Wooden Garden Arches
I’m looking for a particular beautiful open garden that I visited in the Dandenongs (Australia)?
I visited a gorgeous open garden in the Dandenong Ranges in Australia and cannot,for the life of me, remember where it was. We’ve driven around and around and can’t seem to locate it. I know this might not be much information but,
I remember it featured a beautiful pond with wooden arched bridges over them and had trees with pink flowering petals that would drop into the pond. Does this sound familiar to anyone? I’m really hoping to relocate it.
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maybe you’ll see something on those sites that rings a bell?… sure hope so.. those gardens are just gorgeous!!…
Wooden Garden Arches
The Patio Garden Arch
Can smaller patios benefit from a garden arch?
It is often thought that smaller garden cannot benefit from much decoration other than some patio containers or ornaments. But in the case of those gardens with a reasonably sized clear area, a garden archcan be a realistic and stunning addition to an otherwise plain area. If your garden mostly consists of paving or even decking, a garden arch is a wonderful way to add interest and to splash some colour around the space. Climbing plants suitable for garden arches can easily be grown in containers of a decent size, this is also a plus if the earth in your garden is not great and many climbers will thrive in containers. Whether you choose a metal arch or a wooden one, you can benefit from the beauty of creeping flowers and foliage on even the smallest of patios. Good plants for patio containers meant for garden arches include those which grow quickly in order to maximise visual impact a quickly as possible. After all, if your garden is small then you won’t particularly want to look at a bare garden arch for too long!
What kind of plants will give good coverage on a garden arch?
There are so many choices with regards to climbing plants which are suitable for patio containers that choosing what to go for can be quite a task. Consider what kind of colours you like and take it from there, some beautiful climbers are extremely quick when it comes to coverage and will smother a garden arch in flowers and greenery fairly quickly; these include most types of Clematis which can be found in a vast array of colours and shapes, from very delicate pale pink blooms to deep purple flowers which appear more robust. Hardy perennials are a good choice, more delicate climbers require a lot more TLC than hardy perennials although they can be very pretty. Another great choice for container climbers is Jasmine. Star Jasmine is a lovely choice, with small flowers a wonderful perfume it can quickly cover a large area and so it may be a good choice for a wall as well as a trellis garden arch.
A garden arch in shade or light
Some climbers will thrive better in a shaded area whilst others need plenty of sun, one plant which will fit both situations perfectly is the climbing Hydrangea; this pretty and hardy plant is happiest in shade but will do fine in a sunny spot too, with large, lacy white flowers it makes for a bright spot in an otherwise dull area. For sunny areas the choice is wide, but Honeysuckle will grow particularly well in the bright light and let’s face it, what is more heady than the aroma of Honeysuckle? Whatever you choose for your arch, the addition to your garden will really add to the atmosphere and garden arches with integral seating can be a really lovely place to sit and while away some time in the garden.
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Vineyard theme?
Okay, I’m semi-planning my wedding. Not getting married for a couple years, yet. I’m thinking of getting married outdoors in early October (in Denmark, by the way) where it will be cool, but not too chilly. The leaves will just be starting to turn. I kind of want to do a vineyard theme. Basically I want to use autumn colors, maple leaves, english ivy, etc and decorate a garden outdoors. Have fake grape bunches hanging all over everything, and for the wedding arch get a wooden arch and decorate it with the vines and grapes and some orange calla lillies. We’ll also have a lot of candles all over and maybe wine bottles in baskets surrounded by grapes as centerpieces. Can anyone give me more ideas for this type of theme, and does it sound like a good one? I’d like to have the cake be plain white, 3 tiers, with dark orange and white flowers decorating it.
For placecards, my brother and his wife used corks from empty wine bottles, slitting each cork partway down the middle and inserting the namecard. Inexpensive (unless you count all the wine bottles’ corks needed – I think they had a restaurant connection), stood upright, and totally fits your theme! They also used slightly bigger cards to put the name of each table in, and all the tables were named after types of wine.
Mini bottles of wine were the adult favors. Kids got sparkling grape of course. Wine glasses imprinted with your names, and/or wine glass charms, would also be lovely favors.
Your wedding sounds unique and gorgeous! Congratulations.
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