Trellises & Arbors

 by Sunset Books.

Take your garden from flat to fabulous with an eye-catching trellis or arbor

• Fresh ideas for charming, classic outdoor structures.
• A wide range of step-by-step projects for every skill level, from rustic tepees to inviting archways.
• Advice from the pros on the best tools, lumber and building techniques.
• Sunset's 40 top picks for climbing plants.
  

This all new edition is expanded with 32 pages and over 250 brand new photographs, many of which show how other homeowners have used obelisks, arbor benches, eye catching latticework and vegetable supports to provide privacy, form outdoor rooms, frame garden paths and give climbing vines and roses a place to thrive.
Then there are the projects themselves, more than 40 in all. The projects range from a simple fan trellis to a dramatic tunnel arbor giving builders of all skill levels a range of ways to create stunning garden focal points. Best of all, these projects use standard dimension lumber and don't require special woodworking skills.

Contents

Going Vertical in the Garden

• A sense of style
• Structures with purpose
• All about the plants

Trellis Projects

• Premade trellises
• Simple wall trellis
• Wall panel
• Fan trellis
• Wires on a wall
• Garden grid
• Garden panel
• Copper trellis
• Two ways with rebar
• Bentwood trellises
• Two ways with Bamboo
• Tepees
• A vertical harvest
• More veggie trellises
• Planter trellis
• Raised bed trellis
• Obelisk
• Trellised fence

Arbor Projects

• Kit arbors
• Path hugger
• A spacious archway
• Garden portal
• An elegant arbor nook
• Tunnel arbor
• Arbor with bench
• Rocking arbor
• Hammock dreams
• Geteway arbor
• rough-hewn arbor

Choosing the Right Plants

• All about vines
• Top 40 plant picks
• Roses

Tools, Materials and Techniques

• The right lumber
• Hand tools
• Cutting techniques
• Attaching boards
• Lattice with half lap joints
  
• Setting posts
• Finishing
  

Trellises & Arbors Book Specs

• Expanded edition with 32 additional pages.
• Over 250 new how to photographs.
• Over 40 projects for beginning to advanced woodworkers.
• Classic trellis and arbor designs that enhance any setting.
• New techniques chapter with information on safety, cutting methods, setting posts and pouring concrete.
• Expanded plant guide with mini encyclopedia of best climbers and foolproof planting tips.
• Advice on installing store bought structures.
• 160 pages, 350 photos, 20 illustrations.
• Softcover 8 1/4 x 10 3/4
• January 2008 publication.

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