Translating inspiration to execution wasn’t as easy as I’d thought. Of course it wasn’t; when is it ever?

So I finally got the landscape fabric on, which looked like this:

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Meant to take pics of the intervening stages, but got involved and forgot. Didn’t help that I finished it in the wee small hours last night. I had planned to use Thunbergia, but the seeds never sprouted. The morning glory, however, did sprout, as did a nasturtium. I took it outside today to plant. I’m hoping the morning glories will fill in enough to cover the admittedly ugly tower, so that all you see is greenery and flowers.

Here are two pics.

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You’re probably wondering about the soda bottle. I would, too. It’s an experimental (ie, on the cheap) drip irrigation thingy I dreamed up while trying to figure out the best way to water my “Flower Tower.” I’ll post about that separately, soon.