No. The good ones are made with minimum 5mm steel. I had some in Belgium - very wet - for 20 years and they never snapped. I've brought some with me to this new garden.
Cheaper, lighter, plastic coated tubular metal bends and snaps with terrible ease and is a false economy.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Go to a library or charity shop and see if you can find a copy of Geoff Hamilton's book on Cottage gardens. It includes instructions for a cheap but sturdy wooden obelisk that you can build yourself and paint a colour to suit your garden scheme.
I shall be giving it a go later on as I find that many of the metal obelisks are, in fact, too small for many of the clematis I intend to grow. Arches and pergolas are another option for introducing height to a garden.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
I have various tubular obelixs quite a few years old, bought in Aldi for round a tenner. Still going strong. I had a very expensive Willow one bought by a friend which only lasted a year.
I have several of these as in photo below. Here is a link to Amazon for the same one, but I think you can get the same ones cheaper elsewhere. I've had them 3 years and they are perfect for my purposes. No rust so far, and simple to put together. I got 2.2 metres which is taller than I wanted, but buried in ground about 1 foot so they come up about 5 and half to 6 feet above ground.
Newb... that is the metal railings attached to a raised patio area.. It was put in when the home was built.. like a veranda without a roof... but thanks for asking... it gets painted with hammerite every few years...
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Natural rust obelisks will probably outlive you - as long as they are of solid metal and not too thin and wiry.
Google around for suppliers and prices.
wouldnt rust cause it to break?
No. The good ones are made with minimum 5mm steel. I had some in Belgium - very wet - for 20 years and they never snapped. I've brought some with me to this new garden.
Cheaper, lighter, plastic coated tubular metal bends and snaps with terrible ease and is a false economy.
Thank you. They dont seem to fit in my budget though. Anyway i have time, i will keep looking.
Go to a library or charity shop and see if you can find a copy of Geoff Hamilton's book on Cottage gardens. It includes instructions for a cheap but sturdy wooden obelisk that you can build yourself and paint a colour to suit your garden scheme.
I shall be giving it a go later on as I find that many of the metal obelisks are, in fact, too small for many of the clematis I intend to grow. Arches and pergolas are another option for introducing height to a garden.
Thank you.
I have various tubular obelixs quite a few years old, bought in Aldi for round a tenner. Still going strong. I had a very expensive Willow one bought by a friend which only lasted a year.
I have several of these as in photo below. Here is a link to Amazon for the same one, but I think you can get the same ones cheaper elsewhere. I've had them 3 years and they are perfect for my purposes. No rust so far, and simple to put together. I got 2.2 metres which is taller than I wanted, but buried in ground about 1 foot so they come up about 5 and half to 6 feet above ground.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/DIY-Tools/Gardman-2-2m-Parisian-Obelisk/B001LUR3IA/ref=sr_1_10?s=outdoors&ie=UTF8&qid=1483636908&sr=1-10&keywords=obelisk
I have 2 roses and a clematis all planted in same hole with the obelisk. It doesn't move as it's planted deep enough.. All very easy...
thank you nanny beach and marlorena.
@marlorena,
what is that metal structure next to obelisks In first photo? Where did you get that from?
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Newb... that is the metal railings attached to a raised patio area.. It was put in when the home was built.. like a veranda without a roof... but thanks for asking... it gets painted with hammerite every few years...