For Russia the decoration of sites is not peculiar, it is rather Western European tradition, however it nevertheless gains popularity and at us. Modern seasonal dachas differ in stylistic variety and decorative elements: it is possible to meet small architectural forms, organized ponds and even fountains, but the most widespread option of design is use of arches and pergolas.
The arch garden is vaulted design which serves as support for climbers. Arches are made of the most various materials, in fact it is just framework for plants. Most often it is possible to see wooden arches or arches from thin metal. They can be bought ready designs or to collect independently.
Pergolas – traditionally wood structures, they much more massive and long. Pergolas serve not only framework, but also quite well protect from the sun, they have canopy or leaky roof. The support of this design reminds the repeating arches united by thin bars. As the primogenitor of the building are considered medieval berso – tunnels from the bound plants, they have in turn come to gardens of monarchs and the nobility from life of the gardeners who are growing up grapes. Rods with clusters of berries demanded support, and therefore supports began to unite. It has turned out very beautifully.
The choice of the place for arches and pergolas
Designers and architects advise to have arches only for frame of paths and also entrance groups. Twined plants - maiden grapes, clematis, pletisty rose or garden lianas – they give special cosiness to garden, kind of invite to walk on it.
Pergolas often place in barbecue zone, and they become comfortable shelter from heat. Pergolas at pond are functional and esthetic.
Arches usually arrange either flat, or twin (option – with the roundish arch). Well arches which are attached to house walls look. They do garden elegant, festive, however have essential shortcoming: because of shadow and the accumulating moisture building walls, and aggressive plants, like maiden grapes can suffer, have property to destroy laying stone. Therefore if you have decided to put arch designs at the house, do them assembly and removable, and time in two-three years completely dismantle them and you perform inspection of walls. Pergolas can be independent designs. Of course, located in the middle of garden, they will hardly have to the place, but here as addition to terrace or in the form of gazebo with wicker furniture, they can become excellent accent in the general design. It is reasonable to plan arrangement of pergolas at stage of construction of the house and planning of garden.
Landscape stylistics
Obviously, as the arch, and pergola will subordinate to themselves all stylistics of registration of the site. Such designs are inappropriate in small squares, they "eat" space. If you are inclined to creation of east garden, give preference to pointed arches at which the basis is twined plants only on third. Pergolas in east style have no side overlappings at all, and flowers are located in flowerpots.
To remove wood structures one winter better to the house if it is not possible, put arches plastic or those that have plastic covering on partitions.
The house or rural style assumes arches fully enclosed plants, and pergolas with cross overlappings. They are often decorated by rough plaits and even hemp. Wall pergolas and arches are the European motives. Such designs cover with white paint so that the natural drawing of tree was visible. Choose not broad-leaved options, but flower compositions (clematises, roses) from plants. Magnificently compositions in white-blue tones of the Mediterranean look.