Beginner Gardening: August - how do you make the best use of your garden space?, 0 by pirl

pirl wrote:
Yes, we'd love to see Zuzu and JD's new arbors! That clematis is one of those that seems to go black and ugly really fast, Zuzu. I just cut them back to two buds high (sometimes to the ground) and they bounce back fast.

I agree with both Zuzu and JD (I'd be a fool not to!) regarding looking up for eye interest and the beauty of the structure as well as the plants. I'll have to try an arbor sometime. The neighbor who complains of my lack of space installed one and the less said the better. Buying things for the sake of being able to say that you have an arbor (or a specific plant or tree, etc.) is such a waste. I like when people do creative things like actually planting roses and clematis that will grow on the arbor. That impresses me so much more than mere acquisitions.

I guess I could fit one of those Monet rose archways here but it's one area we'd like to delete plants. The roses would love it but it's just more work than I can handle.