LOVE love love it! I love the look of those perennial bed that sort of 'hug' the lawns, out in the middle of the sunshine. Things like that just struggle along in my area. My favorite is those beautiful tall iris, against the backdrop of the pale green field. That is just lovely! And the iris look so strong. I know that doesn't mean much to you, probably you take that for granted. But I really have to baby my iris because of all the trees. I love them, but sometimes they do not do well for me for very many years.
I would love to see a close photo of your arbor. What is growing on that?