On 10/02/18 18:31, Paul Luton wrote:
On 10-Feb-18 3:27 PM, Martin wrote:
On Sat, 10 Feb 2018 10:13:44 +0000, Jeff Layman
wrote:

I'm fed up with the Gardman thin tube junk rusting within a couple of
years, so have been looking for something much more substantial (and
expensive). Anyone got any experience of Poppy Forge - specifically the
Arcadia Arch? See:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Poppy-Forge-Unique-Arcadia-Flexible/dp/B00IHZJ5ZG/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1518210523&sr=8-2&keywords=poppy+forge

But available cheaper elsewhere.

My wife got fed up with thin tube arches rusting. She made two arches out of
wood. They've lasted years already.

Likewise - worth using metal post holders as wood in contact with soil
will rot.

Agreed, but if the wood is properly tanalised it should last years even
in contact with the soil. That would have been true many years ago when
really effective (though highly toxic) preservatives were used, but
those have been banned. Decent wooden arches aren't cheap, and if you
add the price of 4 metposts, they work out a lot more than the metal arch.

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Jeff