A rusty privacy screen inspires a planting

Barbara Weirich ’s husband is a alloy fabricator , and he created this privacy screen for her garden in Benton Harbor , Michigan . It ’s at the end of a long , narrow alleyway in her garden , and camouflage a utility pole in the background . She reinforced its elongate nature with spiky horsetail , and echoed its cryptical , hoary color with nearby cosmetic Gunter Grass and towering burgundy castor beans .

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