Australian and New Zealand Gardening: Bromeliads for Novices and Addicts - September 2014, 5 by SBMLM

SBMLM wrote:
Hi all,
I hope everybody are feeling well today.
After a belter of a day yesterday we woke up to more rain this morning, but has come good again this arvo.

After seeing all your brilliant coloured plants I am going to try and move mine into more light as suggested. I bought some wire fence panels from a bloke on Gumtree. He said to meet him at a local wharf as he lived 10km up the river. Funny sight with the boat being smaller than the panels.

Anyhow I have a block retaining wall that I want to cover in the wire. and on the concrete below with shade cloth over the top. Only problem is after it rains a while the water sits on the concrete (pic1) Would this affect the plants above and if so how high would I have to raise it?
Other than this it would be a shade house / garden up the backyard (pic 2).

Pic 3 - is what Nev says is an Aechmea Pineliana Minuta (going berserk in a 4" pot)
Pic 4 - is a Tillandsia Caulescens
Pic 5 - Not Sure.

Ok, many thanks,

Brian