Grow your own garden decorations that are living, functional and beautiful. Unique garden decor ideas on how to create magical living structures and accents such as grass sofa, tree chair, grape tunnel, bean teepee, willow dome, living fence, and more!
There are many kinds of garden decorations and accents. These you will see today are extra magical!
Yes, with a little imagination in landscape design, you can create living garden structures and outdoor decorations which are functional artistic creations made of real plants, so they breathe and grow!
Intrigued? Let’s take a look at some of beautiful examples of living garden decorations that are totally irresistible, with great tutorials to get you started! ( Some of the helpful resources are affiliate links. Full disclosure here. )
Living Willow Domes
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Tree teepees and domes with vines are beautiful garden accents that also provide shade.
Imagine a little house made of living willow trees, that whispers in the wind, what more could one ask for? ( Via Creative Willow )
Another wonderful willow dome shade pergola from Kleas that adds so much magic to a garden! If you want to learn more about growing and creating living willow structures, check out this great book : Living Willow Sculpture
Bean Teepees as Garden Decorations
A tree dome may take a while. A bean teepee is much faster to DIY, and it will become a lush shade structure in just a couple of months! ( Via Joyful Toddlers )
Related post: How to Build a Beautiful Wood Pergola / Arbor
Espalier Fruit Trees as Garden Decorations
Train a fruit tree against a wall and it will become such a beautiful focal point in your garden, not to mention all the flowers and fruits you will enjoy! (Via Amanda Brooks )
Magical Flower & Gourd Tunnels
Imagine walking under a garden canopy of fragrant lemon arbor, colorful gourd tunnel, flowering tree allee… life is just beautiful! (Via May Beautiful Things | The English Garden )
Grow a Lemon Pergola
Many fruit trees and vines such as kiwi, grapes, passion fruits, can grow on a pergola. This lemon pergola in Lotusland Santa Barbara is a beautiful example. Via Rita Barton
Grass Sofa Garden Decorations
How about some garden furniture you can grow? Take the lawn to a new level with a fluffy DIY grass sofa! (Via Cornell )
Living garden furniture
This living tree chair is truly a work of art! (Via Pooktre )
You may also love: 25 Most Beautiful DIY garden Paths
Easy DIY Garden Arches with Hardware Fence
Use hardware fence panels to make an easy arched DIY trellis and grow a lush living arch with plants like beans, cucumbers, or flowering vines! ( Via Daily Improvisations )
Here are 20+ favorite flowering vines you can check out!
Beautiful Rose Arches and Tunnels
A great plant for hot desert climate, the Ocotillo will grow from a cane and put out splendid red flowers that are loved by hummingbirds. ( Via Potomac Rose | David Austin Rose )
Rose pergola and arched gateway in an enchanting garden. ( Source: 10)
Living Willow Fence & Garden Structure
The woven living willow fence (also called fedge in UK) is both beautiful and functional. ( Via amateur gardening | flicker )
If you love living structures, you would love checking out these living homes called Earthships !
Or these DIY wood fired pizza / bread earth ovens!
Happy creating! See you soon!! xo
Such a beautiful DIY collection for garden. I really loved the grass sofa and the grape wine passage. I really hope I will be able to create these some day.
I just found your website and I love everything I’m seeing! Just in time too with the holidays around the corner! Thank you so much for all of the wonderful/beautiful creative ideas and projects!
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Looks like its an awesome living garden decoration. I love gardening and got some very good ideas about living gardening by reading this article. Thanks for your awesome living garden decoration ideas.
Awesome ideas. My favorite is GROW A LEMON PERGOLA.
the blog is full of inspiring ideas for the garden!
The blog on garden arches and flowers is good, the best part is the living furniture.
amazing…so great. I would love to plant a willow dome!
These gardening ideas are so brilliant! I’m impressed by the espalier fruit tree the most, what a great way to decorate the blank wall.
amazing…so great. I will find the easy one for me 🙂
I didn’t even expect it to be made from plants! Very beautiful! And green!
