With all the wonderful choices in outdoor structures, it can be hard to decide which ones will enhance your yard and garden. With this in mind, let's explore the different types of outdoor garden structures, where they might be placed and for what purpose. This way you can look at your families activity and decide what will work best for all of you.
Let's start with the trellis. You will find trellises in both the front and back yards in gardens of all kinds and against large and small walls and buildings to help tame the mass of climbing vines. They come in a variety of shapes and sizes and you can use them virtually any and everywhere.
You can also use arbors with lattice or decorative sides as a trellis. Arbors allow you to create an entrance or archway into a special area of the yard or into the yard itself. Arbors are very popular as entrances into gardens and are used throughout gardens to create sitting or viewing areas. Arbors can make beautiful stand alone areas in your yard with the right climbing vine such as the climbing rose.
A larger structure that can be a stand alone or combined with your porch or patio is a pergola. Pergolas are unique in that they have the same canopy capabilities as arbors with the right plant choices but they also provide shade in the mornings and evenings due to the slatted nature of the roof. Creating a sitting area under a pergola is a great way to enjoy one of these fine structures and some pergolas came with optional chairs and/or tables built in.
Gazebos are great for almost any family. They can be used as a self contained patio, if you don't have a patio, or in conjunction with another backyard feature like a pond or swimming pool. A gazebo is a perfect place for a party at any time of the year and many can be closed off with a cover to enjoy an intimate dance or dinner with your spouse or partner. This can be a great choice for the right family.
You won't hear much about raised beds and bridges because, even though you will see both all the time, they blend in with the landscape more than stick out as an overpowering structure. Raised beds are great to place in your yard and allow you to create a flowerbed without digging up anything, anywhere. For areas that have low lying spots or water features you would like to enhance, bridges work very well. As stated before, these get lost in the landscape but if you look, you will see them everywhere. - 15266
Let's start with the trellis. You will find trellises in both the front and back yards in gardens of all kinds and against large and small walls and buildings to help tame the mass of climbing vines. They come in a variety of shapes and sizes and you can use them virtually any and everywhere.
You can also use arbors with lattice or decorative sides as a trellis. Arbors allow you to create an entrance or archway into a special area of the yard or into the yard itself. Arbors are very popular as entrances into gardens and are used throughout gardens to create sitting or viewing areas. Arbors can make beautiful stand alone areas in your yard with the right climbing vine such as the climbing rose.
A larger structure that can be a stand alone or combined with your porch or patio is a pergola. Pergolas are unique in that they have the same canopy capabilities as arbors with the right plant choices but they also provide shade in the mornings and evenings due to the slatted nature of the roof. Creating a sitting area under a pergola is a great way to enjoy one of these fine structures and some pergolas came with optional chairs and/or tables built in.
Gazebos are great for almost any family. They can be used as a self contained patio, if you don't have a patio, or in conjunction with another backyard feature like a pond or swimming pool. A gazebo is a perfect place for a party at any time of the year and many can be closed off with a cover to enjoy an intimate dance or dinner with your spouse or partner. This can be a great choice for the right family.
You won't hear much about raised beds and bridges because, even though you will see both all the time, they blend in with the landscape more than stick out as an overpowering structure. Raised beds are great to place in your yard and allow you to create a flowerbed without digging up anything, anywhere. For areas that have low lying spots or water features you would like to enhance, bridges work very well. As stated before, these get lost in the landscape but if you look, you will see them everywhere. - 15266
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Many people love their garden arbor as an entrance into their yard or garden. You can also use a wonderful garden trellis as a way to tie in your garden dcor.
