Arbors, arches, pergolas and trellises
Designed to be placed on a path, arbors are small, self-standing structures often used to mark an entrance or serve as a gate.
They typically have four posts for support, benches for sitting and enjoying the shade, and are covered in fragrant perennial climbers like roses, honeysuckle, jasmine or clematis.
Arches are used to build green tunnels through the landscape, and to train cordon fruit trees such as apples, pears, peaches, and plums.
Larger self-standing structures, known as pergolas, create natural canopies over outdoor sitting areas.
When covered in vegetation, they provide shade, sometimes even protection from the elements, and support for heavy, long-lived climbers like grapevines or wisteria.
Trellises are lightweight vertical lattices, which support delicate climbers such as chocolate vine, morning glory, or trumpet vine.
Trellises are versatile; they can function as privacy screens independently or at the end of pergolas. They can also be attached to fences or walls to provide visual appeal and vertical growing space for flowers and vegetables.
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