Description: In this all new edition, you’ll discover a whole new world of vertical expressions for your garden. Create structures that are focal points, backdrops that add depth and layering, designs that shape a view, and those that provide shade, screening, and style. Expanded to 128 pages, Trellises and Arbors offers something for every homeowner. For the person looking for garden inspiration, there are color photographs of more than 110 gardens with arbors and trellises. For the do-it-yourselfer, there are color photographs and how-to instructions for building 42 trellises and arbors. For the gardener, there is a chapter devoted to choosing and caring for the right plant for your structure.
Key Features: * 42 projects offer a broad spectrum of designs for building your own trellises and arbors * Each project has a color photo of the finished structure and how-to instructions. Step-by-step photos accompany 15 of the projects * Special features offer advice on construction techniques and on selecting materials, tools, and hardware.
Customer Reviews
Review Summary: Trellises and Arbors
Date: 2004-06-02
Details: Really pretty pictures, nice recommendations of possible plants to grow up the trellises, etc., but unless your a master carpenter, or able to use pictures, you'll never build any of them!! There's no diagrams or plans in the entire book!!
Review Summary: Excellent photos and ideas!
Date: 2003-10-16
Details: I really enjoyed this book, being my first Sunset guide to gardening. With all of the excellent photos and drawings it gives you plenty of ideas for building outdoor structures. Granted, it is a short book and you won't be an expert after reading it, but it gives you plenty of information to get started with building beautiful garden trellises and arbors.
Review Summary: disappointed
Date: 2002-06-16
Details: this book is basically a pretty overview of ideas. i expected to see more information on how to construct arbors and or trellises. there were also too many pages devoted to climbing plants for the arbors.
Review Summary: What a Great Book!
Date: 2000-06-04
Details: I've enjoyed countless hours curled up with my well-worn copy of "Trellises and Arbors." It's clearly written with numerous photos and drawings that show the details of construction. It even discusses choices of fasteners, woods, and alternative building materials. It also includes tables to calculate the materials you'll need to use. This book has encouraged me (a construction novice) to begin work on a grape arbor in my back yard.
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