Tuesday, May 29, 2012

DIY garden arch with Chinese star jasmine



I've wanted a garden arch for as long as I can remember. There's something about them when they are covered with climbing plants and flowers (like above) that suggest the entrance to some tucked away, secret part of the garden where something special awaits.

As with many things, I had to talk Shane into getting the garden arch in the first place (I believe the word 'temporary' was used). But when I saw one in Bunnings for less than $30 I snapped it up!

It was easy to put together; I managed to do it all by myself in less than an hour.

Then I planted 2 climbing jasmine plants at either end of the arch. It wasn't as sturdy as I'd hoped, but Shane has since said that he thinks once the jasmine grows it will actually become the 'frame'.


It's slowly doing its thing, although not quite as quickly as I'd hoped. But it's getting there.

I also got some fairy lights off Ebay and strung them around the garden arch, too.

Here's what it looks like at night!

1 comment:

  1. I know what you mean about garden arches. I have an arch by the chook shed covered in Wisteria and when it flowers I can just sit and look at it for ages and pretend there is some secret garden beyond.

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