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Prettiest Vine Ever? Passion Fruit

Please challenge us on this if you know of a prettier or more eye catching flowering vine. We can't think of one, though wisteria with its heavenly scent might be a close second. ...

Alternative to Ivy: Creeping Fig Vine

People often plant ivy out of desperation realizing they need to cover up a concrete block wall in the yard or quickly fill in an eyesore. We can't urge you enough not to do this. Once you plant Ivy...

Alternative to Bougainvilliea: Trumpet Vine

Around Venice there are a lot of fences and a lot of vines on fences. Bougainvilliea reigns supreme as the local vine of choice, however with its thorny branches and the energy it takes to hack them ...

Look! Snail Planter!

Normally people spend a lot of time and energy guarding their gardens against snails but the other day we saw this ingenious way to incorporate snails into the garden. Not only is it a great small sp...