How to make a wire espalier for a garden wall

Use these 5 steps to provide an elegant structure for climbing plants

A less formal espalier

A less formal espalier

For an organic-looking arrangement like this, allow a plant to grow freely for most of a season. Then prune it to achieve a pleasing shape and position eyehooks or other attachments at critical points. For espalier created this way, you may choose to attach branches to separate eyehooks rather than running wire between eyehooks.

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