12 Gorgeous Gates for Your Dream Garden
Choosing a knockout garden gate can give your outdoor area serious appeal
Whether whimsical or whacky, stately or historic, the right gate can be an invitation to the mysteries that lie in store down the garden path. Make a statement at your house with a garden gate that says exactly what you want it to say.
These gates will have you rethinking the entryway to your front or back yard.
These gates will have you rethinking the entryway to your front or back yard.
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2. Country charm
This gate could suit a stately rural homestead just as beautifully as it does this Melbourne home. A long, tree-lined driveway is not essential, but it sure gives this timber gate the space to make an entrance.
This gate could suit a stately rural homestead just as beautifully as it does this Melbourne home. A long, tree-lined driveway is not essential, but it sure gives this timber gate the space to make an entrance.
3. Quirky and creative
Gates can be made from just about anything – the only limit is your imagination. This playful design draws on inspiration from antique garden tools.
Gates can be made from just about anything – the only limit is your imagination. This playful design draws on inspiration from antique garden tools.
4. Home with a heart
These tall antique doors serve as a lovely entryway to this cottage garden, and tie in perfectly with the picket fence and stone wall that front this property.
These tall antique doors serve as a lovely entryway to this cottage garden, and tie in perfectly with the picket fence and stone wall that front this property.
5. Traditional with a twist
This fabulous gate combines traditional picket construction with some shapely curves. The flagstone pathway flanked by lavender gives it an extra dose of cottage charm.
This fabulous gate combines traditional picket construction with some shapely curves. The flagstone pathway flanked by lavender gives it an extra dose of cottage charm.
6. Protect the vegie patch
When you go to the trouble of growing your own vegetables, the last thing you want is for them to be gobbled up by the resident wildlife or dug up by chickens or dogs. A rustic gate and fence in keeping with the garden beyond could be the way to go. Plant nasturtiums on either side of the gate for colour, and to keep those garden pests at bay.
When you go to the trouble of growing your own vegetables, the last thing you want is for them to be gobbled up by the resident wildlife or dug up by chickens or dogs. A rustic gate and fence in keeping with the garden beyond could be the way to go. Plant nasturtiums on either side of the gate for colour, and to keep those garden pests at bay.
7. Exotic appeal
This custom-made door framed by recycled railway sleepers adds some definite desirability to this urban backyard. An Indian-style garden bench just beside the door creates a theme.
This custom-made door framed by recycled railway sleepers adds some definite desirability to this urban backyard. An Indian-style garden bench just beside the door creates a theme.
8. Historic homestead
A heritage home like this one deserves a gate fashioned in the same era, even if the paling fence on either side has been created in more recent times.
A heritage home like this one deserves a gate fashioned in the same era, even if the paling fence on either side has been created in more recent times.
9. Opening to an oasis
This stately gate is traditional in design, and the rustic dark timber and decorative wrought-iron are a perfect match for the stone pillars on either side. The solid nature of this gate presents a glorious contrast to nature’s more delicate forms … not to mention that amazing garden colour.
This stately gate is traditional in design, and the rustic dark timber and decorative wrought-iron are a perfect match for the stone pillars on either side. The solid nature of this gate presents a glorious contrast to nature’s more delicate forms … not to mention that amazing garden colour.
10. Modern statement
A contemporary home calls for a contemporary gate, and this one fits the bill. Its geometry and dimensions create an alluring entrance, and the gate also gives this home some added security. The door swings open to reveal a long boardwalk through verdant gardens. Lovely.
A contemporary home calls for a contemporary gate, and this one fits the bill. Its geometry and dimensions create an alluring entrance, and the gate also gives this home some added security. The door swings open to reveal a long boardwalk through verdant gardens. Lovely.
11. A door repurposed
This door was once the exterior door of an 85-year-old house; another has been used on the other side of the garden. With its upper panel removed, and a layer of marine-grade paint, this door gives this garden some eclectic personality.
This door was once the exterior door of an 85-year-old house; another has been used on the other side of the garden. With its upper panel removed, and a layer of marine-grade paint, this door gives this garden some eclectic personality.
12. Picture perfect
A fabulous garden gate and fence is one thing, but when they frame a sunny yellow front door like this one, it’s irresistible. If you’re thinking about a gate similar to this for your garden, think about what you’ll see through the frame it creates. Topiary or a water feature are other focal points that could work. I love how the round window in this house echoes the circular shape of the gate.
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A fabulous garden gate and fence is one thing, but when they frame a sunny yellow front door like this one, it’s irresistible. If you’re thinking about a gate similar to this for your garden, think about what you’ll see through the frame it creates. Topiary or a water feature are other focal points that could work. I love how the round window in this house echoes the circular shape of the gate.
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This fairytale garden gate is all the more inviting because visitors can sneak a peek through the latticed window into the greenery beyond. Virginia creeper growing on the brick wall around the gate adds to its magic.