If you want to give your site some charm and magic, then an arch is the ideal solution.
Despite the banality, the arch is an original design detail. It can be used as an addition to the overall design, as well as separate element design.
To complement the main design and let in climbing plants, use various elements: trellises, pergolas, trellises. An arch, as a rule, has 2 walls and a roof above them.
To give the garden some aristocracy and grace, you can place an arch in it. Good decision will send climbing plants along it.
Such an arch will add romance and natural beauty to the garden. An arch can be not only a decorative element, but also serve as a base for a hammock, support for other supports, and lanterns can be placed on it.
When choosing this decorative element, you should understand what functionality it will perform. Depending on this, select the material and appearance. One thing is for sure.
The arch is located on the street, and, therefore, the material from which it is made must be resistant to any weather, and the arch must also be aesthetically beautiful, since plants will not always wrap around it.
In order for the arch to harmoniously complement the garden design, you should carefully choose its material and size.
The main materials used in the manufacture of arches are: metal, plastic, wood and brick.
This is the easiest to install, inexpensive material. Arches made of plastic have a variety of shapes and colors. But this material has significant disadvantages.
The plastic is very short-lived, the arch will need to be removed in the winter so that it does not burst.
Arches made of this material cannot be used as a support for a hammock, swing or other poles, since this material is unstable. Such arches are suitable only as a design element.
This material is the most reliable and durable. Working with brick is not so easy, and if a non-professional can complete simple sketches, then unusual design It's better to consult a specialist.
Arches made of brick and stone look very good as independent elements, for example, as a decoration for the entrance to the garden, above small pond, or a flower bed.
As for wood, even a non-professional can make a beautiful arch out of it. A wooden arch will fit perfectly into any style of garden design.
Wood is a fairly durable material, but requires constant processing antiseptics.
It's no secret that metal is the most... durable material. Metal will allow you to create an elegant pattern, a bizarre shape and will delight you with its appearance at any time of the year.
The metal arch can be supplemented wooden elements. In order for such an arch to last as long as possible, the metal should be looked after, treated with anti-corrosion substances, and coated with special paint.
You can make a metal arch yourself, if you have the necessary tool. This material allows you to bring the most sophisticated and whimsical design fantasies to life.
In some gardens you can find arches made from PVC pipes using wire. This arch is suitable for placement on it climbing plants and flowers.
To make such an arch you will need pvc pipes, which, for example, remained after heating the house, as well as several pieces of metal wire.
After assembling the arch, the structure should be primed and painted.
Climbing roses are best placed on an arch made of cedar or larch, as these are the most weather-resistant types of wood. But, in their absence, you can use other types of wood, pre-treating them with antiseptics.
What plants can be placed on arches? Most often, arches are decorated with maiden grapes and clematis.
Climbing roses will delight you with incredibly beautiful flowers, but only once a year.
But this does not detract from their beauty, because the climbing rose has a very beautiful sheets, which will frame the arch in spring and autumn.
Garden arches are often used to frame a path, as in this case, or they can be used to decorate the entrance to the garden. Installed alternately, the arches emphasize the calm and comfort of the alley. Of course, if the size allows. Sometimes these structures serve as symbolic boundaries of plots. If the arch is not passable, a bench installed under the arch will look very cozy. Here you can relax pleasantly, especially under the shade of blooming greenery.
Arches are made from different materials, from solid ones made of stone and brick, to simple airy structures made of reinforcement rods. Let's look at the last option.
In general, you take the mesh, cut the canvas to size and secure the edges with wire. The most modern and convenient way, is to secure the edges with a wire spiral with locking pins.
We need a combined gabion, which will consist of three parts. Two standard boxes and a smaller one between them (the support will be attached there). But you can make one large gabion with a recess.
For the arch itself we will need 4 two-meter beams, two 80cm cross beams, slats for the grooves and two sheets of galvanized mesh, two meters long and half a meter wide.
Now in order:
The arch is created for climbing plants, no matter what you make it from, so you don’t have to worry too much if the design turns out to be less than ideal. Then all you have to do is choose plants for the arch.
The simplest and most maintenance-free are ivy and grapes. Ivy, this evergreen, unpretentious and frost-resistant, so it will decorate your arch all year round. True, ivy grows quite slowly, so only after a few years it will be possible to admire the result. If you don't want to wait, plant grapes, there are plenty decorative varieties, for example, girlish, its leaves are very beautiful in autumn or Coignier, with beautiful carved leaves.
Garden arches play an important role in landscape design. Beautiful arch It will tell a lot about the owner’s preferences, and will also become a real decoration of the personal plot. If you learn how to make a flower arch, you can decorate a wedding event or other celebration with fresh flowers.
