So You Want a Garden Structure?

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.

Trellises are an inexpensive way to give your yard and garden that little something without breaking the bank. They can be used all over your yard and garden and coupled with some nice climbing plants with blooms or vines, they make wonderful focal points. Since they come in so many shapes and sizes you should be able to find great trellises for any situation.

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.

This next structure has an almost meditative feel that cannot be explained. It’s been said that since it lets in nature and the suns rays, the pergola allows you to commune with nature while you are eating or just having fun with family and friends. Of course, sitting in silence and just enjoying your life is another way to experience nature under a pergola. It will provide you with partial shade and, if you choose, can be filled with climbing vines and plants that will fill the slats with a canopy of sorts to create even more shade.

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 may also be looking for a couple of other structures that are not often talked about; raised beds and bridges. If you want to create small flower beds around your yard or around a tree, raised beds are a perfect way to do that and they are easy since there is no digging involved. Bridges, on the other hand are a great way to enhance your landscape, especially around water features and low lying areas in your yard.