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How to Buy an Arbor or Trellis

Arbors and trellises make beautiful additions to yards and gardens, providing a peaceful escape from everyday stress. They are perfectly designed to showcase your climbing flowers! Arbors and trellises are available in many different styles and sizes to suit every home and garden.

The placement of an arbor or trellis in your yard or garden creates a focal point which can display your prized flowers, highlight a beautiful, or provide an inviting place to sit and spend a quiet afternoon. Arbors make attractive entrances to a garden or side area of your yard. Perhaps you would like an iron Norfolk Garden Arbor with an optional gate? Arbors can also provide shaded seating areas, perhaps next to your favorite flowerbed. We offer several elegant cedar arbors that come with benches, or you can place your own benches and chairs underneath any other arbor. A trellis makes a perfect backdrop for your garden, allowing flowers to grow up against the side of your home and cover bare spots.

One of the main functions of an arbor is to provide climbing space for flowers and plants. Many plants and flowers will gracefully and eagerly grow on your arbor. If you plan to grow heavy vines or plants, sturdiness and size should be your main concern. Larger and wider arbors will generally accommodate heavier and thicker plant growth.

You may wonder about how much time you will spend assembling and caring for your arbor. Arbors and trellises are shipped with complete instructions. A homeowner with some assembly experience will generally be able to put one together in an afternoon’s time. Assembly will require common household tools.

Necessary maintenance of your arbor will depend on your selected material. These structures will usually be constructed of one of three materials: Cedar, Metal, or Vinyl. Cedar is usually maintenance free, designed to last for many years, and can be painted, stained, or left to weather to a lovely silver gray. Metal may require some refinishing over time but is strong and durable. We offer many fine metal arbors and trellises made of powder-coated steel and iron. Vinyl arbors typically only require cleaning once a year. All of these materials are good choices for outdoor use and will last throughout the years.

An arbor is a classic garden decoration that also invites you pause, relax, and enjoy the surroundings. Arbors make wonderful spouse-to-spouse gifts, as they are classic and timeless, and couples can enjoy spending an afternoon together putting it up. Delightfully covered with flowers, an arbor will quickly become a favorite backdrop for family pictures. Consider adding one of these wonderful structures to your garden!