Implementation of the idea of arranging a flower arch at your own country house or personal plot implies the following typical algorithm of actions:
In other words, the design of a garden arch can be made of completely various materials:
- Tree;
- Stone;
— Metal;
— Cement;
- Plastic.
There are two main options for arranging garden arches:
— Individual project, quite expensive, but allowing you to emphasize your own taste.
— Standard solution. Despite the “budget” nature of this choice, it provides a huge variety of materials, textures, textures and color solutions.
Ideas for garden arches
The garden arch is not so complex design, which cannot be built on our own.
Wooden arch designs
To independently build a garden arch for flowers, you will not need many materials:
- 4 or 6 (depending on the configuration of the arch itself) wooden beams with a height of approximately 2.5 meters and a cross-section of 100 mm, which will play the role of vertical pillars.
— Planed wooden boards that serve as floors. Preferably treated with antiseptic compounds. This will allow them to withstand temperature changes, weathering and mechanical loads.
- Smaller boards, slats and wedges that will hold the main beams buried 30-50 cm into the ground.
— Hand tool, allowing you to build garden arch without the use of special equipment and without the involvement of heavy machinery.
The rest depends on the owner’s imagination and his preferences. You can decorate the arch even with a simple loach or a complex combination of color compositions. The main thing is that the entrance, which impresses guests, is in harmony with the overall landscape design. Garden arches- This is a real decoration for your garden, so try to make it yourself, combining different flower arrangements.
Growing climbing flowers is impossible without providing them with reliable support. Any supports are used in this capacity: pillars, fences, stretched threads, etc. However, the most spectacular spectacle can be obtained by forming a tandem of climbing plants with special architectural elements. One of the most popular such structures is the arch - an arched structure on two supports. Despite the highest decorative qualities, its design is very simple, so an arch for flowers in the country can be made with your own hands. Let's consider 3 options for its manufacture from different materials.
Simple model arches with a height of 2130 mm and a width of 1830 mm are created from two reinforcing sections bent into arcs, connected to each other by metal rings. The arch for flowers is made by hand without the use of welding; thin wire is used to connect the parts.
The metal arch looks like a light, weightless structure entwined with greenery and flowers
The distance between the arched arcuate sections is 31-32 cm. To hold them in place, they are dug into the ground at least 40-45 cm. A distance of 15 cm is maintained between the connecting cross-ring rings (d = 30 cm).
Schematic representation of a metal arch
List of materials for making a metal arch:
Step-by-step manufacturing scheme:
1. First of all, you will need to bend pieces of reinforcement d = 10 mm to obtain an arched opening. For this you can use simple template from pins 0.25 m long, driven into the ground along the calculated contour of the arch.
Cut the reinforcement into pins using a hacksaw
The outline is drawn directly on the ground as follows: a rod is driven into the ground, a rope L = 0.9 m is tied to it and, taking the free end in the hand, a semicircle is drawn with paint or chalk. Then, starting from the top point of the semicircle, the pins are driven into the ground.
Drawing a semicircle using a rod, string and paint
The resulting template is very easy to use. In order to give the arch an arched shape, the reinforcement d = 10 mm is bent around the driven pins. The bend will be smoother if a strong but flexible material is placed between the pegs and the reinforcement. A strip of siding, a chipboard strip, etc. will do.
Reinforcement bending - labor-intensive process, which is easier to cope with together with an assistant
2. In this arch model, metal rings are used to connect the reinforcement sections. They are made from reinforcement d=6 mm thinner than the main sections.
From a bundle of reinforcement, 9 pieces of 94 cm are cut and rings are formed from them using a pipe bender. If you do not have this tool, the design of the arch can be simplified and instead of rings, connect the arched sections with straight rods. This arch will look simpler original version, but it will also be quite functional.
Forming rings from reinforcement using a pipe bender
3. The bent main sections of the arch are installed in the ground, deepening the reinforcement by 40-45 cm.
4. At a distance of 61 cm from the bottom of the arch soft wire tie metal rings, keeping a distance of 15-20 cm between them. They will allow you to connect the arched sections together and fix the shape of the arch.
Attaching rings to metal sections of the arch
5. To protect the arch from corrosion, all metal parts of the product are coated with a primer and then a layer oil paint.
Traditional wooden arch made of timber - the simplest and inexpensive structure that fits into the design of any garden. This garden arch for flowers, 2.2 m high, consists of two vertical frames, two inclined and one horizontal parts.
