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.
One of the easiest to define is the trellis. Trellises are traditionally used in flower beds and gardens. You will also find them outside up against walls or the sides of a home or out building directing the growth of vines. Seldom seen is the trellis that stands alone in the middle of a yard but that's not to say that it isn't done. They are versatile and come in many different shapes and sizes including small ones for potted plants.
If you're looking to get more bang for your buck, try an arbor. They're very popular in gardens and can be used to create stand alone focal points in your yard. Using arbors with trellised sides can be a wonderful way of utilizing the climbing vines that will fill in the sides and top thus creating an elegant canopy throughout the arch that is just lovely.
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.
If you are a family that parties, a gazebo may just be the right outdoor structure for you. It can be used all by itself out in your yard or to support other activities such as a backyard swimming pool. Having a gazebo for dinner parties or for that midnight dance with that special someone are all great reasons to choose this particular structure for your yard.
A couple of other structures that get overlooked at times are raised beds and bridges. Raised beds can be used to create stand alone flowerbeds anywhere in the yard. There is no digging required and they're easy to put together and use. Bridges are for those special places that have a water feature or low spot in the yard. They can really make an uninteresting landscape interesting. - 16035
One of the easiest to define is the trellis. Trellises are traditionally used in flower beds and gardens. You will also find them outside up against walls or the sides of a home or out building directing the growth of vines. Seldom seen is the trellis that stands alone in the middle of a yard but that's not to say that it isn't done. They are versatile and come in many different shapes and sizes including small ones for potted plants.
If you're looking to get more bang for your buck, try an arbor. They're very popular in gardens and can be used to create stand alone focal points in your yard. Using arbors with trellised sides can be a wonderful way of utilizing the climbing vines that will fill in the sides and top thus creating an elegant canopy throughout the arch that is just lovely.
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.
If you are a family that parties, a gazebo may just be the right outdoor structure for you. It can be used all by itself out in your yard or to support other activities such as a backyard swimming pool. Having a gazebo for dinner parties or for that midnight dance with that special someone are all great reasons to choose this particular structure for your yard.
A couple of other structures that get overlooked at times are raised beds and bridges. Raised beds can be used to create stand alone flowerbeds anywhere in the yard. There is no digging required and they're easy to put together and use. Bridges are for those special places that have a water feature or low spot in the yard. They can really make an uninteresting landscape interesting. - 16035
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Wood arbors are great because they stand the test of time against the elements. Coupled with garden decorations you can have the look you have always wanted for your yard.
