Garden design with metal - 5 ideas plus decoration tips

If you want to design your garden with metal, you can combine practical objects with decorative accents. Be inspired by our ideas.

Fortunately, there is no fixed definition of what a garden should look like. Admittedly, there are certain planting rules in allotment gardens, but you don't have to be fooled when it comes to coziness. Some like it simple, others very flowery and still others value plenty of garden decorations. Ultimately, however, there is a corner for relaxation in every garden. One thing is certain, a garden is living space, just like your own home. You want to feel comfortable and implement your own personal style in the design.

Metal plays a major role - now more than ever - because it suits the garden ambience and furnishing with a vintage character is all the rage right now. Old metal combined with new objects, flowers, bushes and trees also give your garden an "iron charm". The following ideas are not only intended to decorate your garden with metal, but also to combine the useful with the beautiful.

❶ Separation and privacy screen made of metal

If you want to design your garden mainly with metal, it is best to start with the demarcation. So that your personal design style is evident at first glance, you should choose a garden fence made of metal - provided this is necessary at all due to the location of the property. When it comes to color and design, you have a wide range of options, such as smooth fence panels or struts decorated with ornaments. No matter which design you choose, metal fences are definitely more robust than similar wooden variants. You should only make sure that it is a hot-dip galvanized or coated fence, then it will remain protected from the weather for longer.

If you just want to protect yourself from prying eyes, a privacy panel is enough. In addition to the numerous wood variants, there are also models made of metal. These are usually closed walls or steles with a motif (free-standing panels or columns). a firstYou can get an impression of what is possible in terms of size and color on the website of Metalltechnik Dermbach.

Tip: The combination of metal panels and gabions breaks up the overall look of your garden without losing the interesting metal character.

❷ Combining design with utility

It should look nice and metallic, but if possible it should also be practical - do you know that? This wish can be implemented with a rank pavilion. What is best seen in large parks and magnificently laid out castle gardens can also make your garden something special.

The "big brother" of the rose arch will be the highlight of your green domicile - properly staged. You should discuss your wishes and ideas with a specialist and pay attention to the highest quality in order to have something from the new pavilion for a long time. My personal favorite from this area, an Eleo pavilion, is available in many sizes and is therefore also suitable for gardens that are not that big. When it comes to planting, you are free to choose, but you should make sure that they are perennial climbing plants - so that the joy lasts for a long time. Impatient gardeners are best off reaching for fast-growing climbing plants, here is a small selection:

Bell Vine
Sweet peas
Morning glory
American Trumpet Trumpet

Morning Glory
Honeysuckle
rose cup
Japanese Hop

❸ Corten Steel Garden Fountain

The gentle babbling of a stream gives every garden a very special flair. But not everyone has a stream in their garden. The quickest way to integrate water features into your garden is with a garden fountain. Garden fountains made of corten steel are ideal for this. Because Corten steel forms a protective layer when exposed to the weather. It is permanently protected against rust and develops a very special patina.

❹ Metal seating

A seating area should not be missing in any garden, comfort is the top priority. When designing a garden with metal, it goes without saying that the seating is also made of iron etc. Whether the color is Mediterranean turquoise or rustic with a natural patina is left to your personal taste. Also think about adding surprising accents - for example with a small two-seater bench. If a tree adorns your garden, it can be used to drape a 360° round bench around it.The metal frame not only looks good, the tree bench will also become one of your favorite spots in the garden.

❺ Fire bowl - for balmy summer evenings

End the evening in the garden - whether with friends or as a couple - what could be nicer? Listen to the crackling of the flames with a metal fire bowl and enjoy the cozy warmth when it starts to get cooler outside. In contrast to fixed fireplaces, fire bowls can be set up flexibly.

Garden decoration - design ideas with metal

In addition to the larger design elements, it is above all the small things that give your garden a metallic flair. Click through our picture gallery and let yourself be inspired.