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otnorot
valued contributor
Natural wood planter28 Jan '08 11:12 pm
This was a hobby then a business for about 6 years then I gave it up as I was getting too old to continue.
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GardenGnome
Happily Toiling Away
Regina, Saskatchewan
That's terrific, Bill!28 Jan '08 11:59 pm
I hope you will tell me how you do those planters because my wife wants me to make her some now she has seen your photos.
Very interesting. 
Christopher
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otnorot
valued contributor
Know as driftwood29 Jan '08 2:38 am
Christopher first off I want to say how sorry I was to hear about stormy and hope you get him back soon. My planters are roots of the red cedar a scruffy shrubby tree of Ont ,Quebec and New York State. for years the farmers have used these roots to mark their land as most roots are 4 to 6 ft tall.
All I did was cut these ones in the pictures off of the larger roots then filled the cavitys with rockery plants.If there were no cavitys then I would made cavitys with the chain saw.Roots from evergreens are the best as they take a long time to rot.
Bill
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Dixie
garden enthusiast
Waikato-New Zealand
planters29 Jan '08 6:11 am
These are really nice.What are the plants in picture 2,as they look so effective?
Dixie.
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otnorot
valued contributor
planter29 Jan '08 8:13 am
Dixie I think that is Sedum rupestre 'Sea Gold'but I have so many sedums I'm not positive.
Bill
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GardenGnome
Happily Toiling Away
Regina, Saskatchewan
Driftwood Delights29 Jan '08 8:55 am
Thanks for the explanation, Bill. I'm going to have to keep my eyes open for an appropriate root. Our Storm was returned to us. If you read the whole other thread you will get the whole story, but we are overjoyed to have our beloved dog back in the fold.
I'm going to have to look in to that Sedum. Lovely stuff.
Christopher
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