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Garden Fence and Arbors

Project by ND2ELK posted 146 days ago 537 views 0 times favorited 20 comments Add to Favorites Watch

The wife’s picket fence is finally completed and just waiting for the morning glories and moon flowers to find their way up the arbors. The lot slopes so much that the front pickets are 39 inches and the back are 52. Trying to install the back arbor with the difference between the front and the back fence heights was a challenge since it looked off-balance. So I ended up designing a seat in the back for her to rest on between weeding and hoeing rows. The picket section behind it and the seat itself can both be removed to gain access to the garden from the back end if needed. She says the seat is her favorite feature. She will probably have potted plants, windchimes and all such nonsense hanging from or sitting on it before she’s finished.

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa


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pommy

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posted 146 days ago

Chicken coup next then Tom lol…........

Andy

-- cut it saw it scrap it

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mrdull

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posted 146 days ago

Looks great, I should have done this, I have 4-4’x6’ raised beds and a 3’x16’ raised bed, I had mulched the path between it all and my jack russel with 3 legs tried to excavate thru two layers of fabric under the mulch and 6” of mulch to dig a hole in several places about 10” deep. I put in an electric fence about 7” off the ground to keep her out. But this was after the destruction, good thing my wife likes the dog so much.

I also like your composter, like pommy said next the chickens and guineas.

-- “Duty is the sublimest word in our language. Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more. You should never wish to do less.” General Robert E. Lee, C.S.A.

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john

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posted 146 days ago

Very nice work Tom , it looks great !!!

-- John in Belgrave ,(Slideshow http://cid-69bce320c6d8b119.spaces.live.com/ (Website) http://www.extremebirdhouse.com

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Karson

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posted 146 days ago

Tom: it looks great.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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James

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posted 146 days ago

Good job Tom, looks great, and I’m sure the lady is pleased.

-- James, Bluffton, IN

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Beginningwoodworker

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posted 146 days ago

Nice job Tom.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

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Christopher

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posted 146 days ago

This is very nice!

-- "That Government is Best that Governs The Least."-Jefferson

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flcopper169

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posted 146 days ago

Wow…What a garden…. Great job… You’ve got to add some updates from time to time….

Rob

-- Happy and safe woodworking, Flcopper169@aol.com

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a1Jim

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posted 146 days ago

Are you leading us down the garden path? Super job

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

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griff

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posted 146 days ago

This has to be the best looking garden fence I`v ever seen. very good job.

-- Mike, Bruce Mississippi = Jack of many trades master of none

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miles125

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posted 145 days ago

Simply wonderful and wonderfully simple….Great job.

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

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Splinterman

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posted 145 days ago

Hey Tom,
Now that really turned out a nice job…....your Lady would be very happy…....well done.

-- I will just keep doing it till I get it right.

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shinju

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posted 145 days ago

very nice job!. simple ,clean. that’s the trick. a very lucky lady enjoy,shinju

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Roz

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posted 145 days ago

Hey this is a great outdoor project. I have been thinking of doing something like this around my garden too. Do you have problems getting the tiller and other equipment in? roz

-- Terry Roswell, L.A. (Lower Alabama) "Life is what happens to you when you are making other plans."

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ND2ELK

6155 posts in 667 days


posted 144 days ago

Hi Roz

The arbors are 44” wide and I do not see a problem getting the tillers in. We have is a 17” rear tine tiller and a small Stihl tiller. If a person wanted to use a small garden tractor tiller they might want the arbors to be wider. Thanks for asking!

Tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

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Roz

461 posts in 679 days


posted 144 days ago

Tom,
I see you thought all the details through as usual. Nice job.

-- Terry Roswell, L.A. (Lower Alabama) "Life is what happens to you when you are making other plans."

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timmytimmy

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posted 141 days ago

Wow, looks really nice! I better not let my mom see this or she will get ideas…

-- timmytimmy

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doms

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posted 133 days ago

that looks superbe! Great job!

-- Dominique Barbier - Dallas, TX

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Rog

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posted 44 days ago

Great job and yes you just gave me ideas for my new garden that slopes too…and I have a arbor like yours already. PS is that a composter from country home products??????

-- Feel the wood and let it tell you what to make of it.

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ND2ELK

6155 posts in 667 days


posted 44 days ago

Rog: It is a Compostumbler. Go to www.compostumbler.com Thanks for asking.

Tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

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