Wooden Garden Accents

You can keep the natural feel of your garden and still have structures—just add wood. Wooden decks, benches, fences and other accents add an organic warmth to any landscape.

UF/IFAS Publications

• Basic Principles of Landscape Design
• Treated Wood (PDF)

Also on Gardening in a Minute

• Espaliers
• Garden Structures

Other Sites

• Choose Wood Products Carefully to Prevent Termites and Rot--University of Nebraska Extension
• Fall Deck Care--Iowa State University Extension (PDF)
• Homeowner's Wildfire Mitigation Guide: Decks--University of California
• Installing and Caring for Wood Decks and Fence Boards--University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture
• New Generation of Pressure-Treated Wood is Safer for Home Use--Oregon State University Extension
• Painting ACQ- or CCA-Treated Lumber--University of Missouri Extension
• Trellis Construction--Ohio State University Extension
• Trellises and Cages--University of Minnesota Extension Service
• University of Tennessee Forest Products Extension
• Wood in the Garden--Iowa State University Extension