How to Make a Flower Canopy
When you're landscaping your home property, you may start with the basics: lawn, flower garden, border plants and even vegetable garden. But if you have a porch or patio with a covering, you have an opportunity to take your landscaping to a new dimension. Plant climbing and flowering vines at the base of the structure and train them to grow up and over the roof to create your own beautiful, fragrant flower canopy. Does this Spark an idea?
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Prepare at least two to three sites to plant multiple plants for your flower canopy. Choose support posts or walls that sit in full sun most of the day and get quick drainage after rain and watering. No plants do well if they sit in puddles. Mark planting sites that are 1 foot from the base of the structures to give the plants room to grow and take root.
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Mix a combination of half quick-draining soil and half compost into the top foot of soil at each planting site. This foundation will give any plant good drainage around its roots and long-lasting organic nutrition.
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Plant climbing vines like trumpet vine, angel's trumpet, climbing roses, honeysuckle or bougainvillea. Always plant vines that are hardy to your USDA growing zone for best success. Plant several of each plant or use a variety of different plants. Plant for the same shades of blooms, or plant different colors for effect.
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Water your plants according to plant-specific watering needs. When the plants get tall enough, tie the main trunk or stem to its designated pole with a plastic tie, to train the plant up the pole and over the roof. These are naturally climbing plants that will adapt quickly to the growing situation. Don't tie the stem too tightly, as it might cause damage, and never tie flowering stems or foliage, as these might break.
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