Build an efficient and productive garden! These 39 simple-to-make projects are designed to increase your harvest while simultaneously making your garden chores easier. Requiring no specialized equipment or previous woodworking experience, detailed step-by-step instructions guide you through the construction of cold frames, compost bins, raised beds, potting benches, trellises, and more. Most of the projects can be made in just a few hours, so you can spend more time enjoying your beautiful and thriving garden. Storey Publishing, located in North Adams, Massachusetts, specializes in books for all ages that promote creative hands-on living and teach the skills to enhance enjoyment of gardening, nature and outdoor activity, cooking and food preserving, crafts, self-care and conscious living, backyard homesteading, animal raising, and a sustainable lifestyle. Build a Productive Garden
39 building projects transform your modest vegetable garden into a model of efficiency and comfort. For a fraction of the cost of buying retail, you can build handsome, handcrafted items that will encourage your vegetables to thrive, extend your growing season, or simply offer a place to relax among your plants. Each building project is functional, attractive, and easy to complete with basic tools.
New to woodworking? Many of these projects are ideal for beginners, and most can be completed in a matter of hours or during a single weekend. Whether you are looking for support to trellis your peas and beans or a garden swing to relax in, these projects are just what your garden needs. 1 Building Projects for Planting and Growing
Window Sash Cold Frame
Shallow Raised Bed
Deep Raised Bed
Classic Compost Bin
New Zealand Compost Box
Small Sifter
Large Sifter
Circle Plant Support
Horizontal Tomato Support
Cylindrical Tomato Cage
A-Frame Bean and Pea Support
T-Pea Tower
Handy House
Tool Rack
Potting Bench
Lattice Shade Cover
Hanging Planter
Window Box Planter
Square Planter
Welcoming Arbor
Garden Gate
Gate Latch
2 Building Projects for Harvesting and Preserving
Berry Box
Solar Dryer
Outdoor Storage Bin
Garden Bench
Handy Lightweight Bench
3 Building Projects for Relaxing and Enjoying Your Backyard
Picnic Table
Adirondack-Style Lawn Chair
Westport Chair
Garden Swing
Pitched-Roof Birdhouse
Hinged-Roof Birdhouse
Nesting Platform
Platform Feeder
Single-Sided Hopper Feeder
Two-Sided Hopper Feeder
Weather Vane Feeder
Flower Press
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