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Belfast sink plant choices

Posted by Justin Hemming on February 6, 2011 at 8:15pm in Plants

Hi

As part of my marketing plan for my new gardening business (starting in March) I have offered my local pub to plant a couple of old belfast sinks in the beer garden, hoping to gain some work through word of mouth.

 

Has anyone used old sinks before - what did you plant.  I'm thinking a plant or two in the middle with year round foliage (Box, Phormium?)  and then some annuals round the edge (Lobelia, Alyssum, Brachyome maybe?).

My Container Expert book suggests making an alpine trough using mainly smaller alpine perrenials with some trailing annuals at the edge.  This sounds like a plan as it would keep year round interest.

 

If anyone has any photos to share that would be great!

 

cheers

 

Justin

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  • Justin Hemming February 6, 2011 at 8:23pm

    Haven't measured them up yet (Good idea!) 

     

    Approx 20"x14"x12"

     

    cheers

    Paul @ PPCH Services said:

    What dimensions are the sinks?

     

  • Jenny Bloom February 6, 2011 at 8:27pm

    Yes I think a standard belfast sink would be way to small and shallow for Phormium and Box. Think your alpine route is more of a goer (small plants, shallow roots)- but ensure you have good drainage (don't just allow on the plughole which could get congested), and add plenty of grit to the soil/compost etc. Alpine plants also wouldn't mind if didn't get watered quite so often.

    This is however quite a low key effect - if the pub wants more of a show stopper e.g gig, bold forms, colour, annuals/bedding etc, then other containers may be more suitable. They would also have to think about ongoing watering and maintenance but maybe you can talk to them and line up some on-going work for future.

    Good luck with your new business venture!

    Jenny

  • Justin Hemming February 6, 2011 at 9:56pm

    Yes

    Was thinking of going for good effect with bright coloured flowers.  The belfast sinks are already there so will be using them.  Am going to suggest some different size/shape containers too.  

    cheers


    Jenny Bloom said:

    Yes I think a standard belfast sink would be way to small and shallow for Phormium and Box. Think your alpine route is more of a goer (small plants, shallow roots)- but ensure you have good drainage (don't just allow on the plughole which could get congested), and add plenty of grit to the soil/compost etc. Alpine plants also wouldn't mind if didn't get watered quite so often.

    This is however quite a low key effect - if the pub wants more of a show stopper e.g gig, bold forms, colour, annuals/bedding etc, then other containers may be more suitable. They would also have to think about ongoing watering and maintenance but maybe you can talk to them and line up some on-going work for future.

    Good luck with your new business venture!

    Jenny

  • Richard Boyd February 7, 2011 at 9:28am

    If it is in a pub then plant with the following in mind.

     

    • They will become a rubbish bin
    • Stuff will be thrown in beer, cig ash...
    • They will get stood on
    • They will get vadalised
    • Maintenance (unless you are DIYing) will be poor

     

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