Personally l like it As others have said, it fits in well and as the rose grows it will look less stark, which is probably what your neighbour and OH are thinking.
The reply to "ls it supposed to look like that ? " is always "Yes", accompanied by a polite smile.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but all you need to remember is you are right and they are wrong 😁.
Personally l like it As others have said, it fits in well and as the rose grows it will look less stark, which is probably what your neighbour and OH are thinking.
The reply to "ls it supposed to look like that ? " is always "Yes", accompanied by a polite smile.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but all you need to remember is you are right and they are wrong 😁.
Actually, you are all right @RubyRoss Since everyone is entitled to their opinion, the obelisk is right for you, but your OH and neighbour are also right. If it is ugly in their eyes, no-one can change that.
But as to whether it is right FOR YOU, then the answer is yes, definitely. The two of us in our household don't always agree, but an opinion is just that.
If you can live with it, @RubyRoss then it stays. But is it right for the rose? Only time will tell. We all need to experiment.
I prefer the rusty look to nice and shiny paint but I don't think it's the most aesthetic designed obelisk out there. I'd happily use it in the garden though as it's designed to do a job and it will work fine for it.
Some of these type structures can be really intricate and beautiful but does it really matter when it's covered in foliage.
I got a similar reaction when I put a rusty metal obelisk in my garden, admittedly from non-gardening relatives! At least it got a reaction! I like it, it's in my garden, so that's all that matters!
If you like your obelisk, don't let anyone persuade you otherwise. Have the courage to continue to display the fact that you appreciate the aesthetics of rusty garden structures!
I like rust! I have round rusty obelisks and some conical ones and an arty one plus some shepherd's crooks which I use to hang bird feeders and then there are panels of rusty mesh I use as trellis for climbing roses and clematis and honeysuckle and star jasmine. It's generally unobtrusive, especially when the plants cover it, and it will last forever.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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The aesthetics are entirely up to you, but it does look a tad narrow to wind a rose around, you may be better just letting it grow through it and tying on where necessary. Depends on the rose tho, which one is it? When you say it’s small, do you mean the flowers are small or it’s a small patio climber?
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
I use a rusty obelisk for a tall Sanguisorba to grow through it gets to 6ft and gives a different look to a tall plant that might otherwise fall about. I also love to see orange flowers with rusty garden items. I have a rusty oil can which is in a border next to Libertia perigrinans.
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I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Since everyone is entitled to their opinion, the obelisk is right for you, but your OH and neighbour are also right. If it is ugly in their eyes, no-one can change that.
But as to whether it is right FOR YOU, then the answer is yes, definitely. The two of us in our household don't always agree, but an opinion is just that.
If you can live with it, @RubyRoss then it stays. But is it right for the rose? Only time will tell. We all need to experiment.
Thanks for the replies everyone – I feel vindicated!
@Quartz that’s a good point about sticking to a style but it’s really hard.
Some of these type structures can be really intricate and beautiful but does it really matter when it's covered in foliage.
If you like your obelisk, don't let anyone persuade you otherwise. Have the courage to continue to display the fact that you appreciate the aesthetics of rusty garden structures!
I also love to see orange flowers with rusty garden items.
I have a rusty oil can which is in a border next to Libertia perigrinans.