How To Build a Garden Arbor Out of Branches and Limbs

A natural bentwood arbor will look great in your backyard if you have a trees and a more rustic, country style landscaping.

If you’ve decided to build a garden arbor for your landscape and you’re not certain what type you should build, consider building a natural bentwood arbor out of branches and twigs from your own backyard. These are actually quite easy to make and you won’t have to spend a lot of money on materials.

A natural bentwood arbor will look great in your backyard if you have a trees and a more rustic, country style landscaping. To begin, you’ll need to select the branches and twigs you’ll be using to build your arbor. You will want to choose the limbs from trees that are more pliable, such as birch, willow, and mulberry and stay away from coniferous trees, like pines and redwoods as they are not pliable enough.

When you have decided which branches you want, use pruning shears and don’t worry about how thick they are as you’ll be bundling these together. Snap the twigs off the branches you’ve cut and save them for use later. Just make sure you remove any offshoots or leaves that are on the branches. When you’re done, take a couple of the longer branches and use bailing wire to bundle them together. Keep adding more to the bundle, expanding the length until it is approximately 16 feet long. You’ll want four of these bundles and they should be about 4- inches in diameter.

When you have these done, you’ll now want to dig post holes for where each end of the branch bundles will be placed. These should be two to a side about 16-inches apart and each side should be a distance of 4 feet apart. Place a rebar in each hole as when you set the branch bundle in the hole, you’ll be able to secure it. Each hole should be about 18-inches deep. Place the end of the bundle in one hole and bend it down to the hole on the other side. You may have to do a little cutting on the branches if they don’t bend well. Two bundles should go in each hole and don’t forget to secure them once they’ve been bent and placed in each hole.

Use a few branches to place across connect the two bundles on each side as crossbars. When this is done, you can now use other branches and twigs to give your arbor the look you desire. When you add this natural garden arbor to your backyard, you’ll be surprised by how many compliments you’ll get with your handy work.

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