An easy-to-make wooden arch will help divide the garden space into functional areas
Materials required for construction:
Wooden arch construction plan:
1. Make two vertical frames. Each frame consists of two vertical supports of 2 m each, two crossbars of 0.65 m each and one strip in the middle, 2 m long.
2. Assemble the side of the arch. Planks 35x20 mm long, 0.65 m, are stuffed onto the frame in increments of 0.2 m. The edges of the planks are cut at 45°, and any irregularities are sanded. sandpaper or a sander.
3. Attached to vertical posts metal corners. Subsequently, when installed in the ground, they will play the role of a foundation and will be able to hold the structure in a given position.
4. Cut out the bars for the top of the arch. Inclined bars 0.35 cm long - 4 pcs., upper horizontal bars 0.65 m long - 2 pcs. They are fastened together with self-tapping screws.
5. Upper part the arches are connected to the sidewalls.
The arch is completely assembled on the ground, and then lifted and installed vertically on permanent place
6. Dig holes at the site where the arch supports are installed. Metal corners are fixed in the ground, setting the arch level. To make the wooden structure last longer, you can place stones under the supports.
7. On wooden surfaces a primer is applied, then a layer of varnish or paint.
A layer of varnish protects the wood from corrosion and increases decorative properties arches
A wooden arch, the sides and rounded top of which are formed from galvanized mesh, will be a convenient support for climbing flowers. Another unexpected detail of this design is the foundation of two massive gabions. They firmly hold the arch supports, eliminating the need to fill concrete foundation or dig posts into the ground.
Unusual arched design - a combination of beams, mesh and gabions
Materials used:
Stages of gabion arch production:
1. Two gabions measuring 100x50x50 cm are made from meshes. Each gabion consists of three boxes: two for the base (they will be used to install wooden supports arches), one – unifying, smaller in size. The gabion parts are connected with durable galvanized wire.
The gabion box is made of durable mesh, ideally from a special, so-called “gabion” mesh.
2. On each cross beam, a router is used to make through slots 4 mm wide and 500 mm long. The trellis mesh will be inserted into this groove in the future.
Cutting a through groove along the crossbar beam
3. The vertical posts are secured to the sides of the cross beams with screws.
Screw connection of crossbars and vertical pillars of the arch
4. Triangular brackets are attached to the posts and crossbars to add rigidity to the structure.
Attaching the bracket to the crossbar and support increases the strength of the structure
5. On the vertical supports, the groove for fastening the mesh is formed by two wooden slats. They are secured with a screw connection at the top and bottom of the support bars.
Two slats are fixed along each support at a short distance from each other (3-4 mm). This allows you to create a groove for attaching the mesh to the side parts of the supports
6. The mesh is inserted into the grooves formed by the rails in the support posts and pulled out through a slot in the horizontal cross member.
The mesh is installed in grooves on the crossbar and side supports
7. Install the arch support posts into the gabion boxes.
8. Gabions are filled with stones: basalt, granite, limestone, glass blocks, etc. At the same time, they strive to fix the support posts as tightly as possible so that they cannot move during operation.
9. To obtain a rounded top of the arch, the mesh sheets are bent towards each other and tied in the middle with steel wire.
When the arch is ready, it doesn’t matter whether it is metal or wooden, climbing flowers are planted near it. Therefore, do not worry about minor defects in the construction! Massive lashes of climbing roses, clematis, annual morning glory or sweet peas will hide all the design errors that are often made in the process of independent production.
A garden arch is a simple design for vertical gardening or lighting in the garden. Forged and stone products look aristocratic, even majestic. Wooden or wicker structures look unusual, but at the same time homely. They are used both as an independent decorative element and in combination with other items.
As a result, you can create a prototype of a real paradise with majestic living gates. Their shape and material largely depend on the design of the garden itself, as well as the design style of the surrounding buildings. Before you make an arch with your own hands, you need to familiarize yourself with the popular types, materials and requirements for them.
Before starting work, you need to think about their purpose. In some cases, mansion owners use such structures as:
It is worth considering that the selected material and dimensions of the arched structure depend on the load that will be exerted by the weight of the plant or a set of light bulbs (lanterns).
On some of them, the owners decide to attach hammocks, as well as children's swings. These interior items differ from each other in the shape and width of the opening. 
Designers created the following types arches:
Such a structure a real find For summer cottage. It performs dozens useful functions. In this regard, a number of important requirements are put forward to them:
It can be installed between a fence or decorative wall. Also, the plants should beautifully entwine the product.
