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The garden arbor is progressing really well. All of the major sawing and hammering has now been completed and some of the painting has been started. The roof trellis is sitting on the ground for the time being waiting for a couple of coats of paint. The plan is to complete all the painting during the week and then assemble it all next Saturday and hopefully then spend some time contemplating the type of climber we're going to have ramble over it.
It hasn't been a hard project. The most difficult moments have come from working with recycled materials that differ in dimensions. Some of the jarrah planks look very similar in size but may differ by 10cm (1/2 inch) or more in width and thickness.
Needless to say, we're dreaming of the day when we can sit under the arbor during the heat of the day and breathe in some gorgeous perfume and enjoy the garden vista.
Comments
Beatiful project! I'd like to build one of these in along our back fence someday.
Posted by: nelumbo | April 10, 2006 9:01 AM
Yes it has been a great project and we still have 2 more to build. I'm just impatient to see it covered in beautiful blooms and finally block out that boring fence.
Posted by: Stuart | April 10, 2006 10:18 AM
It's coming along well. You are so industrious Stuart! Do you ever sit still? Well, yes, I guess you sit at the computer a lot :)
Posted by: kerri | April 12, 2006 9:09 PM
This is definitely something I have been wanting to build. My husband likes the roof trellis you have and wants to build just that so we can plant and have more and better cucumbers. I like this project. It looks great!
Posted by: Katina Mooneyham | April 13, 2006 3:07 AM
I love vertical gardening - where you can start to grow upwards because your space at ground level is becoming minimal. I hope you end up building one for your cucumbers. It would certainly look great and be very practical.
Posted by: Stu | April 13, 2006 5:30 AM