Growing Virginia Creeper on garden arches: tips with a summer yard tour!
Get tips on growing Virginia Creeper on garden arches, and take a summer yard tour to see its stunning effects!
Tools:
- Garden arbor (or other structure of choice)
Supplies:
- Garden arbor (or structure of choice)
- Virginia Creeper vine
- long handle spade shovel for planting
- soil enhancement
- hammer
- reclaimed wood planks for walkway underneath
- heavy duty stakes (or DIY out of cut rebar)
- heavy duty zip ties
- Fusion Mineral Paint in Coal Black (get 10% off)
Instructions:
- Select a garden arbor sized to your yard and space desired.
- Attach plastic lattice to arbor if you desire more structure, then paint it black so it disappears moreso.
- Secure the garden arbor into place with stakes, or hold it down with a heavy duty wooden walkway if your arbor has a frame underneath like mine.
- Plant a Virginia Creeper at the base of the arbor so it can vine upwards.
- Keep the vine well watered when first planted until roots are well established.
- Watch this beauty change with the seasons. It's amazing!
Notes
View both Part 1 and Part 2 of how I installed a garden arbor plus planted the Virgina Creepers at:
https://www.funkyjunkinteriors.net/virginia-creeper/
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