Garden Structure wish list...
First of all I am not looking to do business with this thread so don't be alarmed. Business is great. My purpose for dropping in on your noble forum is simply to gather ideas.
A few years back a kind lady passed someone on to me from this forum looking for a lath house. That turned into one of our most popular plans... so here I am once again looking for direction for this year's projects.
This year I am working on a tuteur and a nice formal garden bench.
What have you been looking for but haven't been able to find. I knew tuteurs were a good one because I typed it into google and found nothing. (don't even know if I have spelled it right).
Gazebos are boring... and too many people are doing them.
Are other types of screened structures a direction that evokes intrigue?
Thanks in advance for your guidance and may spring come soon for all of you!
Lawrence
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(post #15337, reply #1 of 15)
Perhaps what you were looking for was TUDOR, an english Romantic style of architecture, the cute cottoge look with the high peaked roof popular in the 1930s here in the US
(post #15337, reply #2 of 15)
I think this is what you mean...
http://www.taunton.com/finegardening/pages/g00152.asp
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Gardening, cooking, and riding in Central Mass.
Ann
"The elders were wise. They knew that man's heart, away from nature, becomes hard; they knew that lack of respect for growing, living things, soon led to lack of respect for humans, too." Chief Luther Standing Bear, Lakota Sioux
(post #15337, reply #3 of 15)
Thanks for the link Ann, however that would be what I would call an obelisk. Triangular shaped structure for the garden.
A tuteur is a structure that is similar, however has a square pedament which the rest of the structure bears upon, though the top of the tuteur looks much like an obelisk. It should resemble french church towers in shape and proportion.
Tudor is more of a scandanavian style of architecture with mansard roofs and stucco meeting wood on the facade, as well as the whimsical trim details.
What we have designed is a formal structure for the garden. I'll convert a file later so that I can show you what it looks like. (a spy shot).
Anyhow, more what I am wondering is whether anyone plans to build something for the garden this year-what it will be and how you will come up with the design. Inspiration kind of thing-where did it come from?
I'm up in Canada where we have a 3 month summer of late, and really feel like my finger is no longer on the pulse of what the real trends in gardening are.
Thanks All,
L
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(post #15337, reply #4 of 15)
I would love to find DIY plans for a covered arbor swing. The ones I have seen are too small to grow vines over and have room for the swing to do its thing. Something like a large arbor with a simple swing hanging from it (not the kind that look like a childs swingset A-frame). Also would be interested in it with a 6' stationary bench.
BTW I liked your plans and especially the double bench arbor seat, very romantic but nowhere to put it on my suburban lot. Poop.
(post #15337, reply #5 of 15)
Love the idea Carrie--and you are right. I've seen a million badly done too! The key is it will need lateral bracing (since our collective girth is growing steadily). That's why most do look like a swingset. A-Frames are self bracing.
Thanks Carrie.. that goes on the list. Send me an email in a few months reminding me that was your idea....will send you a prototype plan n/c.
L
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(post #15337, reply #10 of 15)
One more item to add to the design wish list that the girth part brought up. I have family with some handicaps and some designs are so low slung that we would need a winch to get grandpa up. I suppose I could raise the bottom supports.
Thanks for the prototype offer
(post #15337, reply #6 of 15)
I have been looking into using copper in some of my garden structures. I built an obelisk from a gardening mag that used copper cross pieces. I would like to find sources and plans for copper lattice work and other pieces. Copper adds a new element and perks up plain cedar structures.
(post #15337, reply #7 of 15)
Hi Tree, long time!
Try this link for inspiration. Working with copper is not so daunting... however at this point a little out of my expertise. I'd need 6 months off to play with it to end up with something "Inspired". Here's a site for inspiration-he does great stuff.
http://www.gidesigns.net/
L
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(post #15337, reply #8 of 15)
Thanks, great site! Do you know where I can get copper sheets and other supplies?
(post #15337, reply #9 of 15)
NP, Any metal products supplier, usually a yard. Copper sheet goods can be had at any roofing supply. Copper tube of verious dimensions at any plumbing supply. Welding supply will have copper wire of different thicknesses. Often you will find things at metal recyclers-they'll have a bin of copper.
Also check out residential construction salvage yards. You can find some very interesting found objects in those places. Up here we have one in Kitchener Ontario called Artifacts.
Make sure you post a pic when you finish!
L
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(post #15337, reply #11 of 15)
HD has rolls of 8" copper flashing in the roofing isle.
Gardening in the heart of the suburban sandbar- LI NY, Zone 7ish...
Selling plants from the Orange box, and doing a little garden work on the side.
LI, NY, almost zone 7, but it's been warmer of late :)
(post #15337, reply #12 of 15)
The ones around Texas don't. I guess it's used more up north. Thanks anyway.
(post #15337, reply #13 of 15)
I found complete directions a few years ago to build a tuteur, and I seem to have discarded them when relocating. I think they were published in a magazine called "The Kitchen Gardener." I thought that magazine was a Taunton book, but can find nothing on line. I'm very sorry to have lost it, since I was just given some nice mahogany to use.
(post #15337, reply #14 of 15)
You are right--not many resources on actual Tuteurs, not even a good definition. It's french in origin, normally contained vines to resemble a topiary.
It's been a couple of years since I had time to develop any new details for small projects... Going from 3 locations to 23 has stretched my facilities somewhat. I've been designing much larger structures like curved decks supported by stone piers and truly grand scale pergolas, trelliswork features and new fences.
Given another year or so I may get a tuteur done... I do have a sketch of one, but no details until I build the first one....
Good Luck in your Quest.
L
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(post #15337, reply #15 of 15)
Hi Digger--I know it's been over a year since your question about tuteurs, but I'm new and just read it. Did you find your plans for the tuteur? I'm responding because I subscribed to Kitchen Gardener from its beginning to its (regretted) end. It was a great magazine, and I was sorry when Taunton discontinued it.
Anyway, if I can help you find the plans you were looking for, let me know.
Best,
RR