Identifying Flowering and Fruit Vines For Your Garden
Most of the annual vines are not woody in nature. Vines grow upwards and require a support since their stem lacks wood. Vines can be purchased for the following purpose
- For their lush foliage which can add to the greenery in your garden
- For their flowers, to add color to your garden
- For their berries and fruits
- For their attractive seed heads
All these factor add to their appeal and presence in your landscape
You will do well to check up on the predicted mature size of the vine you are buying, just to make sure it does not grow more or less than your expectation.
Identifying Favored Vines for Landscape Gardening
Some of the most popular vines for landscape gardening are identified below with their pictures.
Clematis
Jasmine
Ivy
Grape
Honeysuckle
Climbing Roses
Akebia
Creeping fig
Kiwi
Bougainvillea
The roles which vines can perform for your garden include
- Lush flowers and fruits, which are attractive and exotic
- It can act as a drape over any structure which would benefit from an add on, like an rusted gate, old tree or shed door
- Can grow over trellis supported on your wall to provide shade and privacy
- Decorate pillar, tall structures, your terrace boundary and Archway
- For covering a gazebo
Vines That Love Sunshine
Different vines have different requirements. Depending upon the site in your garden when you plan to plant the vines you would need to consider the below pointers
You can check out the vines which grow well in shade here: Elegant Garden with Flowering Vines that Grow in Shade
Lot of vines are sun loving. If you provide them with ample direct sunlight they will prosper will dense foliage, flowers and fruits.
The vines with love sun include
- Morning glory
- Trumpet vine
- Passion flower
- Black eyed susan vine
- Hops
- Bougainvillea
Vines render a lot of beauty and grace to a garden. You can work out some exciting supports such as arbors, lattice trellis or ornamental posts as your vine supports