis nails are driven half way to attach containers.
The nailing spots are arranged as to be symmetric.
PVC containers are used because of weight.
After all, they are hidden by flowers.I try as if to paint a picture with flowers.
This is the summer-fall version.
This message was edited Sunday, Aug 10th 12:33 AM
Totally awesome.
Incredible!
But to have 4 different successive plantings you must tear out the last planting before it is spent. Doesn't that break your heart? Do you put them in place after they are up and flowering or when in the infantile stage?
I just realized that you said this is a hand-made trellis. I am very, very impressed.
broots, Liz, I'm so happy you love it.
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kell, I think I can get you very well. I myself daren't kill the plants I 've grown from the seeds.Please notice that the four differnt photos are NOT the ones of four seasons in the same year. Every planting lasts until it is spent. Be relieved, kell.
In JAPAN it is extremely muggy in summer , and even pansies and violas cannot oversummer . So if you want to make this kind of display, you've got to make replacement.
I placed these containers from elsewhere after the plantings started to flower.
I continued to keep plantings on display like these for about ten years until the hand-made trellis began to decay.
It was pretty tough to maintain, but every season I had a pleasant time making plans for ,and putting plantings on ,display.
This message was edited Sep 29, 2003 3:05 PM
Tomtom ~ what do you have planned for your winter creations?
Awesome, Tomtom! All the seasons, in whatever year!
I garden on an 11th floor balcony, and can't/won't hang plants because of the winds up here. But your trellis hangings have definitely given me some ideas!!
LizAin my climate very few ,if any, plants bloom in winter.
Once or twice I used the voilas that I sowed in August, and yellow oxalises. Just on display, dwarf flowering kales might be used.
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Hello,PVick.
Thank you so much for viewing my picture. Balcony gardening in high-raises might require special care we can hardly imagine. I'd be more than happy if my trellis hangings were of some help.
Tomtom what camera are you using. Your colors are so intense. I am sure they are true to the plants but the photography is great.
jagonjune,
All the pictures on this thread were taken by SLR cameras ACANON EOS 5 and MINOLTA Alpha 707si. I used the reversal films.
These days I use digital cameras ,Nikon Coolpix 880 and Nikon Coolpix 4300. I take lots of pics everyday for my site
.This way I can make it more economical.
Sigh, simply beautiful!
Tomtom, those are pretty stunning! Pretty and stunning! You must be spending a lot of time in maintaining these all season? Quite an effort!