- Author : Jim Long
- Binding : Paperback
- Dewey Decimal Number : 684.18
- EAN : 9781580170512
- ISBN : 158017051X
- Is Eligible For Trade In? : Yes
- Label : Storey Publishing, LLC
- List Price : $19.95 (USD)
- Manufacturer : Storey Publishing, LLC
- Number Of Items : 1
- Number Of Pages : 160
- Package Dimensions : 0.48 inches (Height) x 8.99 inches (Length) x 1.01 pounds (Weight) x 8.04 inches (Width)
- Publication Date : 1998-01-05
- Publisher : Storey Publishing, LLC
- Studio : Storey Publishing, LLC
Long has written a friendly, conversational book about bentwood garden accessories, some fantastic, others prosaic or elegantly simple. In nine main chapters, he covers selecting wood, making a basic trellis, more elaborate and decorative trellis designs, bentwood gates, bentwood fences, arbors, and trellises made without bentwood. He discusses the selection of plants for your structures, and finally, adds a chapter on simply enjoying your bentwood structures, even going so far as to include a few yummy recipes for muffins, teas, and shortbread to savor in your newly created garden environment! The techniques outlined by Long can be easily adapted to your own individual designs and creative ideas. As Bertha Reppert, the founder of the Rosemary House, says, "I shall never look at plant prunings the same way again." Bentwood garden structures offer a natural, eye-pleasing alternative to plastics and mass-manufactured garden installations, making use of the garden itself to generate construction materials that might otherwise end up burned or in a landfill. --Mark A. Hetts
- Amazon.com Review
With the simple step-by-step instructions in this guide, readers will learn how to collect limbs from a wide variety of native trees as a part of routine pruning and then use those limbs to make beautiful, sturdy bentwood projects. Featured are dozens of charming design ideas to suit any landscape, plus simple installation techniques.
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Customer Reviews:
Customers rated Making Bentwood Trellises, Arbors, Gates & Fences (Rustic Home Series) 4.0 stars out of 5.0 based on 7 reviews:Helpful for Novices
by Joyce L. Paski - 2010-02-14
I like this book because it covers the basics of bentwood trellis building, including discussion of various types of wood and different styles of trellises. It is easy to understand A useful book altogether.Making Bentwillow Trellises
by Ruth A. Lidstone - 2009-09-06
I was disappointed in this book. Mostly illustrations , not any actual photos. I definitely would not have purchased if I known this.Inspirational
by Georgina Church (Waterville KS) - 2009-04-22
I love this book. Its very inspirational with all of the detailed photos and instructions on how to build bentwood trellises, gates & fences. I would highly recommend it to anyone who wants to delve into rustic garden pieces that are not only decorative but functional as well.Making Bentwood Hearts!
by Jason W. Marlin - 2008-03-30
A little disappointing. Great if you want to make most things with heart shapes in it. I didn't. Good for explaining how you go about putting one together, and a few nice designs. The recipes in the back where odd - a nice idea, and i suppose better than another six pages of a heart shaped patterned trellises. Also a lot of diagrams rather than pictures - Pictures would work better i think - obviously dearer to print though.Recycle that brush!
by P. J. Carter (Maine) - 2006-02-24
This book gives good directions and shows many attractive ideas. I am going to try a living fence and some supports for pole beans in the garden-that should be much prettier than the metal posts and twine I used last year.
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