Hi there

Has anyone seen or had experience of a little device I'm *sure* I saw some
years ago? It was a little disc of plastic that could be cemented to a wall
and the disc had a little 'strap/tie' through it so that plants could be
attached to a wall.

We have an old but lovely hydrangea petiolaris that was trained behind
wires/vine eyes - but the wind has whipped it all loose and it is not keen
to come back into line with just the aid of the wires. I need a way of
fiixing the old stems back to the wall securely so that the new growth can
do its own attaching thing. Or any suggestions?

TIA
--A

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Hi there

Has anyone seen or had experience of a little device I'm *sure* I saw some
years ago? It was a little disc of plastic that could be cemented to a wall
and the disc had a little 'strap/tie' through it so that plants could be
attached to a wall.

We have an old but lovely hydrangea petiolaris that was trained behind
wires/vine eyes - but the wind has whipped it all loose and it is not keen
to come back into line with just the aid of the wires. I need a way of
fiixing the old stems back to the wall securely so that the new growth can
do its own attaching thing. Or any suggestions?

TIA
--A



Yes used a lot in the Marine Electrical Trade as one example. A self
Adhesive part which fits to the wall with a loop in it. A cable tie is
looped through this and round, in my case electric cables, in your case
a plant stem, through the top of the cable tie and pull tight.

Try B & Q. Plumbers and Electrical Merchants or if you know anyone with
an 'R S' account ask them to get you some :-))

If you have tooooooooooo much difficulty in racking them down, get in
touch with me as I have some left over from my 'working days' :-((

Mike


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"Alison" o.uk wrote in
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Hi there

Has anyone seen or had experience of a little device I'm *sure* I saw some
years ago? It was a little disc of plastic that could be cemented to a
wall
and the disc had a little 'strap/tie' through it so that plants could be
attached to a wall.

We have an old but lovely hydrangea petiolaris that was trained behind
wires/vine eyes - but the wind has whipped it all loose and it is not keen
to come back into line with just the aid of the wires. I need a way of
fiixing the old stems back to the wall securely so that the new growth can
do its own attaching thing. Or any suggestions?

TIA
--A



I picked up a similar thing from Homebase about 5 years ago.

It came in a pack of 5 and the "glue" was 2 parts that you rolled together
and then you pushed the plastic disc onto it.

They stayed up for a year or two only, but, I guess that would be long
enough for your hydrangea to grow and cling back onto the wall.

Adam

"Adam Davis" wrote in message
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: "Alison" o.uk wrote in
: message ...
: Hi there
:
: Has anyone seen or had experience of a little device I'm *sure* I saw
some
: years ago? It was a little disc of plastic that could be cemented to a
: wall
: and the disc had a little 'strap/tie' through it so that plants could be
: attached to a wall.
:
: We have an old but lovely hydrangea petiolaris that was trained behind
: wires/vine eyes - but the wind has whipped it all loose and it is not
keen
: to come back into line with just the aid of the wires. I need a way of
: fiixing the old stems back to the wall securely so that the new growth
can
: do its own attaching thing. Or any suggestions?
:
: TIA
: --A
:
:
:
: I picked up a similar thing from Homebase about 5 years ago.
:
: It came in a pack of 5 and the "glue" was 2 parts that you rolled together
: and then you pushed the plastic disc onto it.
:
: They stayed up for a year or two only, but, I guess that would be long
: enough for your hydrangea to grow and cling back onto the wall.
:
: Adam
:
I've just fished out of the shed some I bought years ago in Woolworths and
they have a price tag of £1.69 for a pack of 6. They are just called 'plant
stickers' (very original) and the company is Erin Marketing Ltd, Astonia
House, Baldock, Herts. I used 4 of them about 2/3 yrs ago for a climbing
rose and they are still going strong although the rose could be better!

HTH

K