[Rhodes22-list] A look back at summer

[Thena Carville]

Brad,
I second Elle's recommendation...once established, they will cover the
container but you will have to keep the access area "clipped back" after a
while...strong, resistant plants that do have a great appearance and
tolerate the head we generate down here...not sure about planting them in
pots on the top, though...and not really sure how quickly they grow but know
it is fast...wisteria is another fast growing plant but that one will
"wander" and you will have it popping up all over the place after a couple
of years...if you keep that one under control, you will probably have people
driving by just to see your containers after a while...over the years it
will eventually become a "tree" the vine will become so thick...
Thena
Oh yeah, they both attract bees as well....
 

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Brad,

thanks for the pict comment.....

That is a trumpet vine...which will grow just about anywhere & do just what
you want.  It's pretty to look at, and also draws hummingbirds. 

There is also a variety of honeysuckle with mulit-colored flowers rather the
ordinary yellow with which we are all familiar....that would also do the
trick & hummingbirds also like it. Also a fast & prolific grower.

Both plants will do well in hot, dry environments....as they are essentially
weeds.....although you'd best plant them in the ground & run some string or
wire for the vines to follow up........they will need some moisture; they'll
cook in pots in the roof unless they get watered or rained upon....Once they
get a hold on the roof you'll be seeing them in your office......(my plants
are survival of the fittest....if theycan't manage without me, they're outta
here...)

If you plant several of these early......Feb or so if you're in the
temperate area..they'll be well on the way to covering the side by summer.

let me know how it works.

elle



We can't change the angle of the wind....but we can adjust our sails.

1992 Rhodes 22   Recyc '06  "WaterMusic"   (Lady in Red)


--- On Fri, 11/21/08, Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] A look back at summer
> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Date: Friday, November 21, 2008, 5:45 AM
> Elle,
> 
> Thanks for the inspiration, you just gave me an idea.  What
> is that
> growing over the side of that, fence is it?  It looks much
> like our
> corporate headquarters on the coast, which looks
> suspiciously like a
> storage container (20 foot model).  Cooling it in the
> summer can be
> tough. I could put plant containers on the roof and let the
> vegetation
> hang over the sides to make it easier to cool and soften
> the
> industrial appearance (we worry about aesthetics at our
> construction
> company a great deal).
> 
> Neat photos, all of them.
> 
> Brad
> 
> On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 10:15 PM, elle
> <watermusic38 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > OK..you are now free to go back to politics..
> >
> > ;^)
> >
> >
> > elle
> >
> >
> >
> > We can't change the angle of the wind....but we
> can adjust our sails.
> >
> > 1992 Rhodes 22   Recyc '06  "WaterMusic"
>   (Lady in Red)
> >
> >
> >
> >
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