Well, the seeds were a bust. Nothing sprouted at all, probably been saving those seeds for too long.
So, I went for instant gratification. Unpotted a pot of various cuttings put together last fall & plunked it in the middle. Then trimmed about 50 long vines of Tradescantias out of other pots & put them all around the outside, with a few pieces of Begonias. If stuff can get going faster than squirrels can mess around in there, it should be awesome soon!
Did you find your relic, Lynn? I have an old wheelbarrow I want to do something similar in too...