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I have three of these in a spot that is about 8'x8'(sort of an 'L'formed by an addition). They have grown HUGE since the last pruning a couple of years ago. Thick and about 6.5 feet tall outside a bedroom window. Given time, you should easily cover the fence. Mine are just free-growing shrubs, so I don't know about growing them on a trellis. I do like this Euonymous for its wonderful green color all year long. Enjoy and good luck! Cynthia

Rosiew Did you locate a source for the seeds of the strawberry bush, euonymus americana? If not, let me know. I have them in the woods by my house and have transplanted some seedlings to my yard. I am sure there aren't any seeds remaining on the plants now, but I have tons of them each fall. e-mail me at lkleem@yahoo.com. linda

Wow, that's a lot of plants! I don't have a list of what I'm growing in my little gardens -- sometimes it takes me a couple of weeks in the spring to realize that that weird looking weed in the corner is something I've had for years. I just assume that more plants than not will grow in this area! One of the more unusual plants I grow is agapanthus. Not a particularly hardy variety, this was simply a florists' plant my mother gave me four years ago. But it's come up reliably every year for the past three seasons in Central Ohio. It's planted against a south-facing brick wall with excellent drainage, and apparently doesn't realize it's not in zone 8+ anymore! One of my mother's more spectacular plants is a 15 year old calamondin orange that arrived as a little "get-well" houseplant. It spends the winter on the unheated glassed in back porch in Cincinnati, and now stands over 6' tall in the pot, and is nearly 4' around. It always has flowers and fruit on it, and we've picked 200 ripe fruits at one time.