Great ideas!! We already are doing the T-pee idea with our pole beans. Easy to pick the beans. Poles are reusable. The gord, squash idea sounds interesting. Watermelon?
hi beverly, watermelon would be so interesting! they might need extra support for each melon, i have see ones like little hammocks 🙂
It’s so inspiring to see this kind of creativity. I’m impressed. This sharing made me so happy and inspired! Buying a house with a yard next summer and hope to do a few of these. Thank you so much!
thanks for this great ideas.
it’s my greenhouse:
https://imgur.com/86WwGty
These are beautiful and productive. We’ve been verticalizing with great results (usually) for the past 10 years, and have never looked back.
How do you keep the squashes from cross pollinating themselves into “whazzat”?
hi jonathan! saving squash seeds is quite a process when mixed varieties are planted. since the seeds of one squash is more than enough for the home gardener and they last a few years, i would just isolate a few blossoms or plant one away from the others. =)
I LOVE LOVE LOVE this… Sooooooo creative!!! Although I am curious if making a smaller version to turn it into a sort of hanging planter and trying vine tomatoes would work. I’d be hanging them on the deck we’re building now. A few days ago I bought a bag with 10 strawberry roots?!?! My first time seeing them, I’ve only seen bulb plants, onions and root veggies sold like this but I’m giving them a try. I started a palet garden a few weeks ago with so many different types of veggies and herbs so I think this and maybe a hanging one would be a great addition to the bunch.
hi katie! sounds like you are having a blast! 🙂 one thing i learned about intensive container gardening is to keep them watered as frequently as one can. happy growing!
These are all such great ideas!
I know I already commented on this Ananda! But, I wanted to stop by today to wish you a Happy New Year!
a fabulous 2015 to you my dear friend! xo
Those are all so unique and gorgeous!! I can’t wait to one day own our own home so I can try something like this in our back yard!
how creative – I absolutely love the gourd tunnel!
The grass sofa is incredible. I definitely want to do that. think it would be an amazing structure for an outside wedding or something!
Katie <3
Those are such beautiful examples of how nature is stunning and versatile. Particularly the gourd corridor (although I’d be afraid that a gourd might fall and hit me in the head :x) and the chair tree – THAT is a time-tested labor of love. I really like the bean tee-pee idea because 1) it can be grown in one season, and 2) it makes picking the beans much easier! So cute!
xo,
lauriel
EyeForElegance.com
thank you lauriel! i would totally risk gourds hitting my head if i can have that tunnel haha! xo
The lemon arbor and the rose gate are absolutely gorgeous, I would not mind trying any of these if I ever have a house with a garden
that gourd tunnel!! It’s beautiful!<3
These are AMAZING! My hubby wants to do one of these in our yard when we buy a house! Love the all-natural aspect of it.
Thanks for sharing this.They are all utterly amazing and I am seriously thinking of growing a runner bean teepee next year. Have a wonderful Christmas. x
thank you cherie and happy holidays! we grow a small bean teepee last year, super easy! =)
These are very cool living structures Ananda! I don’t have confidence that I could do one, but they are beautiful! Have a very Merry Christmas! xoxo
Merry Christmas dear kristi and a yummy new year! xo
Oh wow I would love to create one of these! Thanks for sharing!
thanks claire! =)
these are all very creative.. I mean a couch sofa! Thanks for sharing ;o)
I would enjoy having a living structure in my backyard. It would be enjoyable to look at and sit under the willow dome.
i was thinking the same! =)
Amazing pictures! reminds me of the Huntington Gardens in California
oh that’s one of my favorite places to visit!
Hello Ananda ,
These are all gorgeous!
greetings and merry X-mas.
Uwe
merry Christmas to you uwe! and a fabulous 2015!!!
How amazing! I love the tree chair. That’s pretty cool! <3
oh shipra you are up for the challenge yay! =)
These are all gorgeous! That laburnum tree walkway is one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen! I kind of have a tendency to kill plants, but I would love to try a few of these!
thank you natalie! i am so in love with that walk also!
Wow! These are so cool. I’d love to have a rose arbor in my yard.
These are all such great ideas! I know my boys would go nuts over the TP or the round dome to play under for the ‘fort’ effect 😀
This sharing made me sooo happy and inspired! Buying a house with a yard next summer and hope to do a few of these. Thank you so much!
thank you mica! good luck with your new house and can’t wait to see pics! xx