The columns have two functions: decorative and constructional.This is the case both in buildings and in gardens, when, for example, pergola piles covered with shoots become beautiful obelisks.Stone columns can have a circular or polygonal cross-section. They are built of bricks, natural stone or cast concrete. In order for the structure, e.g. of a pergola, not to interfere with communication, the poles should be at least 2.5 m high.
If there is no room for a pergola with effective supports in the garden, a decorative element can be a medium-height stone, concrete or brick column, well exposed. An additional decorative detail will be a bowl with flowering plants placed on its upper surface, a bird feeder or a sculpture of a suitable size.Two low columns will perfectly mark the beginning of the garden stairs.
Green plant columns are unique, characteristic elements of the garden arrangement. In addition, they act as landmarks and signposts. They indicate specific places in various places of the plot or even lead to them.A row of slender, straight plants creates an attractive partition separating the two parts of the garden.
A wall of spaced-apart junipers looks much lighter than a dense hedge and lets in more light. To choose the right spacing between plants, we need to know the height and the supposed diameter of the older, columnar forms of cypress, oak or cherry.
When buying, it is worth asking about the height and width achieved after many years by column hornbeams, beeches and other trees whose slender silhouettes are the result of regular cuts. Planted without such knowledge, even the prettiest specimens will quickly turn the striking row into a dense wall, effectively cutting off two parts of the garden.
