Veggies Our southern gardens are once again in transition. The first transition was when danger of frost passed and we began to plant warm-season veggies and flowers. Now the weather is moving from warm to hot. Pining for Vines I've become partial to vines in recent years. Last year we planted a number of vines along fences, over arbors, and even as container plants.
Vines add a third dimension to the garden, providing overhead and vertical interest.
It seems to me that vertical structures are underutilized in our southern gardens. Our hot sunny summers should guarantee that an arbor, vertical pillars with vines, or climbing roses would be an integral element of most landscapes, but I see few of them. You just can't beat the wonderful weather and temperatures we've had this spring here in the South. In most areas a late frost never arrived to spoil the show and our plants are really growing great. Everything is growing like crazy and the temperatures are absolutely fabulous.