Garden Gates

A beautiful compliment to your home is the addition of a well-landscaped garden in which to relax and enjoy your own personal bit of nature. No matter if you have several acres around your home or just a half-acre back yard, the creation of your retreat can be a great asset added to your home's equity.

Whether your designs include exotic trees or rare shrubs and flowers, the entrance into your natural wonderland should be through a well designed garden gate. Depending on the motif of your home and garden, you can choose from a number of types and styles. A simple wooden garden gate might suffice for a plot of vegetables, but for a real touch of class, you could add an arbor into your garden plans. These portals are similar to trellises in that they arch completely over your entranceway through your garden gate but are constructed to appear like a passageway as well. With this addition of short walls to your garden gate entrance, you have the option of adding a half gate or door inside it. Even if you settle on the traditional white wooden arbor gate it doesn't have to be made of wood. Vinyl, wrought iron, steel and even aluminum have become common construction materials to build your garden gate out of.

If you have to fence your garden, the gate becomes more important and you might consider a solid wooden garden gate. If animal control is not an issue you can choose to create a butterfly garden gate with its thin swirling designed bars and open look. Depending on your circumstances and location, you can add various fasteners to your garden arbor gate. A standard latch, which requires no key, will give you easy access to your garden. If your garden requires more security, then installing a heavier lock and a metal framework foryour garden gate.

Inside your nature retreat, you can make use of thick shrubs, lilac bushes and other thick leafed plants to mask the chain link or wooden fences you may need to construct to keep your garden private. Whether you already have an existing garden or plan for your garden gate or are looking for ideas on its construction, you can find a world of ideas from Garden Gate Magazine. Each issue is full of ideas for improving the security and aesthetics of your garden as well as a continual supply of landscaping design ideas to make your garden grow as beautifully as any palatial mansion.