Need to create a shady spot in your landscape? Need it fast? Shade trees are wonderful, but they take awhile to mature. You may be better off building a garden arbor or a gazebo. "However, structures such as those can look bare and raw, particularly when they are new, unless you add plantings that will help them assimilate into the surrounding natural landscape," observes Steve Jones. You can read his recommendations in this "Plant Man" column on vine plants for shady havens.


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