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16 Creative Garden Gate Ideas

Published on July 13, 2015Last updated January 27, 2022 ♛ By Melissa J. Will

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If you want to make a fabulous entrance, you need a great garden gate. Whether they’re functional or decorative, garden gates can make a big artistic statement.

For more, also see Idea Gallery of Arbors, Trellis, Obelisks and More.

Garden gates.

Garden Gate Ideas

Examples of creative garden gates.

I photograph garden gates everywhere I go. I’m sure it’s connected to the fact that I’m a complete garden geek and I get this wave of excitement passing through any garden gate to see what’s on the other side.

I’ll share a few photos here and below you find the gateway to a whole bunch more ideas.

Old Metal Garden Gates

This first gate is from my garden. I got it dirt cheap at a junk shop. It was a lucky find.

It started out free-style in the garden with a Fresh Flowers sign and flower pots.

Vintage metal garden gate used as garden art.

In its next life I placed it as garden art on the front of the garden shed along with some other junk art treasures.

Vintage garden gate hanging on a shed wall.

I am so fond of it I wish I had several, but no such luck (yet).

Vintage garden gate hanging on shed wall with other garden art.

This next gate is part of an arbor. The morning glory steals the show.

Garden gate with morning glory flower.

Lovely vintage gate in a garden with red poppies growing nearby.

Metal garden gate with red poppies.

This wall planter is made to look like an old metal garden gate:

Metal garden gate.

In the next photo an old gate is used as a trellis for a climbing clematis.

Garden gate trellis in garden bed.

This next vintage gate has its own custom made arbor for roses.

Vintage garden gate with roses and arbor.

Wooden Garden Gates

If you want a bold choice, red is your color.

Bright red wooden garden gate leading to backyard garden.

This next one was the gate at my old garden. The three types of clematis didn’t seem to mind the shade.

Curved garden gate with colorful clematis flowers.

These next ones are all snapshots from gardens I have visited.

The first is a classic white picket fence with matching gate and arbor overhead.

White garden fence with arbor and gate.

This old gate is propped up against a chainlink fence. It’s a gorgeous old piece and helps distract from the ugly fence behind it.

Old-fashioned wood garden art decorated with wicker basket.

This next one is a fresh twist on the classic Z design. See how the 2×4 boards are placed to hold the long boards in place? Looks nice with the metal inset.

Double Z garden gate design.

I recently built this gate to fit an odd-sized opening in our garden. I took the photo before adding the lock hardware.

Newly built Z style garden gates.

This next garden makes a bold statement with black fencing and arbors. You can see them in the arbor gallery here.

Black garden gate.

A veggie garden fence can keep a lot of munching rabbits out. I love the welcome sign and aged patina of the wood.

Fenced vegetable garden with raised beds and flower sign on gate.

Some garden art including a Garden Street sign dress up this next wooden gate:

Wood garden gate with street sign.

Hanging Door Gates

With the addition of barn door hardware (Amazon.com), old doors become garden gates.

Hanging doors used as garden gate.

A lovely, custom arbor with one-of-a-kind dual gates or doors.

See-through hanging garden gates.

Optical Illusion Garden Gate

Optical illusion garden mirror painted blue.

This final idea is not a gate, but it could be. While it looks like there is a door into the fence, it’s an optical illusion. 

The free tutorial for this DIY optical illusion garden mirror is here.

More Garden Idea Galleries

I’ve got lots of idea galleries for you to explore including arbors, planters, sheds, garden art, and more!

~Melissa the Empress of Dirt ♛

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