Discover 15 beautiful climbing plants that thrive on north-facing walls. Find out which plants to embrace and which to avoid for a stunning vertical garden.

7 beautiful flowering plants to stake – expert tips to keep blooms and vegetables thriving all summer long. Story by Camille Dubuis-Welch • 4mo.

Climbing vines are great features in the garden, as long as you monitor and train vines such as clematis on their supports. It’s best to do this on a regular basis to direct the vines where you ...

Branches should be at least 1 foot long (18 inches is better), full of flower buds and cut on a day when the temperature is above freezing. Branches with large flower buds will bloom more quickly ...

Prune all the vines down to about a foot above soil level. Clematis Care Tips As with all plants, when living leaves, branches, and stems are removed from the plant, they lose nutrients.

M.B.: You'll have to think tall, as in climbing vines, unless you have bedroom windows near the floor. The most fragrant, shade-loving evergreen shrub I know is Sarcococca or sweet box. Some ...