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Landscaping Around a Gazebo: Create the Perfect Setting

November 13th, 2007 Subscribe To Our Feed

Landscaping around a gazebo is not difficult; but does require some thought. This beautiful little gazebo hideaway is perfectly complemented by it's landscaping. Note the use of pavers in the lawn to create a 'secret' path to the woods on the right. Now that you’ve chosen the perfect gazebo to complement your home and landscape you want to further enhance the gazebo’s beauty and charm with plants.

Let’s start with what you’d like to accomplish with your gazebo landscaping. Would you like to enjoy flowering beauty? Create a living “green” shelter? Some people plant climbing roses, clematis, or ivies and vines near the gazebo and allow them to cover the structure. Kept neatly pruned, this can be a beautiful embellishment. Of course I am speaking about permanently installed structures and not a portable gazebo! Landscaping around a gazebo that’s portable could include locating an arbor nearby to support climbing flowers and vines, creating shade and a spectacular focal point. An arbor could also be a lovely entry to a permanent gazebo. Think about whether you may want a decorative walkway leading to your gazebo from your lawn.

Good Landscaping around a Gazebo Considers Usage, Privacy and Shade Needs

Would you like more shade, and/or privacy? Consider selecting dense bushes or small- to mid-size decorative trees to complement your gazebo. Forsythia, viburnum, or arborvitae bushes can be used to create interest and a lovely living screen. Read the rest of this entry »