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    Making Bentwood Trellises, Arbors, Gates & Fences

    by Jim Long, Storey Pub.


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    $19.95
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    • ISBN-13: 9781580170512
    • Publisher: Storey Books
    • Publication date: 01/05/1998
    • Series: Rustic Home Series
    • Pages: 160
    • Product dimensions: 8.03(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.39(d)

    Co-owner of Long Creek Herb Farm in Oak Grove, Arkansas, Jim Long is also an herbalist, author, landscape designer, and syndicated gardening columnist. His business and gardens have been featured in Gourmet, Southern Living, Better Homes & Gardens' Deck & Landscape Planner, Country Garden and many other magazines, and he has written articles for Organic Gardening, Garden Design, and The Business of Herbs, among others. His "Ozarks Gardening" syndicated column appears in newspapers in Missouri and Arkansas. Additionally, Jim has been a regular contributor for the popular "Down to Earth" column for The Herb Companion, and has taught adult education classes on herbs and writing for Southwest Missouri State University and Drury Community College. He is a member of the Herb Growers and Marketers Network, the Herb Society of America, the Garden Writers Association of America and The Author's League. Jim lives on the Missouri-Arkansas border in the heart of the Ozark Mountains. Jim has written the books Bodycare Just for Men, Making Bentwood Trellises, Arbors, Gates and Fences and Making Herbal Dream Pillows, which features the work of award-winning illustrator Dagmar Fehlau.

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    Table of Contents

    Introduction

    CHAPTER 1 Selecting Wood

    Determining What Type of Wood You Need

    Finding a Source for Wood

    Working with Green Wood

    Common Types of Wood

    Common Vines

    CHAPTER 2 Making the Basic Trellis

    The Tools You Need

    The Materials You Need

    Making a Work Space

    The Basic Trellis

    Securing Your Trellis in the Ground

    Installing Your Trellis

    CHAPTER 3 Decorative Trellis Designs

    CHAPTER 4 Bentwood Gates

    Design a Gate to Fit the Purpose and Place

    The Basic Gate

    Installing Your Gate

    CHAPTER 5 Bentwood Fences

    Variation on a Trellis

    Installing Your Panel Fence

    CHAPTER 6 Arbors

    Arbor Designs

    Suggested Trees and Plants

    CHAPTER 7 Trellises Without Bentwood

    Using Available Materials

    CHAPTER 8 Selecting Plants for Your Bentwood Structure

    Suggested Vining Plants

    Annuals

    Perennials

    CHAPTER 9 Enjoying Your Bentwood Structures

    A Meditative Retreat

    A Creative Retreat

    A Backyard Garden Party

    A Place to Celebrate the Fruits of the Earth

    Observing the Seasons

    RESOURCES

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    Turn discarded branches from your routine pruning into sturdy and beautiful bentwood projects for your lawn and garden. With Jim Long’s easy step-by-step instructions for creating durable fences and picturesque trellises from salvaged tree limbs, you’ll be inspired to build your own unique landscape features. Add life to your creation with one of many suggested climbing plants and watch as your structure becomes a vibrant, blooming sculpture. You’ll soon be enjoying a lazy afternoon resting in the dappled shade of your homemade bentwood arbor. 

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