The magical combination of plants and structures add a vertical dimension to the landscape, taking color, texture, and often fragrance to new heights.
Different plants make their ascent in different ways.
Because of the way they grow, many plants lend themselves happily to being trained as part of garden structures-arbors, trellis, and espaliers. The branches on the plants grow strong but are quite tractable and easy to train when young. The fruits and flowers form dependably even though certain portions of twigs and branches may have to be pruned annually. Several have hook-like tips or claws that enable them to hook into small crevices or irregularities. Campsis and Doxanthus are examples.