Choosing
Arbor Plans for your Garden
Before you purchase
arbor plans, you should
first look at your garden and consider the overall
design. Traditionally, an arbor functions as an
entrance or gateway from one area of the garden to
another. However, you can find arbor plans that
include a built in seat for relaxing and enjoying
your garden. We have an arbor with a gate that
divides the front and back garden, and on the sunny
side of the house we have a garden arbor trained
with old-fashioned climbing roses that leads to our
patio. I also constructed and arbor at the entrance
to our herb garden and trained grapes on it. If you
are as crazy about arbors as we are, arbor plans are
the way to go because of the variety of designs and
the ability to build exactly what you want.
Different garden arbor plans
may incorporate these features:
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Bench
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Gate
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Lattice or trellis sides
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Round or square top
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Room for a table or bench
When reviewing arbor plans
look for the following:
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Complete material list
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Diagrams and detailed drawings
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Step-by-step instructions
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Photos of the completed garden arbor
If you’re
planning on growing vines on your garden arbor, make
sure you review the arbor plans to ensure the arbor
can withstand the weight of the vines. You should
also review the arbor plans to make sure the arbor
will be the right size for your garden. You don’t
want the arbor to be so big that it occupies a big
portion of your garden or too small that a bench or
table you are planning won’t fit under it. The nice
thing about using detailed arbor plans is that it’s
easy to make modifications to the arbor to make it
bigger or smaller to accommodate your space.
