Garden Bridges

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Adding A Bridge To your Garden

Even in a small garden, you can accentuate the space you have with proper decor. Perhaps a garden bridge can help to turn parts of your garden, into something appealing. You don't necessarily have to have a stream flowing through your garden to have a bridge. You can place the bridge over a narrow flower bed, or just have a bridge to connect two parts of your garden path. The bridge doesn't have to be large either. A small bridge, placed properly, can have a big impact on your garden design.

Photos Of Garden Bridges, Large And Small

Miniature Japanese Garden Bridge by uberphot
Moon Bridge @ Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco by Rob Young
Imperial Palace East Garden, Tokyo by john weiss
Tea Garden 09 by johpan
Portland Japanese Garden by zetrules
Taniguchi Oriental Garden by Lindsay Sorensen
Bridge and lantern by Wade Rockett
Log bridge by miheco
IMG_0518 by beggs
Garden Leaves by Ivy Dawned
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Styles Of Garden Bridges

You can find garden bridges in different styles. You can find bridges to fit a Japanese type garden, or a western garden. Usually, garden bridges are made of wood or metal. You can find a variety of garden bridges at your local garden or home improvement store, or you can find garden bridges online. Take a look around, and see what is available, and decide what you want. If you're a do it yourselfer, you can find plans for garden bridges online or at the home improvement store. Just find a plan that you like, get some lumber, and start building. If you decide to build the bridge yourself, be sure that you waterproof the wood, and seal it well, to keep moisture from getting in, and rotting the wood.

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Placing Your Garden Bridge

Take a look at your garden, and decide where you could use some additional visual appeal. If you have a specific area of the garden that you would like to draw attention to, then you may consider putting the bridge there. Just do some planning, and decide where a bridge would best fit in to your garden. If you have a larger garden, you may want a larger bridge, or maybe two smaller bridges at different areas in the garden. Once you've chosen the space, then you can look at the bridges that are available, and choose one to fit your space, and one that will fit in with your garden's decor. The right bridge in the right place can go a long way towards making your garden more appealing, and it will give the garden your own unique touch.

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