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14 beautiful ideas for your garden

Coming up roses

The epitome of romance, a rose arch adds a beautiful focal point to your garden, whether to make a defined link between two areas or create a floral hideaway where you can sit and enjoy the delicate scent and blousy blooms. Opt for quick-growing ramblers, like the beautiful ‘Phyllis Bide’ (featured here), or repeat-flowering climbers, such as ‘Gertrude Jekyll’, which can be trained to grow over an arch. A small wire arch starts at £200 from David Austin.

Mending fences

Boundaries are often an overlooked aspect of the garden, yet they provide the backdrop to the entire scheme.

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