"Victoria Clare" wrote in message
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Will a foot / 18 inches of hole really support a 6 foot upright with a
(light) gate hanging on it? If so, I can probably manage that with a
pick.

Victoria

Suely if you make the posts a bit higher you can put a lintel across the top
which would give added strength, and you can easily brace the posts the
other way with sloping butresses, the whole thing could be made almost
freestanding (bit like a childs swing support but made in bits)

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Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs)
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