garden structures

  • Bold Plants With Stunning Structure
    Design

    5 Bold Plants With Stunning Structure

    An interesting, structural layout like the one in this garden deserves interesting, structural plants. The following selections, which grow in prominent areas of the zigzag bed, provide bold accents through…

  • DIY garden structures
    Design

    Three Garden Structures You Can Build

    Lashed poles, hoops,l and sticks give vining beans and tomatoes handsome support. These structures, from the gardens of historic Old Salem, a Moravian village in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, are a…

  • Design

    Turn Old Wood Into Useful Garden Structures

    As another muddy Midwestern March begins, we’re often rounding the bend on our winter pruning tasks and looking for more creative garden projects. We also may be surrounded by piles…

  • Design

    Build a Sturdy Arbor

    A weekend’s work and a few pieces of lumber yield a handsome home for vines

  • garden structures
    Design

    Arbors, Pergolas, Sheds, and Gazebos

    An arbor, pergola, shed, or gazebo can serve as a focal point in a garden. If you're seeking design inspiration for a garden building project this season, take a look…

  • lashing a garden trellis
    How-To

    Learn Lashing and Make Your Own Garden Trellises

    A genuine lashing is more efficient, more fun to tie, and usually stronger than making it up as you go along.