Trellis - homemade

I know that in the west, our material of choice for such things would be willow or dogwood or both.  The heart at the top, here, is bent out of dogwood and the rest is alder.  My son and I, while at the farmers market in the area, met a lovely woman who offered us lessons on how to make trellis’ and chairs for $25.  Well, how could I not take her up on her generous offer?

So the following week, we headed into town to her place where her driveway was set up with buckets of water with twigs stuffed into them, two cordless drills, a mountain of right sized screws, and the fun began.

She gave us tips on choosing the right piece for the right action, (Eg. curved or forked pieces for various designs) and to keep in mind colour and balance.  We were there for two hours and came away with two beautiful trellis’, one of which became a hostess gift for a lovely stay at the lake with family!

At BPoE (aka the farm) we have lots of alder that will need to be cleared to make way for some of the maple saplings, so what better use for these poles? Maybe a porch swing? We’ll see, soon enough!

Got word this morning that the frost has almost left the ground so work on the barn will commence  by the beginning of May! This means that by the time I get there this summer, it will be almost complete.  I will be able to start in on building stalls and setting up shelves for feed and hooks for tack.  So exciting!