A Country Garden Arbor

As you may have read in an earlier post, we constructed this arbor using lattice from my sister's old porch and some left over 1x2's.  I wanted to put on a door.  This door is not just any old door we found.  This door was part of our home for many years.

The door was hanging in the North bedroom of our home, just off the dinning room.  But, as a french door, offered not much privacy for a bedroom.  So, it has been in the barn for a few years.  My son stuck the door inside a big black trash bag and with a light tap of a hammer, broke out all the glass in the door making it a little lighter.

We then took a 'shopping' trip to my dad's barn to get some old hinges and hung the door.  I think it looks amazing.  This Fall, James and I will move that rose bush back and hopefully, next Spring/Summer the rose bush will begin to grow over the arbor.

Eventually, a path will be installed from the door to the day lilies that sit at the end of the path.  I am trying to figure out how to make the path go around and meet with the new path we put in last weekend.

This path will have a long tunnel-like arbor (if we can figure out how) with some kind of vine growing over and along.  So, when you walk threw the pathway, you will be in a scented tunnel of sorts. That was James' idea, and I LOVE IT!


The North Garden is coming along pretty good.  Slow progress/process, but I feel that in the last 3-4 years, James and I have created a wonderful oasis to enjoy year round.

What have you created in your gardens?