Comments on: The DIY Garden Arch; Easy, Organic and (almost) Free http://leslieland.com/blog/the-diy-garden-arch-easy-organic-and-almost-free/ Cooking • Gardening • Home Style Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:55:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: leslie http://leslieland.com/blog/the-diy-garden-arch-easy-organic-and-almost-free/#comment-12058 leslie Thu, 25 Oct 2007 11:09:37 +0000 http://leslieland.com/blog/the-diy-garden-arch-easy-organic-and-almost-free/#comment-12058 Good luck, Catherine I'm sure you can find suitable posts -- though it might take a trip to the country if you are somewhere heavily urbanized. And it might be wise to print out the directions and take them to the lumberyard, to avoid any confusions about what you need (for instance, cedar and locust are naturally rot-resistant woods commonly available in the US; Australian choices could be different ). The most important thing for anyone using this kind of arch for a heavy, aggressive vine like wisteria is to plant the posts very firmly and use the structure as a training frame. If you are faithful about tying the tender young wisteria shoots to the arch ( and pruning away those too wayward to fall in line) the vine will keep the arch shape as its wood stiffens, and by the time the original arch rots the wisteria will be able to stand on its own. Please do send us a progress report and pictures; I'd love to see what you come up with and I'm sure others would too! Good luck, Catherine

I’m sure you can find suitable posts — though it might take a trip to the country if you are somewhere heavily urbanized. And it might be wise to print out the directions and take them to the lumberyard, to avoid any confusions about what you need (for instance, cedar and locust are naturally rot-resistant woods commonly available in the US; Australian choices could be different ). The most important thing for anyone using this kind of arch for a heavy, aggressive vine like wisteria is to plant the posts very firmly and use the structure as a training frame. If you are faithful about tying the tender young wisteria shoots to the arch ( and pruning away those too wayward to fall in line) the vine will keep the arch shape as its wood stiffens, and by the time the original arch rots the wisteria will be able to stand on its own.

Please do send us a progress report and pictures; I’d love to see what you come up with and I’m sure others would too!

]]> By: Catherine Chen http://leslieland.com/blog/the-diy-garden-arch-easy-organic-and-almost-free/#comment-12048 Catherine Chen Thu, 25 Oct 2007 04:25:51 +0000 http://leslieland.com/blog/the-diy-garden-arch-easy-organic-and-almost-free/#comment-12048 Lesley - What a fantastic creation. I can't wait to try it out in my garden. I have a wisteria which is starting to grow beautifully but, because it doesn't have anywhere to spread, I've been looking at having an archway built. However, they don't come cheap especially when labour costs are factored in. I have been desperately looking for something that can be done by yours truly and I think that even a middle-aged women can follow your directions. If I can find in Australia the equivalent of the timber used, I'll start cracking on my next holidays. If I succeed, I'll post some pictures. Thank you so much for giving me this idea. Cheers, Catherine Lesley - What a fantastic creation. I can’t wait to try it out in my garden. I have a wisteria which is starting to grow beautifully but, because it doesn’t have anywhere to spread, I’ve been looking at having an archway built. However, they don’t come cheap especially when labour costs are factored in. I have been desperately looking for something that can be done by yours truly and I think that even a middle-aged women can follow your directions. If I can find in Australia the equivalent of the timber used, I’ll start cracking on my next holidays. If I succeed, I’ll post some pictures. Thank you so much for giving me this idea. Cheers, Catherine

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