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Project: Making the vine climb the trellis

By Amelyn R. Rafael, MD

First published on Heartbit · March 14, 2010

From the archives — written in 2010. Medical understanding has changed since this was written. This post is preserved as originally published and may contain outdated guidance. For current information, consult your physician.

The arbor is made of metal. This used to be covered with net housing the orchids underneath thus giving them shade and protecting them from the sun’s heat. But that was long ago when my mom used to love gardening and she stays in this garden for long hours. And her orchids were really in full bloom and the healthiest ever. Now those orchids were gone. When my mom decided to stay with my sister in Quezon City, the orchids were left untendered and lost their natural beauty until they slowly died one by one.

I missed the beauty of the garden. And I plan to do something about it. But because the net is no longer there, I plan to cover the arbor with vine instead for a more natural effect before I buy some orchids to be planted underneath. I allowed the bougainvillea to grow unhindered until it is able to cover part of the arbor. But I think a vine climbing the structure would look better than the bougainvillea just covering it but not winding around the bar. What do you think?

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