Author: Jim Long Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC ISBN: 9781580170512 Category : Crafts & Hobbies Languages : en Pages : 164
Book Description
Turn discarded branches from your routine pruning into sturdy and beautiful bentwood projects for your lawn and garden. With Jim Long’s easy step-by-step instructions for creating durable fences and picturesque trellises from salvaged tree limbs, you’ll be inspired to build your own unique landscape features. Add life to your creation with one of many suggested climbing plants and watch as your structure becomes a vibrant, blooming sculpture. You’ll soon be enjoying a lazy afternoon resting in the dappled shade of your homemade bentwood arbor.
Author: Publisher: ISBN: 9781580113908 Category : Arbors Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
"The Ultimate Guide to Fences, Trellises, and Arbors" provides detailed information on designing and building fences, gates, trellises, and arbors. In addition to coverage of basic construction techniques, the book covers the building of a variety of fence types as well as distinctive trellis and arbor designs.
Author: George A. Martin Publisher: Courier Corporation ISBN: 048678245X Category : House & Home Languages : en Pages : 194
Book Description
First published over a century ago, this practical guide shows how to add traditional fences, gates, and bridges to your house, farm, or garden. More than 300 illustrations accompany straightforward instructions.
Author: Susan Guagliumi Publisher: Abrams ISBN: 1613127987 Category : Crafts & Hobbies Languages : en Pages : 494
Book Description
A collection of seventy-five one-of-a-kind, affordable, and manageable DIY projects for the garden. The DIY craze has moved beyond the craft room and into the garden! Relying on easy-to-find, inexpensive, and repurposed materials, Handmade for the Garden is a treasure trove of original projects that not only make planting and growing efficient and successful but also add a personal touch to the gardenscape. Among the myriad projects in this hardworking book are mini hothouses; painted, stamped, and stenciled terracotta planters; hypertufa and cement pots and decorations; rustic and formal fencing and trellises; plant markers and stakes; and sieves and baskets. With Handmade for the Garden to inspire them, gardeners of all skill levels will be empowered to experiment with form and function to discover creative, artful ways to personalize and beautify their gardens with handmade objects. “This book is bursting with beautiful and creative ways of using everyday materials to liven up your outdoor spaces” ―Country Woman Magazine “This book adds new dimension to playing outside . . . if you love the garden, tinkering with tools and creating beautiful objects for out-of-doors, this is your book.” ―Examiner.com “Any person with a modicum of entry-level crafting skills can add individual flair to their garden following the descriptive step-by-step instructions. . . . Many illustrations depict precise details in the fabrication process. A source list, with website addresses, will prove useful to those who cannot find supplies at their local home improvement center.” ―Better Homes and Gardens / Country Gardens
Author: Jenny Crisp Publisher: White Lion Publishing ISBN: 1911127713 Category : Crafts & Hobbies Languages : en Pages : 147
Book Description
As natural materials such as wood, leather, rattan and cork continue to be used in the home, handmade woven objects, from bread baskets and trays to stools and screens, are fast becoming the must-have accessories of the contemporary interior. Master basket maker and willow grower, Jenny Crisp, teaches you some of the key weaving techniques to make 20 simple willow projects without the need of complicated tools. Jenny’s approach is innovative and moves forward beyond the old patterns and boundaries, to allow the reader to make work that is fresh and for contemporary use.
Author: Juliette Rogers Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC ISBN: 160342377X Category : Crafts & Hobbies Languages : en Pages : 35
Book Description
Whether you want to create a beautiful wreath from scratch or quickly adorn a pre-made wreath base, you'll find all the instruction you need in Making Holiday Wreaths. Learn how to make a boxwood wreath entwined with holly and ivy to grace the front door. Craft balsam wreaths to fill your home with the sweet scent of the forest. Hang gaily decorated wreaths from doors, windows, and mirror frames, or display them on mantels and tabletops. And don't limit your holiday cheer to the house - wrap an evergreen garland around the post of your mailbox, craft a wreath to encircle your birdbath, or clip a row of whimsical wreaths along your clothesline. You can even put out a wreath filled with delectable tidbits to delight your backyard birds!
Author: John Storey Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC ISBN: 1603427376 Category : House & Home Languages : en Pages : 577
Book Description
Whether you live on a small suburban lot or have a many acres in the country, this inspiring collection will empower you to increase your self-sufficiently and embrace a more independent lifestyle. A variety of authors share their specialized knowledge and provide practical instructions for basic country skills like preserving vegetables, developing water systems, keeping farm animals, and renovating barns. From sharpening an axe to baking your own bread, you’ll be amazed at the many ways learning traditional skills can enrich your life.
Author: John Jeavons Publisher: Ten Speed Press ISBN: 0399579192 Category : Gardening Languages : en Pages : 264
Book Description
The world's leading resource on biointensive, sustainable, high-yield organic gardening is thoroughly updated throughout, with new sections on using 12 percent less water and increasing compost power. Long before it was a trend, How to Grow More Vegetables brought backyard ecosystems to life for the home gardener by demonstrating sustainable growing methods for spectacular organic produce on a small but intensive scale. How to Grow More Vegetables has become the go-to reference for food growers at every level, whether home gardeners dedicated to nurturing backyard edibles with minimal water in maximum harmony with nature's cycles, or a small-scale commercial producer interested in optimizing soil fertility and increasing plant productivity. In the ninth edition, author John Jeavons has revised and updated each chapter, including new sections on using less water and increasing compost power.
Author: James Barrett Publisher: Creative Homeowner ISBN: 9781880029961 Category : House & Home Languages : en Pages : 164
Book Description
From wood to vinyl and chain link, this book tells how to build fences and gates, as well as the trellises and arbors that complement them. Projects include privacy fences, picket fences, a grape arbor, a fan trellis, and more. 70 color photographs and 325 illustrations.
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