Garden obelisk

At Farrand Farms we don't currently sell wooden obelisks, or wooden trellis', tripods or tee pees, but we don't want to leave you without so we made our own and documented the process so you can make yours. For the price of one, $70-$100 each at the store, you can make four of your own. Buy your lumber • Three 2" x 1" x 8' • Four 2" x 2" x 8' - the 8' is the height of your obelisk. You can buy 6' if you prefer a shorter obelisk. If you have a table saw you can also buy two 2" x 4" x 8's and…

Garden obelisks are tall structures with pyramid tops used as garden decor and plant supports. Check out the tutorial on my blog on how to build your own.

We had some more beautiful weather this weekend, so it seemed a shame to sit indoors at the computer, putting together my new pattern (I pro...

Tutorial, Woodworking, Gardening Project, Pyramid, Obelisk, Trellis

Kemp Harper on Instagram: "Ask and you shall receive! Some have wanted to know if these are vintage or homemade?! Can you believe these cost $30 a piece? Minus the finials… that was an Etsy splurge. I’m using ours for tomato cages, I can go out with a salt shaker and just eat them off the vine… I love how much architecture and charm they add to our new vegetable garden! I’m a big fan of things that are pretty and useful. I hope you give these a try for your summer garden this year!"

Here is a project created by Sweet Living's very own editor, Jane, and her handyman dad, Don. Follow our step-by-step instructions and whip up your own garden masterpiece to support your climbing plants.

I am so excited to start doing DIY projects to go in our outdoor spaces for the season! I had the idea to create a cottage garden obelisk for our garden and Jose was kind enough to build one for me! While we have many structural supports for our garden plants, an obelisk is one that I have been wanting to add, as I love their unique shape so much! A garden obelisk is a tall structure with a pyramid-like shape used as a decor and also plant support. An obelisk can vary in style but each has a…

Help your garden grow up with a mini-monument for climbing plants. My wife is an avid gardener, and I love woodworking. We’ve been able to create some nice projects by combining these two passions, including the garden obelisk featured here. These wooden steeples can be attractive punctuation marks in many yards and ga