Garden Arbors and Trellises

Arbors and Trellises are one of the best ways to decorate your garden or even sidewalk leading to your front door creating a cosy cottage effect and have been doing so for centuries. Arbors are a great focus point to accent any garden and they come in so many designs for any style of gardening or your outdoor living area. A wonderful way to use your arbor is to place it in a sunny corner and place a bench under so you can relax a bit while doing some gardening. Another great idea is to place a couple of beautiful planters on either side creating an interesting symmetrical look. Most arbors have trellises either side which is great for climbing pants to grow such as vines, other climbing plants such as roses, and hanging baskets. The combination of the arbor and trellis are the best of both worlds and are well worth the buy. Arbors and trellises create a delicate looking and graceful feature to the smallest of gardens and are great for garden parties as they look great with lights hanging off them. Arbors and trellises can enhance a style or be the final detail.

When choosing an arbor or trellises or any structure in a garden it is important to make sure it fits in the landscape this helps to ensure harmony and flow. It is important to consider the different materials that an arbor can be made out of, if you want a rustic look a mature wood would be best, a cottage look may opt for painted hard wood or go more contemporary with a metal structure. Combining a garden trellis with a planter box is a great design and offers colour and variety to any garden.