Building With Bamboo

Owee. What's that big yellow thing in the sky? Oh, right. The sun. What a glorious day yesterday. We had a big 'ole work bee in the yard and my hayfield finally got mowed. It's amazing how such simple pleasures mean so much to a gardener! We'll be in need of a serious massage after the weekend though as we're moving the greenhouse to our yard from our neighbours'. (Thank you Paula and Gibby!)

I've always wanted an arbour or two in our garden. One by Jan Janzen isn't in the budget yet — someday I hope — and I'm not wild about most of the ones I see in shops, so I just fashioned my own with bamboo. All for just a few bucks.



(Sorry, it's a bit lopsided. The photo, not the arbour.) Hopefully by the time of the tea, it will be covered in sweet peas and filet beans.

Here's another idea for building with bamboo — a pea trellis. What have you built with bamboo?

Don't hurt yourselves in the garden this weekend. Perhaps begin and end each day with this.