How Do You Make Garden Gates From Branches?
Garden gates made of branches are practical and beautiful. These instructions will show you how to make an arched garden gate about 3 ½ to 4 feet high; the instructions assume that you already have a wall or a fence with an opening for a gate. Measure the opening between the supports that the gate will hang from. Subtract about 8 inches from that to account for the space needed for hinges and latches. This remaining number is how wide your gate will be. Sketch out the lines and dimensions of your gate. Figure out how big every piece of wood needs to be and whether it needs to be flexible enough to bend. Decide how much of an arch you want. Assemble all the required wood, according to your design, and cut it to the proper length. Cut your horizontal crosspieces to the width of the gate. The gate support branches should be tall enough to reach from the ground to the top of your wall or fence, with enough extra to be able to bend over and reach the opposite gate support branch. (This will
