This step by step instructions to make a twig arbor project is a great way to use the the branches of a freshly pruned tree into a beautiful functional garden structure. This landscape structure with blend effortlessly into the surrounding garden because it is made from elements in nature.
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Materials needed to build an arbor:
— Four 7-foot-long sticks for poles (3 inches in diameter)
— Four 7-foot-long sticks for poles (3 inches in diameter)
— Four 60-inch-long diagonal sticks for support (1 1/2 inches in diameter)
— Ten 8-foot-long decorative branches for trim (1 inch in diameter)
— Six 4-foot-long sticks for top (2 inches in diameter)
— Two 60-inch-long sticks for top supports (2 inches in diameter)
— Nine 40-inch-long sticks for roof slats (1 1/2-inch-diameter)
— Four 18-inch-long sticks for corner braces (1 1/4-inch diameter)
— Four 3-foot-long metal stakes, utility wire
— Nails (4d, 6d, 8d, and 10d sizes)
— Hammer, loppers, pruning shears, diagonal cutters (for cutting off nail heads)
