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Trellises & Arbors is a comprehensive guide to building a unique front, side, or backyard arbor or trellis. With 352 color photos, elaborate step-by-step sequence shots, builder’s tips, and complete material and cutting lists for every project, this is a must-have for the beginning or intermediate do-it-yourselfer looking to take on an outdoor landscape piece. Whether readers are complementing a garden in the backyard or trying to accentuate a walkway, Trellises & Arbors has all the information and direction they’ll need. There are 10 projects in all, ranging from a gateway arbor to a trellis bench, pergola, and fan trellis. There’s even a photo- and information-packed section on plants to help readers select the perfect one to complete the project.
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Great design and construction reference Filled with photographs and very detailed guidance, “Trellises and Arbors” is an excellent book for both design ideas and actual production. This book has more design ideas than most similar books and even has a section on vertical gardening for those of us who like to actually use our trellises for various vines and flowering plants. The book is divided into four primary sections. The first one is a design guide with photographs of various arbors and trellises being used in different settings and for different purposes. Just realizing the possibilities from this section alone makes you want to go out and build one. The second section covers plants and gardening techniques for use with trellises – Virginia Creeper, various ivies, grapes, Wisteria, Passion Flower, Morning Glory, etc. The third section details the various tools, techniques, and materials for the actual construction of arbors and trellises. The fourth details the construction of specific trellises and arbors. Included with each project is a detailed list of the wood needed (quantity, thickness, length, width, and type) and even the number, type, and size of screws. Construction of your project is very detailed and each step is well illustrated so you can’t go wrong. It even has lots of tips and tricks that you can use to make sure that the final result is very professional. “Trellises and Arbors” is by far one of the best books on the subject available today. More design ideas than most, illustrations and photographs to guide you every step of the way, comprehensive instructions make this a highly recommended read.
A superbly presented and excellent reference Compiled and presented by home-improvement and woodworking expert Bill Hylton, Trellises & Arbors: Landscape & Design Ideas, Plus Projects is a full-color, “user friendly”, how-to guide to building trellises and arbors enhanced with illustrative diagrams and photographs on virtually every page. With its detailed, easy to follow, step-by-step instructions for constructing a variety of different types of trellises and arbors, Trellises & Arbors also offers the do-it-yourself, weekend project enthusiast a wealth of safety tips, guides for tools and materials, aesthetic considerations, and much more. A superbly presented and excellent reference, Trellises & Arbors is very highly recommended for any homeowner looking to enhance his or her garden or backyard.
Some Very Nice Ideas Contains some great ideas and super pictures of finished products, but gives much less information on how to construct the mid to large arbor projects that I was looking to do. It also is more of an intermediate to expert carpenter project book; I suspect most high intermediate and expert builders could easily take any of the ideas here and run with them. I, being somewhat of a novice carpenter, was looking for something a little more “by the numbers” for the arbors I would like to build. However, I am using the step by step trellis plans for one of the simpler trellises and it’s very much “by the numbers”.
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