rustic gate

Aging in Place

Friends and other visitors here always admired the gate and arbor at the entrance to my vegetable garden more than I ever did. Built from cedar branches, it did have rustic charm. But to my eye, the wood looked too flimsy. And it was. Joints eventually loosened and as the gate sagged with age it had to be muscled open and shut.

I rebuilt that gate and arbor, highlighting an important point in constructing rustic garden structures: match strength of the structure to its intended use.

I built my new gate and arbor, like their predecessor, from natural limbs. Read more