The main task of this design is to fit harmoniously into general idea front garden. To do this, you need to correctly calculate its size and determine the design. In the exterior of small and medium-sized areas, arches made of wood or other materials with the following parameters look original:
For small blooms, structures with a depth of 50 cm are suitable, and for large or fruitful plants - more than 70 cm.
If the area is large, then several structures can be installed along the path. In addition, it is recommended to purchase more massive products for such areas. To make them yourself, you will need professional equipment and step-by-step instructions. Therefore, many people decide to simply order them. You can build an arch for climbing plants from:
Brick or stone act as independent elements of the landscape interior. Unusual red brick compositions look original. The structure may have a twisted shape, which gives it pomp. 
At the same time, majestic arches of polished white stone create an atmosphere medieval Europe, reminiscent of the castles of emperors. However, each material has its own characteristics.
This is the most versatile type of material. Wooden structures fits perfectly into any artistic idea landscape. Among other things, they can always be supplemented with other items, creating the ideal composition of the exterior. So, a bench or table made of granite will make a successful match wooden gates Raya. However, the service life of such products is short. To make them last as long as possible, you need to do the following:
Except natural wood, you can use lumber - MDF and chipboard. These are durable and waterproof materials. Their surface lends itself ideally to decoration.
Thus, pergolas and arches made of wood for summer cottages take first place in the ranking of budget and universal design items. At the same time, they bring a special idyll to the plot.
Manufacturers create hundreds of exquisite arch models from this material. The shape of the arch can be oval, square, diamond-shaped or rectangular. Color solutions There are very few such designs, mostly white or beige. Moreover, they are installed quite simply and quickly. The cost of such products is low, so they are very popular. The disadvantages of plastic include:
A plastic garden arch is easy to maintain because it is not affected by rust and rot. Such designs can be easily washed with soapy water. They are also mobile, so they can be easily moved around different places front garden.
You can collect such props yourself. It's enough to find required quantity plastic pipes and planks. Then draw up a diagram and assemble the product using special fasteners.
You can make exquisite patterns from metal that will look presentable in the lush thickets of the garden. When the plant wraps around an iron arc, you get an amazing composition. If you wish, you can order chic garden arches made of metal. They are made either forged or welded. These may be the following details:
This type of decorative structure is driven into the ground using long pins. This increases their resistance to abnormal natural phenomena. 
Among the advantages of garden metal products are:
However, luxury items also have their drawbacks. If you do not regularly touch up peeling or rusty areas, the product will deteriorate. To do this, you need to prime the surface once a year, and then apply at least 2 layers of paint or varnish. This procedure serves as a reliable prevention against corrosion.
Arched stone structures have served their owners for centuries. The only thing that can happen to them is that they will become covered with moss or have some mechanical damage. 
Only a professional mason can build such an architectural miracle (the shape of the vault is rounded or non-standard). To make a straight canopy yourself, you need to use special diagrams or drawings. 
The following materials are used for such structures:
These construction masterpieces do not require additional decoration with flowers or other types of vegetation. They charmingly decorate ponds and garden alleys.
You can mount such an arch yourself with step by step instructions, a photo of which is given below. Available home handyman could be like wooden beams or boards or metal rods. In addition, you need to have a set of tools, fasteners (screws, nails, screws and bolts), as well as the usual intelligence. 
First, it is important to think about the desired shape of the arch. The most time-consuming step is creating the arc. It can consist of several parts or be one-piece. First of all, you need to make a drawing or design diagram, then proceed to selecting quality material. So, the following materials are used for work:
In addition, you can make a structure from ordinary straight branches or trunks. The result will be a unique exhibit in country style.
These tree species are least susceptible to rotting and are resistant to humid climates. However, before painting they must be treated with antiseptic agents. Then, step by step, the following work is performed:
Be sure to apply an antiseptic composition to the wood to prevent rotting.
Six steps and the masterpiece is ready for use. The wood must be sanded or sanded, and then several layers of paint must be applied. This structure will enliven the front garden and give it a stunning look.
Owners need to decide what they want in their garden. This could be an arch for grapes (maidenhair) or ivy. Many housewives prefer magnificent or spectacular climbing rose. 
In such cases, you can successfully experiment with different shades plants. 
In the upper part of the arch, an elegant morning glory can grow, which surprises with its fiery red (purple) flowers. Near the bases, on both sides, they plant white rose. These two shades complement each other well.
Don't pile up elegant Forged Products massive climbing flowers. At the same time, a large arched structure with sophisticated and delicate vegetation will look very rough.
Everything should be in the same style. Two, or at most three varieties of landscaping will be enough for one garden arch. As a result, everyone will be able to enjoy the lovely gateway to their own piece of paradise. 
