Showing posts with label Arbors. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Arbors. Show all posts

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Brooklyn Heights Backyard Garden Fence

This fence and arbor project utilized PureWood, a material made by baking American Southern Yellow Pine until its natural resins evaporate, leaving a wood that will last for up to 15-20 years outside. This garden project was designed by Flo's Gardens, a Brooklyn-based landscape architect.
New to America, this process has been in use in Europe for 15 years, and allowed this client to use a material that is not only handsome, but made from domestic, easily replenished pine.
Here are some shots of the garden before we got to work.We removed the old fence, hired a local mason to reinforce the retaining wall, and then installed the new fence, arbor, and lattice.
And when we were done, the new garden looked like this...

Monday, January 19, 2009

Wedding Arbors: Rental and Fabrication

City Beautiful Carpentry can rent you a beautiful custom wedding arbor for your event. Our carpenters will assemble the piece on site, and remove it once the event is over. This handsome piece is made of cedar with detail in Brazilian walnut.
You can also talk to us about having your own custom arbor built for your special day. Following the event, City Beautiful will consult with you on how to incorporate your arbor into your home following the wedding.
Options for a custom wedding arbor include:
  • Choice of any domestic or exotic wood
  • Design to fit your aesthetic
  • Consultation on the symbolic properties of your wood and design choices
  • Option to embed a time capsule into the posts of the arbor
Give us a call for a meeting.

Gary- 917-679-3572