In the past it has been loads of fun building these out of gnarly twisting, crooked or undulating driftwood. I called them teepee planters. Only heartwood of pine, cedar or cypress were employed. Many of these pieces of driftwood were hundreds of years old. Funny thing is that I have never seen or heard of tuteurs and I thought I was starting something new ! My version of these were between 8 and 12 feet tall and weighed in the range of 300 to 400 pounds each. There were 3 vertical pieces and 3 angled pieces abut a third of the way off the ground to connect them all. 5/8th inch holes were predrilled with a long auger bit and 5/8th inch rebar nails (tapered on one end) were the fasteners. One of these creations had a heavy duty chain coming down from top center which supported a 2 foot diameter globe planter filled with succulents. Well behaved vines climbed up them. Some were patriotic because of the red, white and blue flowering vines growing up them.
