Beginner Gardening: Let's see your ARBORS and TRELLISES !, 1 by HollyAnnS

HollyAnnS wrote:
1AnjL, That is my box pond you are asking about? Yes Ric built it very easy to do. Originally it had a plastic preformed liner then last year we redid it and now it has a rubber liner. Here is a link to raised ponds that will give you a bit more info. http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/870256/

missingrosie, I love your cedar arbor, that has a beautiful look. I've seen a bit of your lovely garden before so very nice. The art work is also very nice, unique and personal. I know you mentioned utility lines in the area of your problem trellis but I do have a few ideas. Instead of re-bar Ric uses angle iron quite often, most of my elderly split rail fence is held together with angle iron. He is a bit of a collector and drags home every bed frame he sees lying along the road for trash pick up. They are made from good strong angle iron. You could also build a wood frame for your trellis much like Ric did for my Clematis. Your metal trellis is very beautiful, mine are just lightweight inexpensive but with these easy to do wood frames they are much more attractive and heavy duty. You might just put posts on either side with attractive finials rather than box them.

I have seen that butterfly bench before. There is one for sale at a shop in Duck, N.C. where we vacation. I don't know if they have ever sold one but it has been there for years.