Vine over pergola

Featuring 200 photos from 12 private Fairfield County gardens, including her own, the...

We created this city space alongside a house renovation that includes full length glass doors across the rear of the property, meaning the garden is always on show. The epitome of in/out living, this garden, would thoroughly become another room of the house, and with growing children to satisfy, we needed to make the most of every inch.

To celebrate the arrival of spring, let's talk about flowering vines. One of the more elegant ways to have in the garden is to add climbing plants or flowering vines. These plants can be trained to grow on structures such as trellis and pergola. Not only can it provide additional protection from the sun, they also provide a heady sweet smell that can be enjoyed until late spring.

One of the more elegant ways to have a garden is to add climbing plants, climbing flowers or vines. Here are the top 14 climbing plants and flowers.

If you love the romantic look of a French cottage garden, I have some great ideas for plants and design to share with you!

We pick some of our favourite plants for growing on a garden pergola.

The front entrance to my new apartment building in Exeter NH was flanked by an arbor with 10 huge climbing hydrangea vines, about 20 years old. Gorgeous in full bloom, a home for nesting birds all year, it was welcoming even in winter when the strong trunks had a presence. Then management in its wisdom decided to redo the entrance to improve drainage, and some landscape architect decided the vines must go. What's a devastated artist to do except make a collage? Fortunately I had taken many…

Wood garden paths amplify the natural beauty of the outdoors and look in balance with trees, shrubs, lawns, and vegetable gardens