We have just bought three arches for our large garden, two we have tied
together, 6'3 tall, and beyond that, about 20 feet is another wider, but
shorter one. Both are on lawn but just behind them is open ground, so no
problem re planting there. any suggestions about climbers, and colour?
that part of the garden is colourless (apart from various shades of green!)
so any colours considered. I would like to have as much growth as possible,
for coverage... and NO Russian vine please! You can observe the smaller
arch through the two tied together.

"Sheila" wrote in message
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We have just bought three arches for our large garden, two we have tied
together, 6'3 tall, and beyond that, about 20 feet is another wider, but
shorter one. Both are on lawn but just behind them is open ground, so no
problem re planting there. any suggestions about climbers, and colour?
that part of the garden is colourless (apart from various shades of
green!) so any colours considered. I would like to have as much growth as
possible, for coverage... and NO Russian vine please! You can observe
the smaller arch through the two tied together.


We have just done the same thing with a couple of arches to hide the shed
from the house and to make a feature leading to a garden seat.

You can see it in the pictures http://www.myalbum.com/Album=C6IPPFVR

Now has a Climbing Rose 'Open Arms Rambler', Clematis Mary Rose and a
Honeysuckle for starters.

Also got Pink Morning Glory coming on for this year

Hope that helps :-))

Mike

"'Mike'" wrote in message
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"Sheila" wrote in message
...
We have just bought three arches for our large garden, two we have tied
together, 6'3 tall, and beyond that, about 20 feet is another wider, but
shorter one. Both are on lawn but just behind them is open ground, so no
problem re planting there. any suggestions about climbers, and colour?
that part of the garden is colourless (apart from various shades of
green!) so any colours considered. I would like to have as much growth as
possible, for coverage... and NO Russian vine please! You can observe
the smaller arch through the two tied together.


We have just done the same thing with a couple of arches to hide the shed
from the house and to make a feature leading to a garden seat.

You can see it in the pictures http://www.myalbum.com/Album=C6IPPFVR

Now has a Climbing Rose 'Open Arms Rambler', Clematis Mary Rose and a
Honeysuckle for starters.

Also got Pink Morning Glory coming on for this year

Hope that helps :-))

Mike


thanks for the lovely pictures,I'll send some when mine established! thanks
for the ideas too.

"Sheila" wrote in message
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"'Mike'" wrote in message
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"Sheila" wrote in message
...
We have just bought three arches for our large garden, two we have tied
together, 6'3 tall, and beyond that, about 20 feet is another wider,
but shorter one. Both are on lawn but just behind them is open ground,
so no problem re planting there. any suggestions about climbers, and
colour? that part of the garden is colourless (apart from various shades
of green!) so any colours considered. I would like to have as much
growth as possible, for coverage... and NO Russian vine please! You
can observe the smaller arch through the two tied together.


We have just done the same thing with a couple of arches to hide the shed
from the house and to make a feature leading to a garden seat.

You can see it in the pictures http://www.myalbum.com/Album=C6IPPFVR

Now has a Climbing Rose 'Open Arms Rambler', Clematis Mary Rose and a
Honeysuckle for starters.

Also got Pink Morning Glory coming on for this year

Hope that helps :-))

Mike


thanks for the lovely pictures,I'll send some when mine established!
thanks for the ideas too.

The second picture in this set http://www.myalbum.com/Album=KZMK73TA shows
what the arch is. 2 Arches with an equal gap between them, covered in black
plastic coated chicken wire to ensure a true 'arch' when everything is
growing over.

You can see the first of the climbers 'nipping' up the outside :-)

Will post pictures when it is covered :-)

Mike

On 11/5/08 21:09, in article ,
"Sheila" wrote:

We have just bought three arches for our large garden, two we have tied
together, 6'3 tall, and beyond that, about 20 feet is another wider, but
shorter one. Both are on lawn but just behind them is open ground, so no
problem re planting there. any suggestions about climbers, and colour?
that part of the garden is colourless (apart from various shades of green!)
so any colours considered. I would like to have as much growth as possible,
for coverage... and NO Russian vine please! You can observe the smaller
arch through the two tied together.


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.

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

" 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......

"Sheila" wrote in message
...

" 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

On 11/5/08 23:55, in article ,
"Sheila" wrote:


" 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......

I don't know if there's a pic of it online but there's a wisteria/laburnum
'tunnel' of arches at Beaulieu. It's not especially high, so at some point
the flowers must touch peoples' heads but of course, that rather adds to the
magic of it, especially as you would be walking through the scent. The
other interesting lovely way to grow a Wisteria is low down along e.g. a
hand rail over a bridge or along a low wall or fence. Clematis balearica
tends to romp to the top of things and flower way up high, so if it's kept
low - perhaps on a hand rail, arch, or fence, it is seen at its best, IMO.
You could also consider the thornless rose, Zephirine Drouhin, which won't
attack people walking through the arches!


--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

"Sheila" wrote in message
...

" 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......


Just been out and taken some photos of the arch to show its construction.
Two arches with an arch width gap between them thus forming a tunnel, held
together with plastic covered steel tube meant for plant climbers :-) and
covered with chicken wire. Bit bare at the moment but the Clematis is
climbing well and others will follow.

http://www.myalbum.com/Album-SSSKOPTQ

Also the wigwam for the two coloured flower Runner Beans :-)

All taken against a cloudless sky :-) Bit different to those on a cruise on
P&O's Ventura, chasing the 'sun' to the Canaries, Madeira and places there
and they have had cloud since leaving Southampton :-((

Mike

On 12/5/08 09:27, in article ,
"Martin" wrote:

On Mon, 12 May 2008 08:34:30 +0100, Sacha wrote:

On 11/5/08 23:55, in article ,
"Sheila" wrote:


" 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......

I don't know if there's a pic of it online but there's a wisteria/laburnum
'tunnel' of arches at Beaulieu.

and a beginner in our garden 6 miles from the North Sea
http://www.myalbum.com/Photo-A8TUHVNN.jpg

Big version for those who can view it
http://www.myalbum.com/LargePhoto-A8TUHVNN.jpg

Beautiful colour, Martin. Which one is it?
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'