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SiG MT 79 By Melinda Myers Utilize arbors to define and connect distinct areas of the landscape. Invite visitors into your landscape with a vine-covered arbor. Cover these structures with vines for seasonal interest, additional texture and blossoms. Combine two different vines to extend or double your floral display. Plant an annual vine for quick cover with a perennial that takes a year or more to establish and cover the structure. Beat summer's heat by creating your own shade with vine-covered arbors. Plant annual or deciduous vines that let the sun and its warmth shine through during the cooler months. When the leaves return, they provide shade and cooler temperatures during warmer times. Arbors are as much at home in the food garden as the flowerbed. Connect two garden beds with an over-the-top arbor. Grow pole beans, melons or squash up and over the Titan Squash Tunnel. You'll expand your gardening space by going vertical and help reduce disease problems by increasing the sunlight and airflow reaching the plants. Secure large fruit to its obelisk with a net, coon or macramé sling to prevent them from breaking off the vines. Dress up any home, garage or shed with trellises covered with flowering vines, climbing roses or an espaliered fruit tree. Provide space between the wall and trellis when mounting them to a building. e space reduces the risk of damage to the wall and the plants benefit from the added airflow and light. Many trellises are works of art in their own right, so when the plants go dormant the structure continues to dress up an otherwise blank wall. ncorporate arbors, trellises and other structures into your designs when planning new or updating existing gardens and landscapes. ese structures help form the framework of any garden, add year-round interest and provide years of beauty and function. Landscape Structures Provide Function and Beauty I

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