Kathy - I got the cattle panel at Tractor Supply. I had them cut it almost down the middle, but the smaller panels on the cattle panel are not consistent on the entire panel, so after cutting them, one panel was 20" wide by 16' long and the other panel piece was 24" wide by 16' long. I don't need to cut it down in length because I needed the entire length to be nice and tall. No charge for them to cut it, but I did tip the fella. But you could cut it yourself too with those large heavy duty wire/bolt cutters. The panel was only $20 so from one panel I was able to make two arbors, plus had to buy 8 posts. Cost me about $50 for both arbors, plus the cost of the curved nails. Very sturdy and cheap and makes a nice arbor once the vines/climbers cover it.
I need the roses and clematis in pots because my soil (Florida soil) is full of nematodes. I've never had success with roses until I started growing them in pots. My clematis vines also do so much better in pots. So that is why I want to grow them in containers instead of the ground. We also get a lot of rain and standing water, so that causes root rot in the ground soil, too. Just not good soil to grow much of anything in unless it is a raised bed with good bagged soil or potting soil in a container/pot.
