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 ...

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 ...

Going vertical with climbing plants adds visual interest to any garden, providing nice foliage and often ideal seasonal flower power. There are useful vines out there in all shapes and sizes — some ...

Climbing pink roses over a wooden seat in yard - Martin Charles Hatch/Shutterstock Are you tired of staring at blank walls, bare arches, and unsightly fences that add nothing to your landscape? Well, ...

Climbing hydrangea requires only one thing of a gardener: patience. It is slow to establish, but once settled in, there’s no turning it back. Or turning it around either. I’ll explain what I mean by ...

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 ...

For about 15 years, a big yellow garage marked the south boundary of our backyard garden. It set off the blue bigleaf hydrangeas very nicely, but it wasn't exactly the look we wanted. The garage is ...