Making Bentwood Trellises, Arbors, Gates & Fences

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.

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.

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.

If you love the romantic look of twig trellises, arbors, gates and fences (not to mention wattling), this is the book for you! Using raw materials that most people have or can get for free (and Jim Long tells how to do this, too), the reader is led through the step-by-step process to make a variety of pictured designs.Long also tells what tools and materials you need, how to make a work space, how to construct the basic trellis, and how to install it (including securing it in the ground). There's even a chapter on selecting plants for your new trellis. Best of all, Long reveals the trick for actually getting your creation to look like the picture (hint: it involves a picnic table).This is a book for dreaming and doing!

The illustrations were very good as a first time person to trellis making, I found this book very exciting. The author made it simple for people to follow and do the project. I liked the detail he gave for making each project. Making arches to gates for your flower garden, they are all nice pieces of art. He tells also what is great to grow on the trellises. Thanks