Without the arbor is impossible to imagine any country station. In it we relax, meet friends, trapeznichaem and meditate. But beyond that, a gazebo is a jewel and an important design element of any garden. And, perhaps, the first thing you need for yourself to determine what will be the pavilion - open or closed. If you're going to spend in the gazebo hot daytime hours or warm evenings, you will approach an open option. This can be a cozy green room or a spacious summer kitchen with barbecue. We value Your coming to his suburban property year round, your choice - closed pergola or gazebo, pavilion, where you can arrange a cozy dining room and nursery, creative workshop, or winter garden. However, in this case will need to think about insulation and heating system gazebo. But the windows and doors of this arbor is better to make removable for the summer days are enjoying the breeze and incomparable aroma of plants surrounding the place of rest.
Gazebo Open
Without significance also choose the size and shape of arbors, which can be not only circular, but rectangular, square and even triangular. If you want to freely place under the roof of the summer house table and chairs for four people, then the inner diameter of this facility shall be no less than 2,5-2,8 m. Preferably, the gazebo will be square or round shape. Alternative chair can be bench mounted on the perimeter or circumference of arbor, which will save a little space. In this case, sufficient diameter of 2.2 m. But the gazebo over 3m in diameter octagonal better to do, otherwise it will be the section too broad and violated the harmony of forms. Well, of course, it is important to take into account: the smaller suburban area, the easier and more elegant to make design arbor to keep it suppressed other objects garden. In addition, the arbor must integrate harmoniously with the landscape garden, and her style match the style of your home.
Cedar Bench in a Gazebo
Place a pergola we always choose the light pop-up of her beautiful form. Therefore, beside it is desirable to locate the most advantageous point of the garden - flower, tapeworms, fountain, waterfall or pond, rockeries or alpine gardens. For light arbors as gardening can be used easily vines - Clematis, Misgurnus, knotweed, honeysuckle. If the building is massive, it will suit kampsis rose, climbing, etc. For the stone walls, pergolas ideal - ivy, evergreen. Gazebo can be decorated and hanging planters with petunias or geraniums ampelnymi.
The Vine on the Gazebo
The next step is the selection of construction material. To build a gazebo suitable wood, and stone and brick, and metal and plastic. Roof also use wood, covered with several layers of antiseptic, as well as polycarbonate, slate, metal shingles or roll roofing material. Each of these materials has advantages and disadvantages. For example, a gazebo made of stone are very durable, they have a beautiful appearance and a wide color gamut. To manufacture them, you can use shell rock, rubble, stone tiles, which can be both polished and simulate rubble. However, stone gazebos are expensive, and they need a strong foundation. Arbors made of wood - the classics of the genre, they cozy, comfortable, but to prolong their service life, it is necessary to use different drugs for treatment of wood to protect it from fire, decay, eating insects.
Wood Gazebos
Metal gazebos are reliable and durable, easy to install, but, unfortunately, not all climbing plants tolerate close proximity to the metal. For children to play in the garden, you can install a mobile plastic arbor or gazebo made of polycarbonate, which are quickly assembled and disassembled. However, they must be well strengthened, otherwise a strong wind could topple them. Equip a arbor will help you wicker, wood or plastic furniture and textile accessories. It is advisable to think over and lighting as the interior of arbors, and its facade. It is important to consider and how to organize a general lighting design garden.
