1. Rose Arbors Over Walkways
Just because walkways are functional doesn’t mean they can’t be an integral part of your landscape. Climbing roses are perfect for adorning trellises and arches, making the journey between destinations all the more enjoyable. A rose arch or trellis, like the one in the example above, can be constructed from simple fencing or built with affordable lumber. Over time, you can train your flowers to climb laterally, forming a beautiful canopy overhead. This look is visually stunning and distracts from an otherwise dull concrete pathway.
2. A Rose Vine Trellis
For a beautiful and whimsical rose garden design, consider using the natural vines of your climbing roses as part of your trellis structure. It may take a while to get going, but it will be well worth it when you do. To start, you’ll need to construct a bare-bones arbor structure with fencing poles and overhead metal or wire supports. After that, you can start training the canes of your rose bushes by weaving them through and around the supports. As your roses grow, their stems will become thick and robust, twining around each other to form a natural trellis canopy. This looks like something straight out of a fairytale.
3. Wooden Rose Arches
Curved wooden arbors covered with roses are an attractive way to spruce up your garden or walkway. Trellises support roses wanting to climb and give them space to thrive. Consider building an arch every few feet if you have a long walkway in your garden. Blooming roses add significant pops of color to your landscape and blend well with the natural coloration of the wood. Uniform arbors create a vintage, romantic aesthetic.
4. Unusual Rose Arch Ideas
If you’re hoping to move away from traditional trellis structures, have you thought about erecting rose arbors made from metal? The benefit of this is that simple steel arches are not as obtrusive as large wooden structures, keeping 100% of the focus on your flowers. They’re also incredibly durable, as far as rose arches in gardens go. What better way to define a walkway than with beautiful roses that look like they’re forming natural canopies all by themselves?
5. Rose Pergola Ideas
Another clever way to use trellis structures is to create a rose canopy or pergola. This can turn into the perfect spot to have a chair and tables for entertaining, sheltered from the sun beneath a canopy of flowers. To build a pergola, you first need to construct the base structure in your chosen space, usually from wood or metal. Then, you’ll have to train your roses to climb both vertically and laterally with careful, consistent pruning. As roses are fast-growing, you should have your hideaway ready in no time.
Roses Adorning Fences
6. Pink Roses Against a White Fence
Amplify a traditional white picket fence with stunning pink roses that peek through and welcome passers-by. This is one of those rose bush garden ideas that is easy to set up and maintain, provided you keep your roses pruned and healthy. All you need is two large rose bushes planted on each side of your entryway or gate. Allow their stems to twine through the fence posts to create a whimsical aesthetic.
7. Lavender and Rose Garden Ideas
One of my favorite rose garden ideas for the front yard or backyard is to combine these beautiful blooms with lavender. This is not only a feast for the eyes but for the nose too. Plant climbing roses alongside a neat white fence where they can push through the posts and show off. Border the fence with neat beds of lavender and other light green shrubs. The color combinations are out of this world. But even better, both roses and lavender are pollinators and attract bees and other beneficial garden visitors.
8. A White Fence with White Roses
Whenever I see white roses, I immediately think of Alice in Wonderland and the Queen of Hearts’ poor servants toiling to paint them all red. In popular culture, white roses have long been associated with majesty and splendor. And the reason is that they’re such a sight to behold. White roses bordering a white fence look clean and pure. They’re prolific growers, especially in the spring and summer. So, if you want to spruce up your garden with minimal effort, plant a few large rose bushes along your fence line and let them grow free.
