tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627322010786735293.post4869326178997886806..comments2023-10-01T09:35:35.894+02:00Comments on Antipodes: Gamone garden staircaseWilliam Skyvingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10052367756561555096noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627322010786735293.post-89042111975055169202010-06-30T08:40:45.370+02:002010-06-30T08:40:45.370+02:00Thanks for that appraisal, Annie. In a setting suc...Thanks for that appraisal, Annie. In a setting such as Gamone, it's nice (but not easy) to be able to build things that look as if they might have been there all along!<br /><br />The so-called "rambler" varieties of roses are like wild animals, with thorns instead of teeth, which need to be trained, to be encouraged to ramble in the right directions… which means, first, up the poles and, then, across the top of the pergola, which is fortunately crisscrossed with a mesh of cables, as illustrated in a blog article of 14 November 2009 [<a href="http://skyvington.blogspot.com/2009/11/pergola-finished.html" rel="nofollow"><i>display</i></a>].<br /><br />This morning, in the sunlight, I was pleased to discover that the (artificial) stone slabs of the staircase have a similar beige hue and rough surface to the (genuine) stone façade of the house.William Skyvingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10052367756561555096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627322010786735293.post-14127517115706172912010-06-30T03:42:46.699+02:002010-06-30T03:42:46.699+02:00It's amazing how quickly the pergola has been ...It's amazing how quickly the pergola has been covered and looks like it's always been there. I agree with you that the growth of thyme up to (and trying to infringe on) your staircase will make it look like it really belongs.<br /><br />Good work!Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10806660109196835114noreply@blogger.com