Two 44 litre planters are attached to the bottom of the sides of the garden arch, meaning you can set the arch on a hard surface. The Rowlinson Square Top Arch is from a family business that has been trading since 1926 and is well known for its quality wooden products. This wooden garden arch has a geometric look and you can tell it’s designed to last. It’s made of pressure-treated FSC-certified softwood that has protection against rot. The wood is planed smooth and has a natural green tint. The 10-year warranty protects against any damage caused by the wood rotting and this is when you know you have a product made from quality timber that won’t rot too easily. The KHW Garden Rose Arch with Planter Boxes is different from the other garden arches in this review in two ways: it’s made of plastic and it comes with two attached planters. It’s also a lighter weight than similar arches made of wood, however, it becomes very stable with the planters are filled with compost because they are fairly deep. The KHW Garden Rose Arch with Planter Boxes is made of 100% plastic which means it is very low maintenance. Weather and UV rays can harm a garden structure and fade or warp it. The plastic construction of this arch has a high resistance to many of the problems an outdoor structure encounters, which was essential for it to even make it into this review. The diamond-pattern trellis is continued from the sides onto the roof. This gives your plants a chance to completely cover the garden arch. Two planters at the base of the arch give you ample space to grow enough climbing flowers and to display potted plants.

This is where it gets confusing. An arbour is sometimes the same as a garden arch. It’s a vertical garden structure on which you grow flowers that climb it. But some arbours are deeper than arches and have a place for you to sit. This may be in the form of a built-in seat or one of your own chairs. Most arbours are freestanding and have rounded roofs. Style

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The sides of the arch have two scrolls of leaves and provide significant space for training your plants upwards. The sides and roof of this Tamarac arch are covered in the same trellis pattern. The pattern is of open space diamonds that give plenty of connection points for your climbing flowers to cling to. The roof of this garden structure is a rounded arch that’s higher than some others. The external dimensions are: 207cm (height), 186cm (width) and 43cm (depth). Since 1970, this family run business has specialised in creating stylish, high quality garden structures such as pergolas, screens, gazebos and of course arches. No fittings for securing the arch into the ground, however, this is the case with nearly all arches. Made of timber (species unspecified) that’s been pressure treated, is resistant to rot and can handle all weathers.

Another long established family business that offers high quality gardening and home-ware products at sensible prices, including a wide range of stylish and practical own-brand items. The dimensions of this garden arch are: 224.5cm (height), 150cm (width) and 90cm (depth). However, some online reviewers from former years state that the height of their Rowlinson garden arches was only 214.5cm. The lost 10cm does make a difference in whether tall people can walk through the arch, but this was perhaps a small oversight that has since been resolved. These measurements are taken from the outside of the posts and rafters. The internal width of the garden arch is 107cm. This is how wide the path through the arch actually is. All this wood weighs 36kg so it is a heavy but sturdy piece of kit. In the case of larger products such as sheds, log cabins etc we will arrange with the manufacturer to collect the goods. For our smaller items it may be necessary for the customer to return them to the manufacturer by post. We apologise, but Forest Garden does not deliver or offer an assembly service to the following postal codes: The timber used is pressure treated and comes with an impressive 15-year warranty against rot and fungal decay and is designed and made in the UK. Feel safe leaving this garden arch out in all four seasons. The stylish gently curved roof has five rafters, each with slanted ends. This arch’s roof design contrasts with the sides that have a trellis pattern of open rectangles. This combination produces a natural-and-modern appearance to the arch. If you want something more colourful, paint or stain the arch to fit in or contrast with your garden landscape. Doing this also increases its weather resistance.Please note that the right to return goods which are not faulty does not apply to any goods which have been made to your own specifications.