I am about done with my first ride for my amusement park (a ferris wheel) and would like to add some shrubs and perhaps a small flower bed around the base and the corners for an accent. Where do I go to either buy these already made or how do you go about making them from?

Don't have any sources of flora, but would love to see a pic of your ferris wheel.

Uncle Bob, look up. At the top of the page, Scenic Express carries at lot of hedges and flower, shrubs, etc. Also, Woodland Scenics. Check out the Scenery Sourcelist at the top of the Scenery section page, there is probably more sources listed there.

Uncle Bob,
I used some hedges and flowers from Scenic Express and think they look very good. They have a pretty decent selection. here is a picture of some hedges and flowering hedges to mimic azealas around the Town Hall.

I agree that the hedge from SE (EX0510, 24" long) is great for bordering stuff. I use GOO to glue it down, after the GOO gets tacky.
I've used craft store small dried, and small plastic flowers. Joe

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Originally posted by BillP:
Don't have any sources of flora, but would love to see a pic of your ferris wheel.

I agree! Waiting for pics!

Hey Pennsy you spend too much time at the Scenery Express web store LOL! Looks really good there buddy, I like the flowering vines going up the walls. I have some and planned on just putting it on a couple of trellis but this gives me some other ideas. Good work!

Also, there's dried gypsophila (baby's breath) available at the craft store dyed to many colors.








You can also make your own from plastic plant material, also from the craft store.



Jim

Pictures are coming. I have been taking them in sequence and hope to have the project done in the next couple of weeks.

Nice work, Jim!
Thanks for the ideas.

Pennsy4k- Nice shot. Can you show the whole building? I really like the "open" windows. How to do? Dave G.

dgauss
The building is Harry Heike Brewery



If you would like to know more about the design and construction, it was featured in the last issue of 48/ft O Scale news.