"Sheila" wrote in message
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" One of the prettiest things to do with arches is to use Wisteria or
Laburnum
over them, or both. You could combine them side by side or alternate
them
so that one arch is Laburnum and the other Wisteria etc.
Depending on where you live, the evergreen winter flowering Clematis
armandii is a possibility and so is Clematis balearica.


We are in Formby, Merseyside, quite sheltered, not lashed by sea breezes!
I will take note of those Clematis, and I have Laburnum in the garden
already, really beautiful when in flower, and I have always wanted a
Wisteria......

We avoided Wisteria because of the restricted height :-( 6 ft 1 in and
anything 'dangling' :-(

Another reason for covering it with the black, (the metalwork on the arch is
black) plastic covered chicken wire. It maintains the walking height within
the arch. Wisteria is fine on higher arches or beautiful on verandas. We did
think of that on our new veranda but really wanted an enclosed top one, so
sheeted it over with triple wall translucent sheets :-))

Mike