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Posted by totutoise z5NY (My Page) on

Tue, Nov 8, 05 at 11:33

the guy who sold me a metal arbor here in upstate NY said that a wood arbor wasn't going to last at all in the weather here and the vinyl ones will not stand the sun. then someone else told me that metal will rust and will need to be painted every year or so.Is everyone just making a sales pitch? Which material will do best here and will need the least amount of care? also any online sources for arbors that you can recommend will be appreciated.

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Posted by Rain1950 W. WA z8 (My Page) on
Tue, Nov 8, 05 at 19:26

Each one has it's good point and down-side. The salesman was feeding you a line. A well constructed wood arbor with care will last forever. They have vynil and plastics now that are nor affected by sunlight. Metal; if it's properly primer and painted will not need any paint for many years. With everything out there; you pay for quality.

It's all about personal preference. With vynil/plastics; it's set it; forget it. With metal; you have strength and design possibilities hard to achieve with wood. A lot of folks use only wood because to it's natural look and feel.

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Posted by clairdo2 ontario canada (My Page) on
Wed, Nov 9, 05 at 14:15

I have 2 wood arbor and had them for 5 to 6 years. Never had to do anything to them, but they were built with pressure treated wood.

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Posted by Pesky1 7, Pacific NW (My Page) on
Wed, Nov 9, 05 at 15:22

I've had metal and wood arbors and found no trouble with either. The wood arbor is made of cedar, the metal was painted, but didn't rust out. You can get powder coated metal that will hold up very well, too.

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Posted by GarrySmith (My Page) on
Thu, Nov 10, 05 at 15:11

I have made two arbors in the past four years for my wife's gardens. i made them with white cedar. The first one is left natural and will turn a soft silver eventually.
The second arbor and approximately 100 foot of fence is made of white cedar also but oil stained white.
If you follow the link that I will provide below then scroll down the page to view Cindy's Gardens you can see that wood can be a good choice.

You can see how the arbors were constructed by folling this link on my site
http://www.superwoodworks.com/ProjectsIndex.htm

Here is a link that might be useful: Cindy's Gardens

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Posted by wasabi_VA 7 (My Page) on
Thu, Nov 10, 05 at 16:53

Every garden needs something wood and something metal, preferably rusted metal. Get one of each!

Here is a link that might be useful: Just some ideas you can make

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Posted by doc_dot z7b (My Page) on
Sat, Nov 19, 05 at 15:29

I had a Southern red cedar arbor for my Lady Banks rose, and the termites took over in 3 years. So much for the adage that termites do not bother cedar.

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Posted by totutoise z5NY (My Page) on
Tue, Nov 22, 05 at 16:29

thank you everyone.I am even more confused by some of the pretty designs you had out there.;)

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