How to Build a Simple Garden Arbor | Part 1 of Enclosed Garden Build

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Hey friends, let's build a garden arbor! This simple build is a great weekend woodworking project for the spring or summer.
Stay tuned for the next video because I'll be sharing how I added fencing and gates around these to create an enclosed garden! This project turned out even better than I expected and I'm excited to be sharing it with you!
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Materials:
(4) 4x4x8 posts: homedepot.sjv.io/jWjOeZ
(3) 2x4x8 boards (add two more if building the gate): homedepot.sjv.io/n1BJ46
(4) 2x2x8 boards
Welded wire fencing, lattice paneling, hardware cloth (for trellis material): homedepot.sjv.io/e4xA1Q
2 ½” exterior wood screws: homedepot.sjv.io/kjPo4V
2 ½” exterior pocket hole screws: amzn.to/3WQiUeZ
2 ⅞″ timber screws (optional-see notes): homedepot.sjv.io/x9JJO5
¾″ staples
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:41 The Garden Before
01:11 Building the Arbor Sides
02:52 Adding the Top Arbor Supports
04:40 Lining the Sides with 2x2s for Trellis
05:57 Adding Wire Fencing for Trellis
07:28 Attaching Top Pergola Pieces
08:02 Moving Arbors to Garden
08:27 Conclusion

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@AngieWilliamsDesigns Жыл бұрын

Great project. I don’t really have any intent to build a garden. But I like watching how these things come together. You never know what you are going to learn. Thanks for sharing. I can’t wait for the rest.

@bearsstuff Жыл бұрын

Really beautiful! Totally looking forward to the rest of the build.

@WoodshopDiaries Жыл бұрын

Can’t wait to share it! This has been one of my all time favorite projects and it turned out even better than I expected 😅🙌

@WillysPerformanceCycleCtr Жыл бұрын

A beautiful addition to your garden area! I always enjoy your ‘so simple’ step-by-step instructions! Can’t wait to see it complete! Have a great weekend and keep on building!

@WoodshopDiaries Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! You know me--always keeping things as simple as possible haha. I can't wait to share the whole enclosed garden--it turned out better than I expected and I'm really excited about it. Have a great weekend as well!

@patriciabuilta7982 11 ай бұрын

Exactly what I need to do next spring, both the fence and arbors. I have the same scenario on my land..perfect..thanks!

@bilbothejust Жыл бұрын

Nice looking arbor - like to see the next phase! bravo

@brunnie Жыл бұрын

A simple decorative project. Thank you.

@WoodshopDiaries Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I appreciate you watching!

@miriamnoland1045 4 ай бұрын

Very nice! Good job! At 72 years old I'm getting ready to build my third and probably last arbor. I've always used treated wood and this time I'm going to use l brackets to fasten everything together. I don't have a pocket jig and don't need one if I just use a lot of different size l brackets. Makes it much easier for me. I'm so happy to see a young woman learning to build things for herself as I did myself many years ago and still building! By the way you have a very nice clean and well equipped shop!

@frankstoverpurebloodsaltya6441 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful start!! Look forward to more!!!

@WoodshopDiaries Жыл бұрын

I can't wait to share the whole enclosed garden next week!

@RG-ce5hj Жыл бұрын

Very nice Shara! I think the opening looks great and inviting without a gate. 👍

@WoodshopDiaries Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I’ll be adding a gate in the next video because I fenced in the garden to keep out critters 😊

@rodpotts2666 Жыл бұрын

Cool little garden area. Looks great!

@WoodshopDiaries Жыл бұрын

Thank you! So excited to put it to good use this summer!

@timothycreasy2161 Жыл бұрын

That is a simple, but very nice design. Everyone else that I have seen build one takes it to extreme. Half laps, dados, mortises, and scalloped arches really isn't needed. Looks good, can't wait for the next weeks video to do the garden beds. 👍

@WoodshopDiaries Жыл бұрын

I agree! Especially for an outdoor project--simple is best (from my humble opinion). So glad you enjoyed the easy approach here and I really appreciate you watching! Have a great weekend!

