Well, living in Florida mine have to be relatively hurricane "resistant". Not cheap but probably would work for you...Cattle Panel and T-posts. Here's some early pictures of my fall garden...we start when you folks are done.

Tom

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THAT IS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THAT IS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

joanna-

you also need to keep in mind some simple physics. if you look at TOMNCATH's pics you'll notice that their vertical supports aren't necessarily supporting a whole lot, but rather are acting more as 'guides.' look around at the plants around your garden...are any of them tall and stringy? what you'll want to keep in mind is that even if you were to build a vertical support that is 'vented' enough to stand by itself in strong wind (cattle panel doesn't have much surface area), once it's covered with foliage your vertical support will essentially be covered in a living wind sail. broad pole bean plants catch a lot more wind than wire. your issue may not necessarily be the vertical support that you're making but rather whatever is growing up it. if the only things growing more than 5' tall around your house are trees or sturdy plants that are wider than they are tall, you may want to reconsider fighting mother nature. that, or you'll probably want to build some sort of windscreen for your vertical plots.

Tomncath, your cattle panel trellises are wonderful!
Can you tell me how you bent them? Did you use a special tool?
Thanks so much!!