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Xeramtheum said:If you haven't seen it already, you might want to check out my posts on Masonry Ladders:

http://garden.org/ideas/view/X...

I grow tons of MG every year and have been following genes in a cross made 5 years ago. Just yesterday I got all my MG seedlings planted in the arches I made for them - I'll be growing some new stuff and am revisiting some F Generations of previous years of the the cross I mentioned above.

It occurs to me that you might think about growing some sort of squash/gourd Family 'Cucurbitaceae' there - some have amazing flowers. Call your local extension and ask them if they had any suggestions for plants that would make good forage for wildlife.

Thanks for the link! I love that idea and will have to give it a try! We have an overabundance of wildlife here, and I'll be planting some partridge peas for them to munch on. I'm also going to be planting birdhouse gourds once we get settled in. That may have to wait until next year since we're still not finished moving. I'll be making a long walkway between the house and shop, with the gourds growing over the walkway on a frame. This house has only a small flower bed around two sides of the house, so I've got a lot of work to do. I just want some color fast, and MG is the way to go for that. All veggie gardens here have 6 foot tall fences around them because of the deer, so I would love to find something to grow for the deer, besides the partridge peas. The extension office is over 30 miles away, but we do have to go into the city once in a while, and I'll check with them.