@MCsCreations Жыл бұрын

Really beautiful work, Shara! Nicely done! 😃 You know, I'm trying to learn to cook... And, because of it, I can't think about anything else than planting chayote, carrots and so on... 😂 BTW, I'm eating a LOT but I keep loosing weight! Go figure! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

@WoodshopDiaries Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate you watching! It’s really rewarding to be able to harvest some of your food from your own garden…I totally get it! Good luck with your cooking projects! Maybe you can teach me a few things 🙈 have a wonderful weekend!

@robertevans6481 Жыл бұрын

Awesome!!!

@WoodshopDiaries Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! 🙌

@stephenwilliams4118 Ай бұрын

I have to say that your channel is one of my favorites although I don't always make a comment. I have bought some of your plans although life gets in the way and they are on hold for now. What attracted me to this was the arbour. I have two gates leading out of my yard and several years ago built two arbours out of regular lumber, primed and painted them both and updated the paint a few times. Sadly they have both seen better days and I will replace them in the next couple of weeks. This was exactly what I needed, something simple that I can make decorative. I won't need the plans but there will be others that I will buy and build. As I do I hope you won't mind me sending you a photo of my feeble attempt at replicating your awesome work. Have a happy memorial day !

@johnkelley9877 Жыл бұрын

The arbors look great! I am looking forward to the next tutorial and thanks for sharing this.

@WoodshopDiaries Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. I can’t wait to share the whole garden build next week!

@kennethwillingham7896 Жыл бұрын

Awesome, I enjoy watching these videos! Thank you!

@WoodshopDiaries Жыл бұрын

I appreciate you watching. Thank you so much!

@Lutzboater Жыл бұрын

Very nice !! Seeing the completed garden in advance means I am looking forward to the next installment.

@WoodshopDiaries Жыл бұрын

I can’t wait to share it. It’s definitely one of my all time favorite projects!

@howler5000 Жыл бұрын

Your garden is looking amazing!

@WoodshopDiaries Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! So excited to share the rest of it next week!

@dusty265 Жыл бұрын

So cool, showed this to my wife, I guess I will be waiting for part 2 so she can decide when I should build this, your videos are great, your instructions are straight forward and carry the perfect amount of detail and instruction, thanks for your hard work.

@javierteodorakis1647 Жыл бұрын

Exelente trabajo!!! 👍

@WoodshopDiaries Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@SawdustmakerLori Жыл бұрын

Love how the arbors turned out and can't wait to see the garden finished!!! Your place is so beautiful. The grassy area with the trees as a backdrop looks beautiful! Having a garden there will be so inviting to spend time at.

@WoodshopDiaries Жыл бұрын

Thank you! It’s such a fun place to go check on every morning to see what’s ready for picking. I’m hoping it keeps the deer and rabbits out so they don’t eat all our fruit 🤞 haha. Thanks so much for watching and I hope you have a great week!

@DMAG-3200 Жыл бұрын

Hey Shara, they came out very nice. Another awesome job. Your so amazing. You looked a little beat at the end. 😒😁. Must have finished them in one day? Just teasing. Thanks for vid.

@WoodshopDiaries Жыл бұрын

Definitely pretty beat 🤣 but you should see me after the rest of the fencing was installed in the next video 🙈 it was a lot dog work but worth it! I appreciate you watching and hope you have a great weekend!

@craiggoodwin9704 Жыл бұрын

Shara, a friend of ours built an arbor as a backdrop for our outdoor wedding. We kept that for a long time. Your video brings thoughts of some really good times. I can't wait to see the next video as I could use all the inspiration I can get for our garden area. I finished my loft this week so I'm closer to getting to and enjoying those outdoor projects we dreamed about all winter. I see plenty of sawdust in the near future. The outdoor weather has been beautiful here! Give Lucy and Bubby plenty of pets and hugs! Thanks for Sharing!

@WoodshopDiaries Жыл бұрын

Wedding arbors are such a great piece to hang on to and use throughout the years. It sounds like you're about to be busy building all kinds of things. I hope you enjoy your summer of building and stay as cool (although that might be a challenge!). It's really getting warm here, but I have plenty more outdoor projects to go so it'll be a sweat and sawdust kind of summer around here I think 😂🙈 I hope you have a wonderful weekend and I appreciate you watching!

@marktracy Жыл бұрын

Nicely done. The arbors are so simple but look so elegant. Congrats on a job well done.

@WoodshopDiaries Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I was definitely going for simple and was worried they’d be “too simple” but I’m really happy with how they turned out! Thanks so much for watching!

