On 16 Nov, 15:30, PCPaul wrote:
I've been tasked with making a garden gate for Xmas... a half-height one,
along the lines of a picket fence with rounded tops.

The gate is between two hedges, so there's no existing fence or wood to
match up to. What wood is best to use to make a fairly resilient gate
without breaking the bank and without needing re-varnishing every couple
of years?

Pine isn't too sturdy unless you keep redoing it. Pressure treated pine
is better but it's going to be machined, exposed wood so the colours will
be all over the place.

So what's left? Ash? Oak (green or dried)? Poplar? anything else?

I found it simpler to buy one ready made and primed at our local car
boot - fifteen quid, only needed posts, hinges and a sneck then a coat
of paint