You can decorate your yard with a free-standing rose trellis. It's easy to build, and you can move it around the yard to suit your needs.
Materials:
1" x 6" pressure-treated lumber
2" x 2" pressure-treated lumber
4' x 8' lattice panel
Mortise and tenon framing material
Drill, with drill bits and driver bits
2" and 3" galvanized deck screws
- Cut the lumber to create sides for two identical boxes, and assemble the boxes using galvanized deck screws (figure A). The boxes must both be assembled the same way so the sides will be flush when one box is stacked on top of the other.
- Stack one box on top of the other, and secure the boxes by placing 2" by 2" boards in each corner and driving screws through the sides of the box into the 2" by 2" boards (figure B).
- Cut a piece of lattice material to the size desired, and assemble a frame for the lattice, using mortise and tenon construction. The frame is manufactured with a channel known as a mortise, and the edges of the lattice fit in the channel. Cut the uprights of the frame at 90-degree angles, and cut the horizontal pieces so that the ends create a tenon (figure C), which will fit into the channel for a more secure joint (figure D).
- To create the tenon, mark and cut the pieces forming the channel, leaving the tenon exposed (figure E). Use a back saw or handsaw to cut the pieces to the same depth as the mortise channel.
- Slide the lattice into the channels in the frame, and screw the frame together with the lattice inside (figure F).
- Stand the lattice upright in the center of the box, and secure it by screwing through the outside of the box into the legs of the frame.
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