@irawardmusic Жыл бұрын

Awesome build Shara! Reminds me that I have to "oversea" my grapes😁. Thanks for sharing!

@WoodshopDiaries Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Haha 😂 I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

@irawardmusic Жыл бұрын

@@WoodshopDiaries My pleasure :). You too!

@pteddie6965 Жыл бұрын

This is going to be a fantastic outdoor space, Shara. It's already off to a terrific start. Thanks for sharing the video. I look forward to watching the rest of the build.

@WoodshopDiaries Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I can’t wait to share how the rest of the build came together next week!

@athmostafa2462 Жыл бұрын

A wonderful looking garden 🏡 , thanks for sharing 😊.

@WoodshopDiaries Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I appreciate you watching and hope you have a wonderful weekend!

@athmostafa2462 Жыл бұрын

@@WoodshopDiaries thanks 👍.

@brewster3987 Жыл бұрын

Well done. These form a great anchor for the whole project. I like the little detailing around the top; it gives it just that little "extra" visual appeal. Looking forward to the completion of the project. Gotta say, though, unless you start a new channel called something like "Shara's Green Thumb Channel," having the best-looking arbors and raised beds won't help me with my uncanny ability to convert perfectly healthy plants into next year's mulch. Heck, my wife won't even let me water the philodendron.

@WoodshopDiaries Жыл бұрын

Your comment cracked me up! For what it's worth, I'm not much of a gardener either--Danny takes care of most of the planting. I just water things on occasion and pick the tomatoes 😂 So I don't plan on starting a gardening channel anytime soon! I'm just the builder...and I plan to stay that way haha. I hope you have a great weekend and I really appreciate you watching!

@lovejones7545 Жыл бұрын

These Arbors turned out awesome! I can't wait to see the whole garden build. Love the up close and personal tutorial segments.🤙🏾💯

@WoodshopDiaries Жыл бұрын

I can’t wait to share the entire build! I’m really excited about how it turned out!

@lovejones7545 Жыл бұрын

@@WoodshopDiaries Yes, you did a great job!

@robertm348 Жыл бұрын

Be-au-ti-ful!!Wish I had a place to put one...

@WoodshopDiaries Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Maybe a smaller scale one might fit in a flower bed or backyard 😅

@noahb.7838 Жыл бұрын

You are a strong lady lol. Beautiful work.

@ΓΕΡΑΣΙΜΟΣΣΤΡΑΓΓΑΣ Жыл бұрын

Nice video, I love gardens projects 😊

@WoodshopDiaries Жыл бұрын

Can’t wait to share the next one! 🙌

@ΓΕΡΑΣΙΜΟΣΣΤΡΑΓΓΑΣ Жыл бұрын

@@WoodshopDiaries can't wait to watch it 😊

@christophermckinney984 Жыл бұрын

Sooo, I was cracking up so many times in this video that I actually had to keep track! Starting with the 4x4 counter, where you let it go all the way up to FOUR!!! Then while enjoying the Vanna White presentation, I couldn’t help but to feel sorry for that hair tie, desperately clinging to your wrist after having been used too often in your Rapunzel inspired hair do! And finally (or at least where I’m deciding to end the list!), for you being my favorite YT engineer, I loved the “whatever” way of trying to get the pieces attached evenly and in square! Now you are working more like me, instead of the other way around. Oh, and let me not forget to bring up the double “overall” at around 6:20…!😂😂😂 Hope this made you smile some Shara. That is one of the things I like best about you, your videos, and your channel…that you have a good sense of humor, and don’t mind letting us see you riding on the struggle bus. (Quite Often!). Well, that and the fact that us redheads have to stick together! They say we have no soul, but I say we’re making a comeback!! Seriously though, I can’t wait for you to share the rest of the garden build as well, I hope it’s no too long of a wait, and I really do like these arbors. And not just that, I love how easily you break it down so that almost anyone could recreate them. Hope you had a great weekend, and have fun with the rest of the project. That’s why we love you anyway…you’re real. 😊

@WoodshopDiaries Жыл бұрын

I just realized I didn’t respond to this comment (book! Haha). I’m so sorry!! I literally laughed out loud reading this 🤣🤣 you are so very observant and hysterical. You also make me feel such pity for my hair tie desperately clinging to my wrist 🤣 but I will not apologize for my “whatever” attitude when it comes to building things 😉 what works…works aha! I truly appreciate your insightful and very thoughtful comments and your attention to detail and humor. Thank you for following along and bringing some joy to the comment section. I hope you get as much enjoyment from the videos as I do these comments haha. Have a wonderful weekend!

