Sitmedownuponder Two

One *book at the HoBB is full of designs from the Victorian era. I like some of their rustic garden structures and have started to grown a roof of ivy as a natural thatch for sun hiding. This roof of ever greenery includes 54 varieties of Ivy and grows around a small circular seating area under two apple trees.

Unusually, we are constructing the sides of this 'sitmedownuponder' to support the roof as the ivies grow, and not beforehand. By doing this, we can follow the way the ivies grow naturally and give them the support they are seeking. All plants have a 'leaning' and by working alongside the way they determine their growth, the effect looks more natural.

Once the Ivy plants have formed a living roof they will naturally de-foliate on the underside away from the sun and reveal a complex natural lierne vaulted effect or the melon skin shown in the picture above.

At night, up lighters will highlight this complex web of overlapping ceiling stems and from the outside it will look like a large green glowing ball.

The tale of this sitting area will only be told in the growing but with the intention, the ending will forever be alive and useful.

Waves from ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <+))))))))>< ~~~ Grant

(*Victorian Do-it-Yourself. E.J.Wiseman ISBN 0 7153 7307 2)

Posted by : Grant
Filed in : We Produce

Posted by grant at May 11, 2010 12:09 AM