I was thinking about getting a garden arch for sweet peas but I don't have a small wall like reddahlia and some others of you. I have 2 small box hedges either side (bit too small at the moment - more like box plants).
Dave the box hedges will be good as they would focus your eye through the arch to whatever was beyond. You could always extend the frame for sweet peas by taking supports along the back of the box (till it's bigger) and giving you a nice 'sweep' of sweet peas. Never had much success with other halves in the garden. One obviously thought a gardening 'fairy' came in the night and did the work and most recent one liked to chop everything to 'a manageable height'. OB- Cumbrian weather very similar to west of Scotland. A wildlife pond for frogs and getting plenty of birds into garden is best way to get rid of the slugs I find. I mean the feathery kind....
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Red- lawn??? What's that?? Can't remember what they look like cos of the snow... Old house had masses of grass- why couldn't the s*&^*ng rabbits have eaten more of that..Agree with you re the tyres..Sleepers much more attractive. Disdave, do you have steps up/down to grass or is it all same level? Garden looks like it would lend itself to a nice geometric style too- big statement plants and focal point. The pergola would frame your view nicely. Verdun are you going for 'carrot envy'?
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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I was thinking about getting a garden arch for sweet peas but I don't have a small wall like reddahlia and some others of you. I have 2 small box hedges either side (bit too small at the moment - more like box plants).
I also have 3 bags of sand sat next to the raised bed as apparently he wants to grow some giant flakkee carrots!
Also he was telling me last night that he has found the raised bed idea for the front of the house. Wait for it.... Tractor tyres!!!!
No way!!!!! That will look v odd and weird at the front!!! I was thinking oak sleepers and willow fence not tractor tyres!!!!
Dave the box hedges will be good as they would focus your eye through the arch to whatever was beyond. You could always extend the frame for sweet peas by taking supports along the back of the box (till it's bigger) and giving you a nice 'sweep' of sweet peas. Never had much success with other halves in the garden. One obviously thought a gardening 'fairy' came in the night and did the work and most recent one liked to chop everything to 'a manageable height'.
OB- Cumbrian weather very similar to west of Scotland. A wildlife pond for frogs and getting plenty of birds into garden is best way to get rid of the slugs I find. I mean the feathery kind....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Yeah Fig, I have a patio then grass little mock up piccy - (not included the borders but you get the idea)
Verdun, what type of carrot was that?
Red- lawn??? What's that?? Can't remember what they look like cos of the snow...
Old house had masses of grass- why couldn't the s*&^*ng rabbits have eaten more of that..
Agree with you re the tyres..Sleepers much more attractive. Disdave, do you have steps up/down to grass or is it all same level? Garden looks like it would lend itself to a nice geometric style too- big statement plants and focal point. The pergola would frame your view nicely.
Verdun are you going for 'carrot envy'? 
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...