We have been fortunate enough to have a rather large balcony that came with our apartment. Unfortunately, however, it has come accompanied with an in-your-face view of the parking garage. To find a way to make use of the space in a way that invited more green and distracted from the concrete eyesore across a patch of grass, I've placed a variety of plants on the balcony (21 plants to be exact). While I've spent most of the summer learning which plants can stand Dallas summer days with highs of 107 degrees, there is one plant in particular I've found very suitable for a beginning gardener: the tropical Mandevilla. Keep reading to see how I created a very simple DIY trellis to make even more room for this beautiful plant's voracious vining.
