One year later and the planting continues. The Climbing Rose is growing rapidly and by next year should begin to climb over the top of the Arbor.
Although the Sitting Deck was functional, it lacked character. After some thought, I developed a design for a copper Arbor to place over the Sitting Deck with plans for a Wisteria vine to grow up and over it. The actual construction of the copper Arbor began in the spring of 2008, however the project remained unfinished by fall. Hopefully it will be ready to erect in the spring of 2009!