@IEnjoyCreatingVideos Жыл бұрын

Nice job on the garden arbor Shara! Thanks for sharing the video with us!💖😎👍JP

@WoodshopDiaries Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching! I hope you have a great week!

@IEnjoyCreatingVideos Жыл бұрын

@@WoodshopDiaries Your very welcome Shara! and Thank you! you have a great week as well :)

@chrispark11 Жыл бұрын

You're amazing

@jessek-9scentdetectiontrai10 Жыл бұрын

Very nice friend 👍🏼❤

@WoodshopDiaries Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Hope you have a great weekend!

@jessek-9scentdetectiontrai10 Жыл бұрын

@@WoodshopDiaries Your welcome ma'am. You too have a Bless weekend 🙏🏽

@jeanloreaud9282 Жыл бұрын

Sympa,j’aime bien,ça donne du style, bravo à bientôt salut Jeannot ⚒😉

@WoodshopDiaries Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I really appreciate you following along 💕

@andrewskitoyukak48 Жыл бұрын

😍😍😍

@WoodshopDiaries Жыл бұрын

🙌🙌

@sunnym2227 Жыл бұрын

OMG…sista girl love it, you did that!! You made it look so simple. May I ask how you got into building, I’m older and becoming an empty Nester soon and I would love to learn this for my little garden area. Keep up the great work and thanks for sharing!!

@naturevids5385 Жыл бұрын

Weird, KZfaq says I’m the first person to have watched this “Unlisted” video? Was curious to find out how it has aged in your garden, but you must have JUST built this. Anyhoo, wish you well. GREAT videos, do you have any other channels or content? I’d be happy to hear you explain anything

@WoodshopDiaries Жыл бұрын

Hi! Yes you’re the first one! I just uploaded it yesterday but haven’t published it public yet as I usually post on Saturday’s. I post regularly on my channel here and I’m also on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and Pinterest. I also have a shop and a website/blog that I post on regularly as well. You can find all the details on my website here: www.woodshopdiaries.com/how-to-build-a-garden-arbor/

@letttttttssssss_gooooooo Жыл бұрын

Letttttttssssss gooooooo!

@WoodshopDiaries Жыл бұрын

🙌🙌 hope you enjoyed it!

@adamsanchez1319 Жыл бұрын

Shara you should us a clamp when you are building to help you hold while you're drilling holes or screwing in screws.

@sandman2651 Жыл бұрын

Great build shara looks really good, it always confuses me with your measurements ie a 2x4 is not 2x4 same for 2x2 in the uk we use metric so much more easy to follow along with lol, and im looking forward to part 2 of this project

@WoodshopDiaries Жыл бұрын

Haha yeah we are weird over here in the states 🙈 with our 2x4s and inches and feet. I can’t wait to share the next part of this build! I’m really excited with how it turned out!

@miriamnoland1045 4 ай бұрын

L brackets is what that should have said!

@jhold7553 Жыл бұрын

Any way you could include instructions on how to grow and not kill everything in your garden?

@WoodshopDiaries Жыл бұрын

Haha I wish I had any advice!

@HiveRobbers-Honey Жыл бұрын

You were looking for a new hobby a few months back in a video. would that be gardening.

@WoodshopDiaries Жыл бұрын

I do enjoy a little gardening! However, I mostly just enjoy picking and eating the tomatoes all summer 🤣 My husband is more into the gardening thing than I am. But I enjoy helping him with it and freezing some for the winter.

@polgartibor1958 Жыл бұрын

@srikaset Жыл бұрын

What about a little finish on the arbours -- say.. a layer of wood paint? They will surely last a bit longer. However, this is definitely all about sun 🌞and rain 🌦 that I've a very slightest idea what it is like over there. Nice project though.☀🌞☀🌞⛅🌥🌦

@WoodshopDiaries Жыл бұрын

Hi, yes, in the video I just posted: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ppuiYJSgmce4m6M.html I built a fence around these arbors and I explained that I’ll be applying finish to the entire thing at once when the wood dries enough to accept a stain.