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Garden arches are a great way to height, design and texture to any garden, whilst without giving up much ground area.

Garden arches come in many different styles, giving the gardener much choice on materials and budgets.  The common materials for garden arches are wooden, metal or plastic, there will also be traditional stone arches in many ornamental gardens although these are not commonly available in today’s DIY or garden centres.

So why would you use a garden arch, as previously mentioned they provide height and texture to a garden but also can be used in much that same way as a picture frame. If you have a statue or particularly impressive urn, then by adding a decorative garden arch will accent the area.

As well as providing a decorative frame, a garden arch may be simply used as a home for climbing plants such as vines or clematis.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

So when would you consider using a garden arch.

It can be used at an entrance way to the garden, to provide a fragrant and pretty opening, or as an access way into another dimension of the garden, thus providing more a journey as the visitor progresses around the garden.

What things are important when you are choosing your arch? What size do you want? It is critical to bear in mind the scale of your outdoor space, an arch that is too big will take over and detract from the rest of your hard work, whilst an arch that is too small will be lost amongst the rest of the backdrop.  You will want an arch that adds height and style, not creates an imposing tower of blossom or vines. It must also be passable underneath, if that is what is wanted, so think about your visitors, and remember to prune regularly if needed.

Secondly you will need to think about style and substance. What material do you want the garden archway to be made of? What is important to remember here is whether or not you will be using the archway as a trellis for climbing plants or will leave it au naturale. If you are using it for climbing plants, then it will need to be sturdy enough to hold the weight of the fully grown plant, whilst if you will not be using plants, it will need to be decorative enough to stand alone in your garden without looking out of place. 

The style of the garden is just as important for the overall look of your garden. If you have a traditional cottage garden, a glass and steel garden arch would no doubt look out of place, where as a ornamental wooden framed garden arch would look just as daft in a Japanese themed garden area.

What can be said is that a garden arch is a welcome addition to most gardens so when you are designing your garden make sure you leave enough room for a garden arch.

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