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Impatiens Bed From Scrap Materials


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multitude of impatiensThe north side of my house is one unbroken line. It is the side most visible to others. With almost no direct sun light reaching the area, and little growing there, it detracted from the rest of the house.

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It took a long time to find enough discarded four gallon milk crates to line the whole side of the house. I eventually did.

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I cut leftover roofing shingles to line the bottoms and sides of the crates. Then, I placed the crates against the foundation of the house. Next, I filled the crates with my best leaf mold and compost.

I had a few panels of extra siding. I placed them against the crates and secured them to the crates with wire. A good looking foundation bed at no cost to me.

All those impatiens rootings I mentioned in another post were planted in the crates. I had a rather nice display of blooms all late spring and summer long. Then, the rains came.

For the past several years, my state has advised against planting impatiens due to the likelihood of infection by a virus. I continued to plant them, any way. For the most part, I have had a lot of success.

I think the virus is always present and several factors determine how much damage it will do. I believe the continuous wet weather we've had lately has caused a proliferation of the virus. The results of that proliferation can be seen below.

Impatiens Bed From Scrap Materials

 

Surprisingly, pansies and viola do well in this low light bed. It's just a matter of weeks til the bed is again alive with color.

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August 31, 20160 found this helpful
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Thanks for showing the "before & after" photos as this makes me feel better about my efforts with some of these.
I just plant and plant and enjoy the good before the bad.

 

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That's a good attitude to take. Some years are just naturally better than others. With one exception, I haven't had good luck with anything this year.

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The exception was rooting cuttings, I have more lilac bushes, rose bushes, clematis, etc. than I could ever use. But, I do enjoy giving them away.

 

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September 5, 20160 found this helpful

great job

 

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September 16, 20160 found this helpful

Thank you

 

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July 5, 20180 found this helpful

cybergrannie says before and after pictures are good. So, here's another. I wanted you to see how the Euonymus has grown. That's the little plants in front of the milk crates.

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The vinyl siding was to hide the crates but it was a temporary fix til the euonymus grew large enough to hide them. Well, they have. Now , I'll trim then 2-3 times a year to keep them at their current height.

 
 

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September 19, 20180 found this helpful

Thanks - you just have A very intelligent green thumb!
I hope they are still looking good.
Betty

 

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October 17, 20230 found this helpful

Thanks, Betty

 
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