Customizing Your Garden Arbor

Garden arbors are meant to be pretty by themselves, but there are many different ways to customize yours.

Here are some great tips and ideas for customizing your garden arbor:

Adding a fence is one of the more simple ways. If you have a large yard you can use a garden arbor with a fence to visually separate your yard into unique areas.
Roses bring vibrant color to your garden arbor, but it takes some work. First, you need to choose a garden arbor that will support the weight of the growing rose bushes. The arbor needs to be wide enough to allow room for the rose bush to grow. Positioning is important, too. If you are going to add roses to your garden arbor, it needs to be in a position where you can prune them, and where it gets plenty of sun.
A small gate attached to your garden arbor can be a very inviting way to spruce up your yard.
Add a bench to either side or underneath your garden arbor to enjoy the serenity of your garden in comfort.
Planter boxes on either side will add a little color and variety as well as allow you to vary the type of flower. The open containers will help balance the climbing plants on the arbor with the trailing plants in the planters.
Or you can combine the best of both worlds with a planter box bench. Place it opposite your garden arbor and you have a beautiful outdoor seating arrangement.
Some garden arbors have side wings to add privacy as well as a cute touch.
Don’t have room for an entire garden arbor in your yard? A planter trellis a good alternative. The trellis is similar to one side of a full arbor, and can stand in the center of your garden for vertical interest, or off to the side near a wall to define the limits of your space.

No matter what you choose to do with your garden arbor, you’ll find that adding little custom touches make it uniquely yours. Explore all your options and have fun!

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