Most of us have boundary walls, fences, or garden buildings such as sheds or studios that are in shade for part of the day, and in some cases all day long, especially if your garden faces north or ...

If you live in the city chances are your outdoor space will have at least some areas of shade for all or part of the day. Even those of us with a south-facing space can end up with shaded areas of the ...

A native vine with bell-shaped blooms offers a graceful way to dress up fences and arbors, bringing color, movement, and ...

Pergolas and trellises are red hot for backyards—and they're also a great way to introduce some much-needed shade for outdoor entertaining. While you can always opt for canvas shades or other manmade ...

With their strong lines and solid structure, fences are just begging to be planted with vines and other climbing plants. Climbers add dimension and vertical movement to the garden, breaking up the ...

The most overlooked real estate in your outdoor space isn't that patch of dirt you've been staring at. It’s the vast expanse of vertical territory going completely to waste. Up is now in, and climbing ...

Trailing plants add colour and texture to a perimeter wall, wooden or wire mesh fence. Steven Kirumira, a gardener and landscaper with Superior Landscapes says fence plants do not take up much ground ...

Garden trellises are an ideal platform for climbing plants cultivated in grow bags. If you have an unused wire dog cage ...

Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. Haley ...

All vines or climbing plants need a trellis — an ornamental arrangement of woven wood, rods or poles that are crossed to form a lattice structure. I use the term loosely to describe any support for a ...