Plant arches amaze with their versatility, because at the same time they invite you to the garden and delimit its space. Due to their height, they visually define garden interiors, but also create mysterious passages between them.Depending on the goal we want to achieve, we can choose abundantly floral arches or, on the contrary - green passages calming and softening the fragment of the garden rich in colors.
The universal frame are arches made of metal trusses, which can be a support for vines with decorative leaves, such as vines or ivy, but also for garden stars famous for their flowers - rose, clematis and honeysuckle.
We should think about mounting supports for creepers before planting the plants or when they are relatively small.We can choose arches and pergolas made of many different materials, we can also easily find those with dimensions perfectly suited to our needs.We can choose metal, galvanized or powder-coated, wooden or wicker supports of different heights and widths of elements.
Regardless of what material they are made of, it is especially important when installing the supports that they are well anchored in the ground.Only then will they support the weight of the plants that will climb on them and will not overturn under the influence of strong gusts of wind.
Supports are of great importance
Remember about the proper selection of supports. An openwork metal arch or a delicate wicker structure may not support the weight of vigorously growing vines.Extremely strong and stable structures are required by plants such as wisteria, milinus, virginia creeper, grapevine, arugula, Aubert's knotweed and some varieties of clematis.The supports must also be durable - perennial creepers will make it impossible to paint or renovate them for many years.
Green hedge portals
Hedge arches require a bit more practice and patience than supports topped with climbing plantsPlants have to be formed over a period of several years, but such eye-catching green portals are really worthwhile!Passages of this type can also be cut in existing hedges made of ligusters, hornbeams or beech trees. Important: before carrying out this treatment, however, you have to wait until autumn, when the plants are already in a state of rest and the last young birds have left their nests.
Let's start by removing a few plants that make up the hedge to get the desired width transition, and trimming the branches sticking out of the hedge. Then, at the ends of the gap, we plant plants that will be the "pillars" of the arch in the future. The end is crowning the work - connect the new plants with a thin, bent metal rod attached to their trunks with a flexible plastic cord.
Remember that the bow should be mounted at a height of at least 2.5 meters! Next spring, choose two strong shoots on both sides, growing at the height of the rod. Their vertices should be trimmed so that they branch well.Only when the arms of the arch have knit together, can the rod supporting them be removed.
