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Garden help - Rented House

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Thirty88 · 05/04/2022 20:16

I'm in rented accommodation, I want to create a seating area with more privacy but because I rent I don't really want to spend a lot of money or have anything installed I can't take with me.
So, I had an idea but I'm not sure how well it would work.
Basically I thought of creating almost like a "pop up" wall around the seating area. I was thinking I could use large plant pots on four corners, fill them with cement and add like a wooden beam in each pot, then connect pretty material or those plant walls to each beam, maybe lights around each beam and faux leaves.
Basically...... like a giant windbreaker around my seating area but it would look better than the usual pinstriped ones you buy at the beach.
Would this work?
I'd have to drill drainage holes in the pots for the rain, and the make shift screen would need to he taken down every evening no doubt but that doesn't bother me.
In my head it seems like a good idea but its just a theory, if anyone can offer their advice I'd greatly appreciate it.

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Namechangeforthis88 · 06/04/2022 07:35

I have no practical advice but it sounds nice. What about something like this between the posts:
www.amazon.co.uk/artificial-trellis/s?k=artificial+trellis&tag=mumsnetforu03-21

Beebumble2 · 06/04/2022 16:13

Sounds like a good idea. Not sure why your going to dismantle it every evening.
You could add some large pots of tall growing plants, such as bamboo and Leycesteria Formosa ( pheasant berry) to enhance the artificial elements.

chisanunian · 06/04/2022 16:24

You can buy expanding trellis with leaves, lights and whatnot already attached, I saw some in my local garden centre literally an hour ago. Maybe something like that?

TheHomeEdit · 06/04/2022 16:25

The pots with cement and fence posts in would definitely work. I did something like that, but to support a shade awning many years ago. I got the idea from this book www.amazon.com/Great-Gardens-Kids-Clare-Matthews/dp/0600605167?tag=mumsnetforu03-21. It was fairly simple to do - you just need to hold the posts upright while the cement set!

Thirty88 · 06/04/2022 17:32

Thank you everyone, all really great ideas and valuable advice. I hope I execute it well. Soon as the rain stops I'll get to work on my new little project!

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2catsandhappy · 10/04/2022 10:53

Pots are your friend in the rented garden. Everything I put in a pot I think ahead to a possible future house move. Can one or two people lift the pot onto a removing van? If not, sadly, I have to pass.

Your plans sound lovely.

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