James Jackson
01-15-2012, 10:27 PM
Back in 1986 I bought a used book “Designs for Outdoor Living” printed in 1959, while all of the designs and projects were fashionable in 1960, time had not been kind to most of them.
There were exceptions, one of which was a pole trellis with an oddly oriental flavor, this page I dog-eared and looked at it may times over the intervening years . Being in the Marines, the longest we stayed in one place was four years, and knew we were going to move on. Having retired and bought a home, I have progressed down the Honey-Do list to the point I could start on this long standing project.
219915
Early last sumer, fragrant climbing roses were selected and ordered. Soil was amended & beds were built with provisions for mounting pole trellis. The “Sticks in a wet newspaper” showed up, planted, and eventually grew to point I need something to train them with, so 2x4's were nailed up in a training trellis.
So the summer went, the battle engaged, between me and the rose plants, they wanted to grow out, I needed them to grow up. Trim, tie, and sigh, as I looked at the Ghetto Trellis dead center of my front yard. I needed all the warm weather time for painting and window work on the exterior of the house. These chores done, and the thermometer hanging around in the 20's, retreating to the shop and its heat. It was time to act.
Under the critical eye of Maj Tom (the shop cat) I started on this massively delayed project, some changes from the 1960's plan were necessary, I substituted galvanized electrical conduit for the ¾ dowel, and used treated lumber for the remaining parts. The edges are rounded over with ¼ router bit, and all joints are glued as well as screwed. (Once these trellises are engulfed in rose thorns, I have no desire to any maintenance if it can be avoided.)
219916
My plan is to paint the trellis white, but the moisture content of the treated lumber today is 20%, I will pull them out prior to summer and paint after the moisture content has dropped. The galvanized electrical conduit has been prepped and primed white.
One of the interesting features of this design is the ability to remove the support pole as well as correct side to side angle to insure the pole is vertical, by the use of four wedges. (in spite of how you sunk the hole, or the ground shifted) I have used this design in other projects, and this concept is a keeper, and applicable to any pole that must be aligned vertical.
219917 219918
I look forward to many years of having the floral fragrance coming through windows and sweeting our home.
Plan provided if you wish to build your own, I have finally built mine.
jrj
There were exceptions, one of which was a pole trellis with an oddly oriental flavor, this page I dog-eared and looked at it may times over the intervening years . Being in the Marines, the longest we stayed in one place was four years, and knew we were going to move on. Having retired and bought a home, I have progressed down the Honey-Do list to the point I could start on this long standing project.
219915
Early last sumer, fragrant climbing roses were selected and ordered. Soil was amended & beds were built with provisions for mounting pole trellis. The “Sticks in a wet newspaper” showed up, planted, and eventually grew to point I need something to train them with, so 2x4's were nailed up in a training trellis.
So the summer went, the battle engaged, between me and the rose plants, they wanted to grow out, I needed them to grow up. Trim, tie, and sigh, as I looked at the Ghetto Trellis dead center of my front yard. I needed all the warm weather time for painting and window work on the exterior of the house. These chores done, and the thermometer hanging around in the 20's, retreating to the shop and its heat. It was time to act.
Under the critical eye of Maj Tom (the shop cat) I started on this massively delayed project, some changes from the 1960's plan were necessary, I substituted galvanized electrical conduit for the ¾ dowel, and used treated lumber for the remaining parts. The edges are rounded over with ¼ router bit, and all joints are glued as well as screwed. (Once these trellises are engulfed in rose thorns, I have no desire to any maintenance if it can be avoided.)
219916
My plan is to paint the trellis white, but the moisture content of the treated lumber today is 20%, I will pull them out prior to summer and paint after the moisture content has dropped. The galvanized electrical conduit has been prepped and primed white.
One of the interesting features of this design is the ability to remove the support pole as well as correct side to side angle to insure the pole is vertical, by the use of four wedges. (in spite of how you sunk the hole, or the ground shifted) I have used this design in other projects, and this concept is a keeper, and applicable to any pole that must be aligned vertical.
219917 219918
I look forward to many years of having the floral fragrance coming through windows and sweeting our home.
Plan provided if you wish to build your own, I have finally built mine.
jrj