Making movable arbours to make use of vertical space | DIY Garden Projects | Gardening Australia
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Climbing plants are useful in the garden to make the most of vertical space.
Hannah gets growing on some simple, relocatable growing structures, using concrete reinforcing mesh - known as reo. This steel product can be joined, bent, cut or attached for all kinds of situations and uses.
It comes in a range of sizes and thicknesses but, if cutting, you need some personal protection equipment such as safety glasses, gloves and ear muffs.
To create an arch you need a solid base - Hannah uses star pickets hammered in deeply, placing one in each corner of her new arbour. Because she’s working between terraces, she puts the upper pickets in at an angle to provide more support for her structure.
Hannah uses a thicker mesh with a 9mm bar for stability; the length will depend on how high you want your arch. Hannah recommends a minimum height of 180cm for an arbour; because her family is tall she will go higher - to 2.4m.
For heavy-duty reo it can be hard to bend sheets on your own so get a friend to help.
Secure the mesh to the star pickets with wire; Hannah cuts pieces about 40cm long.
The finished arches are very functional and can support grapes, beans, peas, heavy pumpkins or ornamental climbers such as a climbing rose.
Hannah plants a mixture of deciduous grapes and evergreen native climbers.
Filmed in Hobart, Tasmania.
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An expat Gary, in the US hand bends rebar arches and adds the remesh to it for structural support. He grows huge pumpkins on his arbors. Reo by itself will distort without extra support.
These look great and will look wonderful covered in those plants. I am looking forward to an update in your gorgeous garden.
Thank you, stay tuned!
Nice, this is something I want in my garden. Hot safety tip: to ensure the wire is cut with a flat end; instead of a sharp end, use the notches on the side of the pliers to cut the wire, instead of the method used in the video. the grooves line up, insert the wire, press the handles together = clean edge
Kiwiberries are doing great on my arch..
Fantastic!😂😂😂😂
Bamboo strips may be a workable alternative to rebars.
I use the same material for my cucumber and cherry tomato trellises! 😊
Has it worked well for you? Thanks for watching 😊
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Great video, loving Ollie
Us too!
Nice information
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Rebars will rust over time. So would the rust effect your crop, if you are planting cucumbers for example.
Fabulous 🌷🌷
Thanks for watching!
Great video! Is that rust on the reo giving it that orange colour, please?
If you're looking to make arches with tighter spacing then you can use ratchet straps to bend the reo mesh.
I recently made 3 arches, each with a depth of 2.4 meters and spacing of 1.4m. We cut the bottom off a standard panel (6x 2.4m) and then bent the larger piece. The mesh was stood up on its side (2.4m in the air!), two ratchet straps were applied towards the middle and two more were applied towards the outer side. They'd be tightened one by one, starting from the inner straps and working out. Once all were tightened there'd be enough slack in the first strap retighten and start the process again. Each piece took about 45 minutes to bend.
Also note that the mesh is heavy. A full sized panel may weigh over 50kg! Given the weight and size they can be difficult to move.
Definitely worth it though. For the price of a standard arch we made one from reomesh that's about 4 times bigger and will last forever.
Thanks for the tip and for watching!
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Ive watched a hundred of these videos and haven't seen one Aboriginal??
.... what?
I believe their presenter Clarence Slockee is indigenous...
Hi Jessie, as mentioned our amazing presenter Clarence is indigenous and is regularly featured on this channel!
A hundred? Literally scroll down like 6 videos. Wtf
So why not make your own channel ?