Vine structure

Vines on house exteriors can look beautiful, but is it safe to let them grow on the outside of your home? Vines can be safe but can also cause damage.

These vines were creating quite a cool area on a very hot day!

Grape arbor & structure

Here we are, finally. I think I’ve put off posting about this particular garden visit because this place is so important to me and I wanted to do it justice. I first visited the Phoenix Desert Botanical Garden in 2002 and fell in love. It’s not an exaggeration to say I left that day forever changed, at least in how I looked at plants. When I returned in 2006 on a visit with my husband it was just as magical, I loved getting to show him such an “important to me” place. Our visit last October…

DIY a grapevine arbor or flower trellis from rebar, pipe and cement

Photo about Italian garden near Hever Castle, England. Image of landscape, nature, travel - 21459510

crazy vines

Trumpet Vine (Campsis Radicans), trained over an arbor... while this vine is grown in northern zones also, it grows and blooms profusely in FL and must be severely pruned to keep it from taking over. Great choice to cover fences - makes a striking display with its red or orange flowers.

I love how the vines wrap around this tree

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Grapes hanging from the arbor in my brother's backyard (circa 2004). Thompson Seedless and Red Flame varieties.

Grape vine trellis

This demonstrates what it means "to be in accordance with nature." Let sun-loving plants provide shade for those that require shade, and both will flourish. #Garden