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Cucumber plant drowing up a support showing tendrils, leaves, and young cucumber fruits and flowers alogn with companion planting of nasturtium

Ivy leaf Hedera helix one lone leaf

Ivy Hedera helix sprig and black berries

Butress root emerging from the forest floow with liana and shading

Cucumber plant drowing up a support showing tendrils, leaves, and young cucumber fruits and flowers alogn with companion planting of nasturtium

Different ways of supporting perennials including stakes, link stakes, split canes, frames, and cages

Lily bulbs in a flower pot with a can next to each to support the emerging plant as it grows

Staked tiger lilies with each plant attached to an individual cane

Putting up a wire into a brick wall and ying in plants to encourage and surpport growth

Runner bean trellis with young plants at the foot of each bamboo cane

Using a second plant pot to provide drainage and support for a pot plant

Planting a fruit tree and providing it with suitable support

Planting a climbing plant or vine in a container and providing it with support for growth

Delphiniums supported by link stakes in a pot

Example of a fruit tree grown into a standard pattern

Diagram showing how a cross support in a flower can can be used to keep a vertical support upright and so help keep the plant upright

Illustrations showing how to use a hoe to searth up or pile soil around a newly planted plant