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comments (6) January 19th, 2011 in blogs

Michelle Gervais, Associate Editor

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Continuing on in the Charleston theme (there seems to be no end to the great garden ideas from my tour there several years ago), here's a photo of the front entryway to a stately Charleston home. There isn't much room for a lush planting, so this gardener looked up. In addition to the pots on the stair treads, they've trained mandevilla vines to scramble along the handrails. It softens the imposing columns and lends some southern charm. Not that this house needs any help!

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Another Charleston garden scene

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DarleneBL writes: It looks like a creeping fig vine growing on a wall. You can also see the vine on the side of the steps. I love this vine, once established it so beautifully covers walls. But it can go wild! You may need a full time gardener to keep it trimmed and "in bounds"! Posted: 8:20 pm on January 19th

sheilaschultz writes: It's gotta be a vine... Posted: 7:58 pm on January 19th

Frdgrntmatow writes: Sharp eye JAABA! I didn't notice the bench until you mentioned it. I don't think it's a vine;possibly a hedge? Boxwood or some other evergreen deciduous hardy only to that zone. Maybe someone else can be more accurate. Posted: 6:38 pm on January 19th

sheilaschultz writes: These flowers and vines are just screaming, 'Welcome to our home'! Posted: 3:37 pm on January 19th

JAABA writes: Beautiful!

Please tell me what vine is covering the wall behind the black bench and beside the house. Posted: 8:47 am on January 19th

stanhorst writes: I love entryways that are softened by plants. This is very attractive! Posted: 6:55 am on January 19th

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Welcome to the Fine Gardening GARDEN PHOTO OF THE DAY blog!

Every weekday we post a new photo of a great garden, a spectacular plant, a stunning plant combination, or any number of other subjects. Think of it as your morning jolt of green.

Sign up to get new posts delivered to your inbox each morning so you'll always remember to take a look, or subscribe to our RSS feed. We look forward to sharing our garden travels with you.

If you think you have a photo that we should share on the Garden Photo of the day, email us. Send hi-res images to mgervais@taunton.com with GPOD in the subject line. We'll only respond if we plan to use your photo.