Garden Arbors - 7 Reasons to Love Them

Garden Arbors are an incredibly easy way to addThey could become a favorite "meeting place" or a
value to any garden or back yard. In fact, adding aspecial landmark, or a place of sentimental memories.
garden arbor to any backyard goes a long way to4. Arbors can bring function and direction to gardens
transforming a backyard into a garden! They are soby providing seating or inviting entrances to
underutilized in ordinary homeowners' gardens,otherwise enclosed areas. They provide a
especially because they are readily available. Theycomfortable place to read a book, relax, listen to
also make a great gardeners gift.music, or just spend some time alone reflecting and
1. They are an easy way to bring a design elementenjoying the outdoors. They might be a way to
into a backyard. Even people who have a hard timedraw attention to a particular area within a garden.
deciding about outdoor garden decorations can install5. Garden Arbors are lovely and look good... even in
a garden arbor and have instant "wow factor". Theywinter when most gardens are dormant. When you
are so impressive that friends and family will thinkwould like to enjoy the garden on a bright sunny day
you hired a garden landscaper to create your garden.in winter, they will add interest and architectural
2. They add height to a garden. A lot of timeselements that are there, no matter what season of
gardens are at ground level, like most flower bedsthe year!
are. But garden arbors bring the eyes up and create6. They can help define and create a certain style of
more space for plants to grow, thereby addinggarden, such as traditional, Asian, Mediterranean, or
another dimension to a beautiful garden. They canEnglish. They can also help you create a
make you feel totally surrounded by nature andcontemporary garden design.
beauty.7. They can help make the garden look more
3. Garden Arbors are permanent and will always bestructured and well tended. They provide a place to
there, even if you don't "tend" to them. Once theyattach vines and climbing plants so that the plants
are installed, they require no maintenance for yearsdon't get too unruly or overgrown or sprawling all
of ongoing pleasure. They can be something manyover the place and thereby making the garden
generations of your family can enjoy and appreciate.messy.