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DIY | PROJECTS, gardening · May 28, 2020

How To Build A Garden Obelisk

DIY | Garden Obelisk

Recently, my husband and I were exploring a local nursery here in New Hampshire (well, I was exploring and my husband was holding my plants!). I saw these tall, unfinished wooden garden obelisks lined up and I ran over to look at them; I’ve always wanted to add one to my garden. I almost dropped when I saw the price tag… $130!

After studying how it was put together I knew that I could build one on my own for so much less so I added it to my to-do list for Spring.

An opportunity came up for me to work on a project with Blue Ridge Tools and I knew exactly what I was going to build!( Blue Ridge Tools can be found at your local Target store) I hope after you see how my obelisk turned out and how easy it was to build that I give you the confidence to try it on your own.

supply list
  • 4- 2″x2″x8′ lumber
  • 4- 1″x2″x8′ lumber
  • 2 inch deck/ outdoor screws
  • Stain or Paint
  • Blue Ridge Cordless Drill-Target
  • Blue Ridge Detail Sander/Sandpaper- Target
  • Blue Ridge Measuring Tape- Target
DIY Garden Obelsik
SUPPLIES FOR GARDEN OBELISK
1. cut wood to size

I decided that I wanted my garden obelisk to be 7 ft. tall. I cut 12 inches off the bottom of the thicker 2x2x8 pieces of wood that will make the frame. (Most home improvement stores will do this for you at no cost.)

The 1x1x8 foot pieces of wood will make the horizontal slats of the obelisk. There will be 4 slats on each side. You will need to cut 4 pieces to each of the following sizes: 8, 14, 21, and 27 inches.

building a garden obelisk
SLATS CUT TO SIZE. YOU WILL NEED 4 OF EACH LENGTH: 8, 14,21, & 27 IN. TO MAKE THE OBELISK.
2. BUILD THE FRAME
BUILDING A GARDEN OBELISK
12 INCHES FROM THE BOTTOM IS WHERE I PUT THE LONGEST SLAT.

Place 2 of your 7 ft. pieces of wood on a flat surface and touch the tops to make a teepee shape. Measure up 12 inches from the base of your frame and mark this spot with a pencil on both legs. This is the spot for your first board, the 27 inch size.

Adjust the legs accordingly so the board runs to the end on both sides.

DIY GARDEN OBELISK
THE SLATS ARE SPACED 16 INCHES APART.

I spaced the boards out 16 inches apart: I marked the spot for each board with a pencil mark to make sure I kept them straight while drilling. This is what your frame should look like.

3. SECURE THE BOARDS
BLUE RIDGE TOOLS CORDLESS DRILL
SECURE THE BOARDS

Using my Blue Ridge Cordless Drill I secured each board into place with a screw on each end of the board. The drill was so easy to use and not as heavy or bulky as most drills I have used in the past; it fit in my hand perfectly.

I’m using screws that don’t require pre-drilling so I didn’t need to drill pilot holes first to prevent the wood from splitting.

4. repeat the steps
how to make a garden obelisk

Next, I repeated the steps to make the second frame for my garden obelisk.

5. adding the side slats
how to build a garden obelisk
ADDING THE SIDE SLATS

Now that I had the two main parts of the frame completed it was time to add the side slats. This part would have been a little easier with two people but it was early in the morning and really, who has time to wait for teenage boys to wake up!

I used a pole and a step stool to brace the frame. The side pieces will go on quickly; you just need to use the already finished frame pieces as a guide for where to place the side slats. Again, use one 2” screw on each end of the board. Flip the obelisk over and repeat on the other side.

FINISHED GARDEN OBELISK
ALL BUILT!!
6. SANDING
BLUE RIDGE TOOLS DETAIL SANDER
LIGHTLY SAND THE ROUGH SPOTS

Now it was time for a quick sanding. Using my Blue Ridge Detail Sander I went over the rough spots on the wood. This was a great little sander to get into all the corners and crevices.

7. PAINT OR STAIN
DIY GARDEN OBELISK
PAINTING MY OBELISK

I had originally planned on staining ( I had even bought the stain!) but decided that I wanted it to be painted white. I did two coats of an indoor/outdoor semi-gloss latex.

8. READY FOR THE GARDEN

HOW TO BUILD A GARDEN OBELISK
DIY GARDEN OBELISK

Now it’s ready for the garden! I love how it turned out and looks so pretty in the center of my vegetable garden.

You can read about my vegetable garden for this season here.

HOW TO BUILD A GARDEN OBELISK
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HOW TO BUILD A GARDEN OBELISK

*Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Blue Ridge Tools. All opinions are my own*

Posted In: DIY | PROJECTS, gardening · Tagged: diy garden trellis, garden design, garden obelisk, obelisk

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Comments

  1. Kim says

    September 15, 2020 at 10:38 pm

    I understand the height is 7 ft. What is the base width and depth. It appears to be 24+ inches. I have limited space and need to know how deep and wide it is. Thanks!

    Reply
    • Jennifer Howard says

      September 16, 2020 at 8:02 am

      Good Morning Kim-
      You could make this as wide or narrow as you wanted, when you lay out the long sides (before you cut the short side bars) adjust them to the width you want; then measure the widths for the side bars. I had a big space to put it in so I wanted it to be substantial. I was going to make a smaller one for my clematis in my front garden but somehow the summer got away from me and I’m digging out my sweaters😂

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  2. Susan Sullivan says

    June 1, 2020 at 6:29 am

    Wow! Wonderful addition to your garden! I want one! 😉
    Adding to my “Honey do” list!

    Reply
    • Jennifer Howard says

      June 5, 2020 at 6:04 am

      Thanks!

      Reply

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