Title:
Trellises and arbors : landscape and design ideas, plus projects
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Upper Saddle River, NJ : Creative Homeowner, 2002
ISBN:
9781580110860
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Summary
Summary
Explains how to embellish one's backyard landscape with an ornamental trellis or arbor, featuring detailed instructions, diagrams, photographs, and illustrations to help readers create fifteen different projects, accompanied by safety tips, glossary, and helpful information on tools, techniques, mat
Table of Contents
| Trellises & Arbors | |
| Design & Planting | |
| Design Guide | p. 6 |
| Trellises | p. 8 |
| Arbors | p. 10 |
| Used as Dividers | p. 12 |
| Used as Entries | p. 14 |
| Used as Focal Points | p. 16 |
| Vertical Landscaping | p. 18 |
| More Uses for Trellises & Arbors | p. 20 |
| Ready-Made Trellises & Arbors | p. 26 |
| Plants For Trellises & Arbors | p. 30 |
| Selecting Plants | p. 31 |
| Consider Style | |
| Match Physical Properties | |
| Accommodate Climbing Style Planting Vines | p. 33 |
| Annuals | |
| Perennials Winter Care | p. 34 |
| Training & Pruning | p. 35 |
| Training Techniques | |
| Time Your Pruning | |
| Shape the Planting Vine Directory | p. 36 |
| Climbing & Rambler Roses | p. 42 |
| Choosing a Rose | |
| Planting Your Rose | |
| Pruning and Training | |
| Care Rose Directory | p. 44 |
| Tools, Techniques & Materials | p. 48 |
| Tools & Techniques | p. 49 |
| Layout Tools | |
| Site Tools | |
| Hand Tools | |
| Power | |
| Saws | |
| Routers and Bits | |
| Using a Router Safely | |
| Sandpaper and Sanders | |
| Clamps Drill-Driver and Bits Materials | p. 55 |
| Wood | |
| Lumber Species | |
| Adhesives | |
| Wood Finishes Projects Fan Trellis | p. 58 |
| Step-by-Step | p. 60 |
| Cut the Trellis Parts | |
| Bolt the Strips Together | |
| Clamp the Strips to the Workbench | |
| Attach Ribs to the Center Strip | |
| Fasten Strips to the Top Rib | |
| Trim the Ribs | |
| Install the Trellis Simple Trellises | p. 64 |
| Step-by-Step | p. 66 |
| Contemporary Trellis | p. 66 |
| Prepare for Assembly | |
| Add the Remaining Horizontal Strips | |
| Attach the Remaining Verticals | |
| Cut Dadoes Into the Headers | |
| Attach the Headers Diamond Trellis | p. 69 |
| Double-Diamond Trellis | p. 71 |
| Designer Trellis | p. 72 |
| Step-by-Step | p. 74 |
| Make the Top and Bottom Templates | |
| Shape the Frame Top and Bottom | |
| Prepare Top Piece for Lattice | |
| Make the Frame Sides | |
| Assemble the Trellis Frame | |
| Cut the Lattice Strips | |
| Fit the Horizontal Strips | |
| Fit the Vertical Strips More Wall-Mounted Trellis Ideas (Photo Gallery) | p. 78 |
| Trellis Wall | p. 82 |
| Step-by-Step | p. 84 |
| Rip Stock into Strips | |
| Shape Ends of Strips | |
| Attach the Bottom Horizontal Strip | |
| Install Remaining Horizontal Strips | |
| Attach the First Vertical Strip | |
| Install Remaining Vertical Strips | |
| Cut the "Windows" | |
| Make the Corner Brackets | |
| Install the Brackets | |
| Trellis Wall On Freestanding Posts |
