Kicking off a new project, a garden bench for my wife for Mother's Day. Curious as to everyone's thoughts about wood and soil contact. Off the top of my head there's black locust, but it's probably hard to find quickly. Does ipe or teak offer rot resistance with soil contact? I'm thinking of making the legs out of this type of lumber, and the rest of the bench out of white oak. I know there are potential epoxies and Pt "lumber".
The design will will be Japanese/Arts and Crafts/Krenov style.
The design will will be Japanese/Arts and Crafts/Krenov style.