Lattice Screen How-To: Garden Trick

Today’s feature is from Canadian Gardening with this nifty idea for hiding ugly air conditioner units, compost bins, and other eye-sore yard items with this Easy-To-Build Lattice Screen:

DIY Lattice Screen Project By canadiangardening.com

Hide an air conditioner or composter with this easy outdoor screen

The gardener’s never-ending quest for more garden beds often means plantings have to share real estate with outdoor eyesores such as central air conditioners. We built this simple screen to hide that unsightly object, but its size could be adjusted to conceal any number of unattractive outdoor fixtures.

There is a bit of woodworking involved but nothing too crazy and if you don’t care about the finishing details, you could simplify the project even more. Panels of lattice can be picked up at home and garden stores, add a bit of stain or paint to protect the wood. The screen is portable and easy to move when you need access to the unit you’re hiding, remember to build to accommodate airflow and easy access. Dig the screen into the ground a bit for support.

Please visit the site above for complete project instructions, pretty clever!

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