Attach twine to these horizontals to create a web for climbing plants. Use an arbor to create a 'grand entrance' or elegant folly in your gardens. Some good vines use are scarlet runner beans, morning glories, hyacinth beans, and cardinal creeper. This knot is a variation on a standard looped square knot. While any tight knot will hold most bamboo joints, this style of knot gives a neat, finished appearance and is the standard in most Japanese construction.
Construction Hints Never nail directly into bamboo.
Use a drill to create pilot holes slightly smaller than the nail and a nail driver to avoid crushing the cane with your hammer. Use a bamboo saw or a fine hacksaw for cutting. Bamboo will rot after 2 or 3 years of continuous contact with the soil. Therefore, use hardwood posts for ground-contact supports. Apply natural preservatives like hemp oil or tung oil to bamboo.