Texas Gardening: help...neighbors cut down trees., 1 by ssdogwood

ssdogwood wrote:
Mais La! My back yard took a beating from hurricane Rita but it is in wonderful shape now. Just when I thougt my little side yard was fine the neighbors cut down two old gum trees! The old trees survived the hurricane and gave my side bricks shades!

We have lost so many trees and now my little patch of shade is gone. I have bright sun beating down on my shade loving plants. Should I try to build a trellis and train vines on it? My Confederate Jasmine would grow perfectly on it. The sunny area is about ten feet wide and once had an old New Orleans look with ferns and a fountain and elephant ears.

Any ideas about a trellis or pergola?