GARDENING TIPS
Types Of Vines For Landscaping Your
Home
by Paul Curran
For covering walls of houses, boulders, stone walls, etc.,
the ivies are, of course, used more than other vines.
Boston ivy is the quickest growing. Japanese bittersweet
[Euonymus radicans) is
a good vine for walls, too; evergreen, it grows well on
the north sides of buildings as well as on exposed locations.
Winter-creeper, in both large and small-leaved varieties,
is a hardy vine for wall planting.
Other vines that can cling without aid to concrete, brick
and stone include Chinese trumpetcreeper, English ivy,
Lowe ivy and Virginia creeper, sometimes called woodbine
or American ivy. Virginia creeper is the ivy that twines
around trees and covers the ground in woodlands, and while
it makes a good building cover, it does become heavy and
require thinning out as it grows older. Virginia creeper
is also effective for providing shade. (Other shade-producing
vines are grape, Dutchman's pipe and silver vine.)
Many vines which are not self-supporting can be trellis-trained,
and can add color and beauty to a house. Among the more
showy varieties are wisteria, with its clusters of white
to purple blos soms; clematis, which has a large flower
appearing from early summer until fall; and trumpetcreep-er,
with its tropical-looking clusters of big scarlet and
orange flowers during late summer.
There is also trumpet honeysuckle, which has clusters
of red and yellow perfumed flowers; and climbing hydrangea,
with its large white clusters. Some of the annual vines,
such as the hyacinth bean which grows on strings and has
many flowers, or the scarlet runner bean which has showy
flowers, are good for shade, too.
For covering banks and ground where you have difficulty
with grass, you might try periwinkle (also called running
myrtle), an evergreen which has blue flowers all summer.
Another evergreen is pachysandra, mentioned elsewhere;
and there is moneywort which flattens against the ground.
Some attractive and fragrant-blossoming annuals that you
might also consider are: nasturtium; bal-foon vine, which
is good to cover fences; cypress vine, with a large number
of small star-shaped flowers in orange, red and white,
and the familiar morning-glory and moonflower plants.
About the Author
Paul Curran is CEO of Cuzcom Internet Publishing Group
and webmaster at Trees-and-Bushes.com, providing access
to their nursery supplier of a range of quality plants,
trees, bushes, shrubs, seeds and garden products.Visit
their vines section to find a great selection of vines
for your garden. |
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