Back in March ( 2013) my husband built me an arbor for our gateway so that my grapes had more room to grow. Grapes die back every year when the weather gets cool so they are not nearly as attractive in the cooler months as they are they are in the summer. We found the plans for the arbor online.

By April ( above) the grapes were beginning to overtake the one side of the arbor. I wanted to make sure that there was tons of growth on the arbor so at the base of the arbor I planted some fast growing annuals , some bougainvillea and added some wiring to give them something to grow on as well as help hold everything back to make it easier for my husband to mow.

these last few pictures were taken this July and as you can see the arbor is almost covered.

Some of my grapes hanging over the fence ( below). Almost time to eat ! I have read that grapes can be hard to grow in Florida however from my experience they are not and they have been growing very happily and productively in my garden for several years now.

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