[Rhodes22-list] A look back at summer

Fri Nov 21 11:13:44 EST 2008

Thena,

"and tolerate the head we generate down here"

Whoa there, I'm trying to cool the office down, not heat it up!
(sorry, just didn't have the self-discipline to resist that)

Actually, I like the idea of wire trellis and getting something to
grow over the top.  Everyone loves our office, it's just ugly to look
at.  The storage containers themselves are bullet-proof and great to
ride out a hurricane in (ask big brother). If the housing authority
doesn't buy our place, sooner or later, we're going to have to do a
better job of pretending to be a nursery (zoning issue). If we could
hide storage containers behind vegetation we could rent them out to
other contractors and the containers themselves would become a
"privacy fence" to hide the equipment in the back.

Brad

On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 9:33 AM, Thena Carville
<thenacarville at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> 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....
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of elle
> Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 7:04 AM
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> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] A look back at summer
>
> 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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