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In the warmer weather people enjoy spending more time outside. Wintertime is not the time people are usually thinking of the heat of the day. Winter, however is the perfect time to plan for spring and those sticky hot summer days, when sitting in the heat of the scorching sun can be anything but pleasant. Adding practical additions to a landscape can dramatically change a winter yard transforming it into not only a future comfortable retreat from the heat but as a centerpiece to guide your eye through an inspiring wintertime landscape as well.

A true arbor can be a charming invitation or personal sanctuary to a scenery. An arbor or added latticework offers a welcoming atmosphere to an entryway, outdoor kitchen, garden pathway and more. Unlike a pergola or a gazebo which are usually much larger, originally a true arbor furnished a bench or some type of furnished seating to relax, unwind, and take a breather. They were most often found in more formal courtyard gardens or wooded areas. A trellis was a latticework that supported, trained and displayed climbing plants or added extra shade. They could be free standing, attached to a wall or curved to create a tunnel or roof like structure and arbors often incorporate trellises.

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Breaking up a landscape with arbors and trellises manipulates a sense of space and dimension to a outdoor area. Arbors and Trellises are by nature designed to give structure, camouflage, drape and redefine areas. Structure gives a place a sense of stability but the design is also extremely important. For instance, as a general rule a large area with a low ceiling can make a person feel claustrophobic instead of cozy and at home.

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A yard that has a sense of perception is healing an adds an energetically pleasant and engaging mood. Your moods can affect your performance in life. Color, weather, music, smells and our environmental surroundings all affect us. When you are at home and you look around you at the surroundings you may ask yourself what your surroundings say, what you love and what is important to you? Walk around and notice the ambiance around you and how your thoughts and moods are affected.

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If you add the simplicity of a fire lit candle, fragrant flowers, enjoyable music while eating it has a sudden change in the atmosphere of a room. When you walk out into the backyard and feel the earth beneath your feet, the smell of plants, it has an impact on your experience and the cleansing of your soul. Your unconscious mind takes it all in.

There has been an increased interest in the healing of architecture. Humans are holistic and our surroundings have impact on our well being. The vertical structures of an arbor or trellis turn a garden or backyard into a magical place creating a special destination, an enclosed private resting place. They also give a sense added height and expansiveness. The mind needs variety and changes in height, shape, space, distance and activity. This is why when a person walks from a room with an eight foot ceiling into a room with a 12 foot ceiling their is a sense of awe and letting go. Then turn from a 12 foot room back into an 8 foot room and there is more of a sense of enclosed coziness inviting thoughtfulness and more contemplative focus.

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Sometimes side yards can present a challenge. A vertical arbor with a trellis works especially well in long and narrow pathways. Arbors add structural elements to frame an opening or entrance-way and provide privacy.

In smaller areas it can also be difficult to utilize much space for planting. Arbors are an elegant solution for vertical gardening. It will also break up a smaller area giving it more interest. Incorporating edible landscaping has again become increasingly more attractive to many homeowners. Morning glories, climbing Roses and grapes are always a traditional favorite. Howbeit even vegetables such as cucumbers, melons and pumpkins that do not typically climb are coaxed up with twine and ties and do well with timber arbors. For a really fast coverage hyacinth beans, summer squash, peas, pole beans and tomatoes are among some of the fast edible coverage that thrives excellently. Plants do best on natural timber arbors and trellises as metal and aluminum retain heat and will burn plants.

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If you are counting down, waiting until the winter solstice ends and the shorter days to grow longer, don't let the darker months burrow you in. Arbors and trellises are a great way to beautify up your surroundings, add new dimensions, increase your space for an exciting new year round landscape.

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