Start with what the space is doing. If you want to screen a view, close off a corner, or give a climbing rose something substantial to work on, the single trellis panel at $489 is the piece. If there is a path, a gate, or an opening between two parts of the garden, you want the arbor, because walking through it is the whole experience. The double arbor is for a longer path or a spot where people gather, and it reads as a tunnel rather than an archway. If you are unsure, send us a photo of the space and we will tell you which one we would put there.

At this scale, yes, and here is the honest reasoning. The arbor weighs 180 pounds of iron tubing, finished by hand in three steps, and it is the piece the rest of the garden arranges itself around. Wooden arbors rot at the ground line and thin metal ones start to lean. Buy once and you stop paying again and again. If the number is more than you want to spend right now, the single trellis panel gives you the same design, the same finish, and the same iron for $489.

The walk-through opening is 77.6 inches tall and 49 inches wide at the front, with 46 inches on the sides. That is comfortable for an adult walking upright, wide enough for a wheelbarrow, and generous enough that a mature vine can fill in overhead without the opening closing up on you. Measure your path before you order and give us a call if it is tight.

Yes. The iron is zinc painted first as a rust resistant base, then powder coated in charcoal brown with the UV sealer already in the coating, then the black faux detailing is rubbed on by hand. There is nothing for you to reseal and no annual maintenance coat to apply. Just rinse the dirt off when it needs it. The long ground spikes are what keep it standing, so anchor it properly and it holds through wind and rain.

Assembly is required, and we will be straight with you about the arbor. It is 180 pounds and it arrives in sections that bolt together. Two people can manage it, three makes it easy, and the lifting is the hard part rather than the hardware. Drive the ground spikes, bolt the sections, set it on the spikes. The single trellis panel is much simpler and two people have it standing quickly.

Yes. The Savannah panels use a barrel hinge and pin system, which is how two arbors join into the 105 inch tunnel. The same system lets you run longer installations or angle panels around a corner. This is the piece landscapers and venues call us about most, so if you are planning something longer than the double, call and we will work out the count with you.

Climbing roses, clematis, wisteria, honeysuckle, and trumpet vine are all excellent on a structure this size, and wisteria in particular finally has something that can carry it. The diamond gridwork gives tendrils plenty to grab. Start guiding the growth early and tie it gently with soft plant ties so the vine spreads across the arch instead of bunching at the legs.

Nothing extra. Shipping is free on every order, and the listed price is exactly what you pay at checkout. That holds for a 180 pound arbor and for the 360 pound double, which is not something most companies will do on a freight item.