New bench.

[Palustris]

Some friends had to have a tree cut down as it was in danger of falling into their neighbours garden. They brought us the wood, but it seems a shame to burn what was a much loved tree so we have used the trunk to make the supports for a bench. The rest of the tree we are still thinking about.
The first wo show the bench in place and the second two show the view from it.

[Palustris]

[tim]

Oh, so you took my advice on several rest/viewing points!!

[Rohaise]

Hey! Palustris ! I might bear this idea in mind ...after I ve tried out the topiary idea !   :D Rohaise

[kitten]

What a beautiful garden palustris  ;D and a lovely way to use your friend's wood.

Perhaps if you have enough left they'd like one in their garden too to replace the tree!  ;)

[Palustris]

Even newer bench. This was made from the pieces of Frisia which our friends brought over.
There is a matching coffee table but it is not finished yet.

[Georgie]

There's posh.   ;D

G x

[lorna]

Eric. I just love looking at pics of your garden, especially all the new ideas you come up with. That's magic :)

[asbean]

Bet no-one else has one like it  :)

[Deva Duke]

Fantastic bench palustris. What a great idea for recycling the wood.

[Eristic]

How do you stop the sliced logs from splitting?

[Palustris]

They are actually soaked in varnish. This is what has taken the time to do,  rather than putting the bench together. If they still split then, they split. I will save some of the remaining log pieces as replacements.

[Garden Manager]

If you have smaller diameter pieces (say under 6") they could be used to edge beds and borders. Thicker pices that are fairly regular and of decent length could be used to make raised planting areas - as soil retaining structures.

I have cut down 2 pine trees in my garden in recent years. I used the trunks to make a retaining edge to a couple of borders near the remaining pine trees. They are nice and solid but give a rustic look and will eventualy decay, after having first served a usefull purpose.

But i guess you have already thought of such uses for your tree eric?

Nice bench by the way :-)