20 Ideas For Choosing The Perfect Garden Gate

Floral Basket Gate

A pretty basket overflowing with fresh blooms gives this garden gate a true cottage feel. A welcoming arrangement may hint at what lies beyond.

Vegetable Garden Gate

Simple utility gates allow the arbors to be the focal points at the garden entrances. Treated 4 by 4s reworked into the arbors and fencing give contrast to the metal gate.

Container Garden Gate

A wooden gate between the garden hedge makes a welcoming statement. Surrounded by bright daffodil containers, this cottage garden gate oozes charm.

Welcoming Courtyard Gate

An iron gate sets the tone for this classic Charleston courtyard. The detailed entrance provides a view from the private garden.

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Rose-Covered Gate

Surrounding your gate with cascading blooms will leave a lasting memory. These Noisette roses are fragrant and arching climbers that bloom repeatedly from spring through fall.

Delicate Iron Gate

Adjacent to a blooming crepe myrtle, this delicate double-door iron gate makes for a classic Southern entrance.

Traditional Front Gate

This front gate echoes the architecture of the home. Set atop a blue stone walk, guests are instantly greeted with a classic style.

Cattle Rail Gate

Corral kids, visitors, and fun with this charming gate. This cattle rail style was constructed with mahogany posts, Western red cedar rails, and handcrafted hardware.

Arched Iron Gate

An arched iron gate provides a stately entrance into this 12-foot-tall Virginia garden tunnel. It allows privacy but doesn't take away from the allée's impact.

White Picket Fence Gate

Set the tone for days gone by with this charming welcome. A white picket fence instantly evokes a classic exterior for any home.

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Gothic Arch Gate

Play up an entrance with an oversized gate. A hanging glass lantern, custom hardware, flanking picket fences, and chevron-patterned woodwork add charm.

Handcrafted Steel Gate

Open yet sturdy, this gate frames a view but still allows breezes to cool the garden. Steel latticework adds personality and charm.

Dark Picket Gate

Dress up a picket with a finial cut that's uniquely yours. These are inspired by the ones seen in Nantucket.

Classic Half-Moon Gate

This hidden entrance blends with the surrounding garden. To give this gate a weightier swing and a richer sound when closed, the aluminum channel voids are filled with sand.

Cottage Charmer Gate

Add a door to a retaining wall. This one conceals a closet just deep enough to hold garden necessities.

Flea Market Find

Break up an expansive privacy fence with an antique. The weathered patina on this door is actually a rust-colored primer.

Mysterious Maze Gate

Knoxville businessman Bill Baxter had been searching for something evocative of a lost kingdom when he found the doors of his dreams at a Knoxville antique shop. Seven feet tall but mounted on a frame that brings them level with the 8-foot-tall maze hedges, the doors once led into a residential garden in China.

Updated Colonial Gate

This backyard gate bears a striking resemblance to the wooden gates that grace the University of Virginia campus. Its solid-paneled lower portion keeps animals in (or out if you prefer), while the slatted and dipped top offers a glimpse of the landscape beyond.

Lush Garden Gate

A 12-foot-tall clipped European hornbeam hedge surrounds the entryway. Potted 'Fastigiata' boxwoods and 'Henryi' clematis trained on tuteurs frame doors.

Tall & Walled Garden Gate

To make the walled space seem cooler, evergreen creeping fig covers the masonry. A large crepe myrtle and a yaupon frame the entry.

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