This early 1800s design for a garden seat made an elegant addition to formal flower gardens, as its parts were composed for the purpose of training foliage in a light and playful manner. The construction was very simple, consisting of oak pillars and iron-rods to form the arcades and trellises. The basket-like ornaments on the pillars were formed either of light iron or wicker-work into which creepers could be trained, so as to fill them with a rich assemblage of natural and living flowers. Read more.