Rosie that bottle tree is 'growing' near my 'flower bed'. I framed and laid tiles over a small area and put the bed on it. The tree is heavy and I wired it to the bed so that they both help hold each other in place during a bad wind storm.
This year it had white begonias growing in pots beneath it and I started a morning glory vine up the tree. I think I am going to do a cardinal vine this summer. The bright red blooms among the blue bottles are wonderful.
I found the bed at a flea market sitting to the side of the building. It has a head and foot and a metal bottom. The people that had it thought that the metal bottom was a side and that one side was missing. I guess they had never put it together so I got it for $9. I was very happy. I have not painted it. If it starts to rust I may paint it rust. Forgive the leaves and weeds. My garden is never as neat as it should be..... but neither is my house.... and my car is my 'other purse'. LOL
