I have to stake them all. One area has become shadier, so they lean, another area is on a bank, and in the third area, they must be 7' tall. In fact, I need more metal stakes. Since most areas of my garden has become shadier, I rely on Lilies and hydrangeas for color; hostas for texture. Your border is very artfully planted.

you know, it's funny,,,the old saying about the grass being greener...i think they missed the mark.

it is that the plants that CANT grow on myside of the fence (planet) are so interesting to me!!

I, on the other hand, never envy living in Florida. I've often said I'd have to have an affair with the Orkin man (he probably doesn't look like the guy in the commercials.)

we do have all manner of creepy and crawly BUT there is a desensitizing that occurs when you spend your youth here...

For example. at night and with a bright head lamp, the grass in my yard looks like it is covered in dew....nope those are insect and arachnid eyes....they reflect in prism just like water....shudder.

I make it a habit to never think about nighttime when i lay in the grass during the day and NEVER lay on the bare ground at night :rofl: that guy is not laughing...stop drop and roll off the spiders

Love bouganvilleas, have 9 different colours, including a tri coloured one.
When I took a cutting off the parent, I wrapped the cutting in wet newspaper and drove 500 km to get home and plant it. Incidentally, the parent is only pale pink and lives in savannah type country...And, the world’s biggest sapphire deposit.
Cheers, Bobj.

Beautiful. Here we have to grow them inside a conservatory.

Love bouganvilla. Used to buy a cheapy every year, just to have them bloom. Could never winter over and have them bloom a second year. Now I don't waste my money, and just enjoy the blooms at the nursery, or any park that has a big greenhouse or conservatory.

Where I live, the whitsunday region, bouganvilleas are just about everywhere, especially old farm areas and, mostly the purple coloured ones.
Cheers, Bobj.

I have mine in pots along the eastern facing wall.
Cheers, Bobj.

I love bougies!! I have a white and a bonsai pink. They are EVERYWHERE around here.

Few people realize that they are a vine. I have seen amazing things done with time and patience.