Moonflowers climb upon a garden trellis in this specialty garden:
Moonflower vine, boasting white or blue flowers up to six inches in diameter, serves as a centerpiece for many moon gardens. Since it must be supported by a trellis and climb to bloom fully, this vine can provide one of the vertical elements of the garden’s structure.
Read all about this moon garden at the Chattanoogan.
Use a garden arbor to feature fall-blooming plants:
As I pass through the pewter gray arbor that leads to my backyard sanctuary, a delicate perfume permeates the air, drifting from a myriad of starry white blossoms that completely smother the twining stems of the sweet autumn clematis (C. paniculata) gracefully cascading over the arched passageway. Tolerant of partial shade, this is perhaps the easiest and most rewarding of the clematis to grow. Silky, feathery seed heads shimmer in the setting sun weeks after the blooms have faded.
Read the full story at the Wicked Local Plympton.
Autumn clematis provides autumn bloom on your garden arbour:
Blessed with incredible numbers of small, highly fragrant, white, star-shaped blossoms, a mature vine forms a white fleecelike blanket that drapes beautifully over large rocks, chain-link fences, arbors, or pergolas.
Read the full story by the Intrepid Gardener at the Christian Science Monitor.
It’s since taken over the back of her back yard, the 10-foot easement between us and has its sights set on filling my garden and beyond.Find out how an unusual vine got a little out of control at Kansas Outdoors.
A family creates garden trellises and other garden art at their Illinois home:
Chris and Renee Cisne’s four acres of gardens are a hidden palette for the playful and colorful art of family and friends.
Both children, Nicole and brother, Ben, are talented artists. Nicole Durbin, a graduate of Millikin University, created a large modern metal sculpture for the gardens. Now she primarily works in paint and photography. She sells her artwork on her own website and is featured in Millikin publications.
Ben Cisne, who works in the family business with his father at Brennan Heating and Air Conditioning, created many copper sculptures and trellises used in the gardens. He is also a talented chef and culinary school graduate.
Read their story at My Journal Courier.
A couple in Windsor, Ontario manufacture garden obelisks, trellises, garden art and accessories at their home-based business, Steel Wonders.
...the longtime partners design, craft and sell wind-propelled motion sculptures, arbours, trellises, obelisks, window boxes, bird houses, pond accents, 12-foot steel palm trees and wall displays all from a 2.2-acre site which includes a nature trail, gazebo and a large pond stocked with hundreds of fish.
Read the entire text of the article at The Windsor Star.
Find the right vine for your garden obelisks or trellises in this article from the Daily Herald:
Climbing vines need a sturdy structure to support them. The type of structure required depends of which method the vine uses to climb. Some climb by winding their stems around another object; others attach root-like holdfasts to their support. Still others have tendrils that can wrap around a slender pole or stake.
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Plant moonflowers around your garden obelisks. The Delaware Backyard Gardener writes about the moonflowers growing in her yard:
The vines are glorious this year and when the flowers open like time-lapse photography, it holds me rapt. The long, fat bud at the end of a slender stem starts out tightly twisted like a hand-made cigar. Pale, shimmering green against a backdrop of dark, heart-shaped leaves, it unfurls in slow motion.
As the folds begin to separate, the exterior splits into creamy green and white stripes. The narrow tip of the flower opens to a star shape, shyly spilling its ruffled edges like loose silk. Wider and wider the blossom grows, throwing off its reticence with each expansive breath until it glows purest white in the evening light.
Julie Grose, 31, joined Cobalt Blacksmiths in Nuffield, which is run by her partner David Gregory, last year. She creates pieces using a range of metals, including steel, copper, brass, aluminium and cast iron, to her own and customers’ designs.
Creating two-way garden beds is a great way to gain front-yard privacy and useable space. At the same time, you’ll beautify the look of your house from the street and improve your view from inside.
