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shirlton

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Wilkies arches
« on: July 04, 2010, 11:08:07 »
Tony's work again



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shirlton

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Re: Wilkies arches
« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2010, 11:11:40 »
For sweet peas up the path





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Re: Wilkies arches
« Reply #2 on: July 04, 2010, 12:16:11 »
absolutley gorgeous,and exactly what ive been nagging OH to make me,serious arch envy going on here! ;)
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Re: Wilkies arches
« Reply #3 on: July 04, 2010, 16:33:39 »
they look lovely, Shirley
word of caution, don't make a fruit cage with debris netting and wilkies arches, one of the girls is on holiday and the wind has just bent hers and broken them all  :-\

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Re: Wilkies arches
« Reply #4 on: July 04, 2010, 17:07:19 »
have you ever thought of sending some pics to Wilkies - I'm sure they'd love them (and besides you might get something back!)

Looking great as ever Shirl & Tone  :)

shirlton

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Re: Wilkies arches
« Reply #5 on: July 04, 2010, 18:32:49 »
Might just do that 1066.
Manics I think the fact that they used debris netting would be what they did wrong cos its quite heavy. Pond netting would probably be ok. At the moment I don't think ower Tones got any ideas about a fruit cage ;D
When I get old I don't want people thinking
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                             I want em saying
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Re: Wilkies arches
« Reply #6 on: July 04, 2010, 20:47:45 »
can i just say those sweetpeas smell even better than they look!!! if you catch me lingering snifing with inent u know why! soooooo nice, hmmmm..... lol!  :P
id love arches covered in flowers like that, another item on my long wishlst.... lol! must murder more couch grass 1st tho....  ::)
i think i like it here :D now who can tell me how to grow my own chocolate???

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Re: Wilkies arches
« Reply #7 on: July 05, 2010, 19:14:40 »
What a great idea, i got three arches in the sale last autumn and they are still in the shed in the boxes now im inspired to put them together.
well done. looks great!

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Re: Wilkies arches
« Reply #8 on: July 05, 2010, 20:49:51 »
Two of our arches are supporting the blackberry and loganberry plants. These have become very heavy, and one of them was really leaning in some recent winds. So we banged in some old tree stakes, attached them to the arches and they are now stronger than they were before. They are quite flimsy, so have a thought to what they are going to be used for  ;) ;) ;) ;)

They are great, and we have about a dozen altogether.  Will look out again for them at the end of the season when the price comes down.
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Re: Wilkies arches
« Reply #9 on: July 10, 2010, 21:55:21 »
They do look wonderful. We don't have a Wilkinson here, but if I'm ever wandering past one, I'll look out for arches!

 

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