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Shadecloth alternatives in Australia?
Hi folks,
I've got a pergola out the back without a roof. My wife and I are tossing up options for a translucent-style roof (ie, Shadecloth, corrugated fibreglass etc) so that we may keep plants beneath it, and give them some shelter. Was hoping you'd share your opinions pros & cons of the different roofing materials that you may have used yourselves. Oh, we're also considering a kinda "thatched" roof too - not traditional thatching (as one would see on European cottage roofs), but those thin, tall, brown twiggy branches that are occasionally bunched together in Australia to create attractive fences (sorry, my knowledge of plant names is woeful - I hope you know what I mean!!). Thank you kindly, Jason Paris |
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Shadecloth alternatives in Australia?
g'day jason,
it would probably come down to how much light you need to maintane say for plants or light that may be neded in the house. pretty much plants will grow under anything you put up as it protects them from the worst of the sun, though roofs that don't let light through may limit plants to being around the well lit parameter. they have a carbon fibre translucent or tinted roof now that is stronger that ulcanite, you can also keep heat build up down by laying shade cloth under those types of roofs. my thoughts len snipped -- happy gardening 'it works for me it could work for you,' "in the end ya' gotta do what ya' gotta do" but consider others and the environment http://hub.dataline.net.au/~gardnlen/ |
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I have a pergola at the back of my place. I find that the plants under it
do so much better than those that are out in the full glare of the sun. The beauty of the shadecloth is that the rain (when it does come!) just percolates through. It also makes a nice spot to have a rest or a meal out of the glare of the sun. I don't know what strength it is though. I know the branches you mean. I think they're tea tree or something similar. Judanne "Jason Paris" wrote in message om... Hi folks, I've got a pergola out the back without a roof. My wife and I are tossing up options for a translucent-style roof (ie, Shadecloth, corrugated fibreglass etc) so that we may keep plants beneath it, and give them some shelter. Was hoping you'd share your opinions pros & cons of the different roofing materials that you may have used yourselves. Oh, we're also considering a kinda "thatched" roof too - not traditional thatching (as one would see on European cottage roofs), but those thin, tall, brown twiggy branches that are occasionally bunched together in Australia to create attractive fences (sorry, my knowledge of plant names is woeful - I hope you know what I mean!!). Thank you kindly, Jason Paris |
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