DEAR JIM: The afternoon sun gets intense, and I have no room for shade trees in my yard. I thought about building a trellis for climbing vines for shade to lower my air-conditioning costs. It this a ...

Dear Jim The afternoon sun gets intense and there is no room for shade trees. I thought about building a trellis for climbing vines for shade to lower my air-conditioning costs. It this a worthwhile ...

Squash plants are not only prolific producers, but many types, both summer squash and winter squash, also get quite large. Their sprawling vines overwhelm smaller vegetables and other nearby plants.

Gripping and twirling their tendrils upward, searching for the sky, vines decorate our fences, pergolas and walls, adding vertical interest to our gardens. Vines provide screening, shade, and color, ...

Clematis vines can take a garden to new heights – and now it’s time to take them to new places. Of course, you can grow these flowering vines on a trellis by the back door, but clematis plants are so ...

Ever wish you could replicate the beauty of a blue sky? Plant this flowering vine inspired by clear, purplish-blue skies, and you can! The golden center even looks like the shining sun in a blue sky.

A climbing plant is the perfect way to take your garden to new heights—literally. These plants are known for their height and, with a little support, create gorgeous vertical blooms. Here are some of ...

Vines are versatile and unique landscape plants. They can soften and link architectural structures such as pergolas, arbors, buildings, fences and arches to the gardens around them. They can provide ...

I have written before about how trellises are essential to your garden layout to create height and divide spaces; a trellis takes a garden from flat to immersive. Once those trellises are up, finding ...

Plants add beauty to any room but a trailing vine is especially eye-catching and unexpected too. Change up the colours, the planter, or even the vine itself to make something unique and customized to ...

This is an explanation on how I built our "Jesus" trellis to support a passion fruit vine and dragon fruit plant.