Title: Frameless Sunflower House Post by: unschoolbus on August 21, 2010, 10:38:56 am I have seen the sunflower houses that are framed and cost an arm and a leg. I tried building one this year and that did not work out well (but the tomatoes love it!). Next year I am so doing this!
If you have a plot of ground, there are wonderful things you can do with children, like growing a sunflower house. To do this, choose a flat, sunny spot. Trace a large rectangle, about 6x9 feet, leaving about a 2 foot opening for a doorway. Gouge out a trench along the traced rectangle and plant sunflower and heavenly blue morning glory seeds. Cover the seeds and water daily. When the sunflowers reach approximately 5 feet in height, lace string back and forth from one sunflower head to another across the rectangle to form a roof. Soon the morning glories will fill in the roof with green leaves and blue flowers. What a place to play and dream! This idea, and many more may be found in Sunflower Houses, by Sharon Lovejoy. Title: Re: Frameless Sunflower House Post by: unschoolbus on August 21, 2010, 06:05:08 pm I found this article that provides a picture as well
http://hubpages.com/hub/Sunflower_Housea_magical_summer_place Title: Re: Frameless Sunflower House Post by: Lindsay on August 21, 2010, 09:23:36 pm That would be an awesome little hideaway! That's really neat.
Title: Re: Frameless Sunflower House Post by: MommyPants on August 22, 2010, 08:15:08 am Very cool. I wish there was a picture from inside too. :)
Title: Re: Frameless Sunflower House Post by: unschoolbus on August 22, 2010, 08:56:14 am Oh that would be cool! |