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How to Trellis Plants and Flowers

Floppy flowers and veggies, and most vines, grow best and are better appreciated and easier harvested when tied up off the ground. Here are ideas from around the world.

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Tripods

Colorful tripods for beans make for a nice touch beyond being merely practical.

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Tying

Some vines require tying. The author ties Malabar spinach with twine in an English garden.

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Wrap-Around

Quite a few vines wrap around supports, in a process known as "thigmotropism" which means "towards touch."

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Tendrils

Some vines have modified leaves called tendrils which wrap around whatever they touch.

How to Trellis Plants and Flowers

Tripods

Tying

Wrap-Around

Tendrils

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