Arbor plan
By: Garden Gate staff
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An inviting arbor
This charming white arbor entry is a warm way to welcome visitors to your garden! A well-placed arbor also beckons guests forward to find out what lies beyond it — a seamless transition from the front yard to the back. Another great thing about an arbor? It’s a good-looking showpiece from the front, too.
Just click ahead to find out about the plants that add a finishing touch.
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Shrub rose Rosa Graham Thomas (‘Ausmas’) Type Shrub Blooms Fragrant yellow flowers early summer to fall Light Full sun Size 5 to 10 ft. tall, 3 to 4 ft. wide Cold-hardy USDA zones 5 to 9 Heat-tolerant AHS zones 8 to 1
Shrub rose
Rosa Graham Thomas (‘Ausmas’)
Type Shrub
Blooms Fragrant yellow flowers early summer to fall
Light Full sun
Size 5 to 10 ft. tall, 3 to 4 ft. wide
Cold-hardy USDA zones 5 to 9
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 8 to 1
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Petunia Petunia Double Wave™ Blue Velvet Type Annual Blooms Dark purple double flowers from spring to late fall Light Full sun Size 6 to 8 in. tall, 18 to 24 in. wide Heat-tolerant AHS zones 12 to 1
Petunia
Petunia Double Wave™ Blue Velvet
Type Annual
Blooms Dark purple double flowers from spring to late fall
Light Full sun
Size 6 to 8 in. tall, 18 to 24 in. wide
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 12 to 1
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Dwarf Alberta spruce Picea glauca albertian ‘Conica’ Type Shrub Blooms Tight pyramidal evergreen foliage Light Full sun Size 6 to 8 ft. tall, 3 to 5 ft. wide Cold-hardy USDA zones 3 to 8 Heat-tolerant AHS zones 9 to 1
Dwarf Alberta spruce
Picea glauca albertian ‘Conica’
Type Shrub
Blooms Tight pyramidal evergreen foliage
Light Full sun
Size 6 to 8 ft. tall, 3 to 5 ft. wide
Cold-hardy USDA zones 3 to 8
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 9 to 1
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Delphinium Delphinium ‘Black Knight’ Type Perennial Blooms Dramatic spikes of blue-purple flowers in early summer, may need staking Light Full sun to part shade Size 4 to 6 ft. tall, 2 to 3 ft. wide Cold-hardy USDA zones 3 to 9 Heat-tolerant AHS zones 9
Delphinium
Delphinium ‘Black Knight’
Type Perennial
Blooms Dramatic spikes of blue-purple flowers in early summer, may need staking
Light Full sun to part shade
Size 4 to 6 ft. tall, 2 to 3 ft. wide
Cold-hardy USDA zones 3 to 9
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 9 to 1
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Daylily Hemerocallis ‘Joan Senior’ Type Perennial Blooms Creamy white blooms with lime green throats in late spring to early summer Light Full sun to part shade Size 18 to 24 in. tall and wide Cold-hardy USDA zones 3 to 9 Heat-tolerant AHS zones 10 to 1
Daylily
Hemerocallis ‘Joan Senior’
Type Perennial
Blooms Creamy white blooms with lime green throats in late spring to early summer
Light Full sun to part shade
Size 18 to 24 in. tall and wide
Cold-hardy USDA zones 3 to 9
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 10 to 1
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New England aster Aster novae-angliae ‘Purple Dome’ Type Perennial Blooms Purple blooms in late summer to early autumn, a butterfly favorite Light Full sun Size 12 to 24 in. tall, 24 to 30 in. wide Cold-hardy USDA zones 3 to 9 Heat-tolerant AHS zones 9 t
New England aster
Aster novae-angliae ‘Purple Dome’
Type Perennial
Blooms Purple blooms in late summer to early autumn, a butterfly favorite
Light Full sun
Size 12 to 24 in. tall, 24 to 30 in. wide
Cold-hardy USDA zones 3 to 9
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 9 to 1
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Lady’s mantle Alchemilla mollis Type Perennial Blooms Mounds of chartreuse flowers in late spring and early summer Light Full sun to part shade Size 10 to 18 in. tall, 18 to 30 in. wide Cold-hardy USDA zones 4 to 8 Heat-tolerant AHS zones 8 to 1
Lady’s mantle
Alchemilla mollis
Type Perennial
Blooms Mounds of chartreuse flowers in late spring and early summer
Light Full sun to part shade
Size 10 to 18 in. tall, 18 to 30 in. wide
Cold-hardy USDA zones 4 to 8
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 8 to 1
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