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One of my very favorite types of flowers is arose. Now I am not talking about the tea variety that you get in abox on Valentine's Day. The kind that I mean come in a huge numberof varieties of colors and scents, and if you choose from themcorrectly you can have a rose garden that blooms all season long.

When you are highlighting a rose garden one of the best ways iswith metal garden arches. Metal works best with roses, because theyget really heavy as they grow to cover the arch, and metal canhandle the weight.

How to place your arch.

When you are using an arch in a rose garden you need it to doone of three things. It should either lead you down a path, open onto a different part of a garden, or contain a garden bench and beplaced toward the back of your garden.

A garden arch that is sitting in the middle of nowhere justlooks silly (believe me, I've tried to make this work).

What works well with a metal garden arch.

Plant climbing roses against the garden arch (be patient theydon't grow fast) and then tier the rose bushes around it. Plantnearly wild rose bushes (or any variety that gets about 3 to 4 feettall) next to the arch, and carpet roses in front. If your arch islining a path, you can also use cast iron decorative edging alongyour beds to give them more definition. It goes great with thearch.

If your garden is looking plain and bland, a garden arch mightbe just what you are looking for to spruce it up a little bit. Butwhat plants can you grow around it? Perennial plants are a greatchoice. Evergreen plants keep their leaves all year round so thearch is always covered. Deciduous plants will loose their leavesover the winter but will re-grow them again during the spring. Eachof these plants may give new flowers of fruit every growingseason.

Garden arches should not be limited to only the garden entry,they are also great at a midway point to offer a shaded sanctuaryin the middle of the garden. If you install the arch with benches,you will have a perfect place to sit and rest or enjoy your morningcoffee.

If you install a garden arch while your children are young, andadd the correct plants, it may be the perfect backdrop for a gardenwedding after they get older.

Garden arches may be made of several materials. Metal arches areto be preferred over the wooden ones, however. After the vine plantgrow over the boards of a garden arch the wood could not bere-painted so it will be exposed to the elements and rot quickly.Once decay begins to set in the arch may no longer be secure enoughto support the plants.

If you choose a metal arch, be sure that it is resistant to rustin order to have a long lasting arch for many years.

Runners from your plants will need to be trained back into thestructure of the arch. You may need to do some trimming of theplants to keep the arch in good shape.

Flower gardens bring in the beauty, freshness and positivityinto the surroundings. Flowery gardens are full of blossomingflowers of vibrant colors to give your garden a welcoming look.There are various patterns and shapes in which gardens aredesigned. These garden ideas are often made in consideration withgrowing challenges of the area. The large and wide places usuallyhave large gardens while small, limited spaces may have only asmall garden corner. This is how flowering plants have a greatcontribution in keeping the surroundings bright and welcoming.

Here are some of the flowering plants that can be a part of yourflower garden space.

Limelight hydrangea: Medium moisture is best suited for thisflowering shrub plant. It grows in partial to full sun. With anorganically rich and well drained soil you can give a completegrowth to this plant causing its branches to arch downward. Thisplant is easily maintained as a small shrub or pruned as a smallhydrangea tree. This hydrangea shrub has textured coarseleaves.