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Household => Gardening => Topic started by: unschoolbus on August 21, 2010, 10:38:56 am



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!