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    Anyone seen a cheap garden arch, preferably metal, in any of the £ shops or cheapy places, please? Need a replacement.

    Ta.

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    I got mine either wilco or eBay £8 couple hrs ago. Not the strongest tbh but still standing.
    Northern England.

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    • #3
      I bought 2 of these, you won't find them any cheaper: (7ft high x 4ft wide)

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      • #4
        Ta! Wilko online has then for a fiver! Even with £4 delivery that's fine by me.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Containergardener View Post
          I got mine either wilco or eBay £8 couple hrs ago. Not the strongest tbh but still standing.
          I would hope that they last more than a couple of hours

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          • #6
            Thanks all.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Jay-ell View Post
              I would hope that they last more than a couple of hours
              Haaaaaaaaa years , I meant
              Northern England.

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              • #8
                I bought a couple of cheapo ones from L&dl a few years ago and although cheap I wouldn't buy them again as they only lasted a couple of seasons before collapsing under the weight of some runner beans (they'd rusted at ground level). Spent more on a better one and it'll last me far longer and not risk my crops. If you want something cheap and cheerful I'd just build it out of bamboo canes.

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                • #9
                  Stick four living willow branches in the ground, tie them together at the top, done. Will outlive you.

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                  • #10
                    Yes, but I won't be able to move it each season, and the growing willow will need tending, and will compete with what I'm training up the arch.... ;-)

                    In related new, I do wish I could find someone locally to supply me with hazel bean poles.... sighs.

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                    • #11
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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by 1Bee View Post
                        Yes, but I won't be able to move it each season, and the growing willow will need tending, and will compete with what I'm training up the arch.... ;-)

                        In related new, I do wish I could find someone locally to supply me with hazel bean poles.... sighs.
                        I would go fpr a walk and cut my own.

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                        • #13
                          Once the cheap arches rot at the bottom they still work well tied into posts or bamboo canes. Doesn't look that pretty, but it's only an allotment. And you don't see it when the green takes over.
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                          • #14
                            I hammered 300mm lengths of 20mm plastic pipe into the ground then slid the arch legs into them to hopefully give them a longer life.
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                            • #15
                              You're just full of good ideas BM, you should write a 'gardening tips' book. I'd buy it.

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