Built in 1838, our antebellum home and 19th century gardens are a step into the past.
Monday, March 7, 2011
Our bottle tree
A few years ago Michelle wanted to have me install a bottle tree in the vegetable garden. My understanding was they were a feature in the garden prior to scarecrows to deter birds from a garden. I learned much more from this website- http://www.felderrushing.net/BottleTreeImagess.htm
I got ours up on a section of Cedar tree we had to cut down. I set in a PVC sleeve 30" in the ground on a bed of gravel for drainage. I shaped the wood to fit the sleeve and placed to post. I inserted in some rbar into our"tree" and Michelle supplied the bottles ;>)
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I love this - art in the garden for all to see. . . including the birds!
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