The best plants to grow on a trellis

 There may be two feet of snow covering my gardening right now; but, I am already starting to plan my garden for this spring. While we have a variety of veggies, fruits and herbs we grow regularly, I love flowers and bright splashes of color scattered throughout the yard. It just makes me smile to see a bright pink splash of roses or a golden spot of sunflowers.

This year we are considering adding in a trellis. Trellises are a handy way to keep vines and plants from tipping over. The garden trellis acts as a support for them to attach to or for you to tie a plant to. That way the flower stays upright so you can see the bloom. A few of my favorite plants to grow up trellises are:

Black eyed Susan vine
Morning glories
Garden Nasturtium
Wisteria

There are a lot more plants to choose from but in our zone 4/5 location, my choices are limited. If you live further south than me, you'll have a much larger choice. You can also grow things like cucumbers and small varieties of zucchini on a sturdy garden trellis as well.

What do you like to plant in your garden? Do you use a trellis?

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