honey suckle

honey suckle

庭の紹介

 夫婦で庭づくりを福岡の郊外で2003年に始めました. 赤土むきだしの斜面にまず階段や園路をつくって芝をはり、果樹やバラ、ハーブなどを植えました.
 2010年にイギリスの有名なガーデンの、シシングハースト、モティスフォントアビー、ヒドコートマナーなどを回り、その素晴らしさに圧倒され、それから自分たちで小さくても素晴らしい庭をめざして庭づくりをつづけています.



8/04/2014

SELF-MADE SIMPLE CANE TOPPERS

We use many posts and stakes made of wood, plastic and steel.  I had been looking for cane toppers for them, because they may have a risk of hurting us with their sharp ends, however, I couldn't find nice looking and economical ones.
So, I decided to make them by myself.  I found a wooden sphere diameter of that is four, five and six centimeters on an online-shop.  They are parts of building blocks for kids.

Wooden spheres sold at a online shop

I bought 4 cm spheres, and made a 2.5 cm-long hole by using an electric drill.


Then, I painted them blue or brown.

Paint on the balls is drying on short bamboos.  They look like small alium flowers, don't they? :)

These simple sphere-shape cane toppers are mainly used to cover the top of reinforcing bars.  They look ornamental in the garden, especially blue ones.

Rods supporting metal mesh for peonies

The framework of the net covering blueberry trees

Brown spheres are discreet.  They are used when they are expected not to stand out.

In the main garden (supporting a new shoot of rose)

In the kitchen garden (standard rose with tomato)


2 comments:

  1. Dear Poirot
    What a clever idea and much prettier than the green plastic cane toppers you can buy. They look lovely in the garden, doing a very important job.
    Best wishes
    Ellie

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    1. Dear Ellie
      One cane topper costs just 150 yen (less than one pound) to make. In addition, DIY is enjoyable!

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