Practical Projects for the Yard and Garden: Attractive 2x4 Woodworking Projects Anyone Can Build

These 18 projects for building garden equipment feature precise instructions and assembly drawings that enable anyone to build handy, attractive yard accessories. Projects range from a compost box and an arbor with a seat to a garden cart and hose holder, and feature a finished photo of each along with detailed illustrations, bills of materials, and shopping lists. Each is easy to build from affordable 1-by and 2-by lumber, and the pieces connect with waterproof glue, nails, and screws so that they can be quickly assembled. Directions for creating more unusual projects—such as a bean teepee and a raspberry trellis—are also included.

John Kelsey is the author of Birdhouses, Field Guide to Tools, and Furniture Projects for the Deck and Lawn, and is the former editor in chief of Fine Woodworking magazine. He lives in Newtown, Connecticut.