Flowering Vines

If you have a garden arbor or fence that you wish to decorate consider using flowering vines. These colorful creepers and climbers can provide privacy as well as beauty to your yard and garden. They do come with some precautions, however, so make sure you get the one that is best suited for your needs.

Generally speaking, flowering vines are often used in landscape design for both aesthetic and utilitarian purposes. The wide uses of flowering vines can be amazing if one thinks about it. For the most part, though, these plants are fairly misunderstood. The reason for this is because of their ability to grow and grow and grow.

One term that you may run into while researching flowering vines is clinging vine. This is often seen when people are referring to vines that run up a tree or power pole. The truth is flowering vines can be used for either growing upwards or as ground cover.

For vertical structures such as garden arbors, flowering vines can add color and depth. Most arbors are fairly straightforward in their construction and can use some flair. The flowering vine can do that job handily. Many experienced gardeners will use their arbor as the skeleton of a project and then add certain types of flowering vines to flesh the arbor out. This can be an exciting way to bring new colors into a garden.

Flowering vines also provide arbors with a roof, for lack of a better term. This is an excellent way to bring some shade into the garden for those who like to sit beneath the arbor. The wonderful Wisteria vine is often the preferred choice for arbor decoration. But there are many other options available as well. Find something that pleases your eye and enhances the overall look of your particular garden.

Another structure that often benefits from the color of flowering vines is the common fence, especially the unattractive chain link fence. These wonderful plants will begin to climb up the fence and as time goes by they will fill in the holes and bring a lovely palette of color to the entire fence. This is a great way to add privacy to your yard or garden without appearing to do so.

Keep in mind that flowering vines will also grow along picket fences and other types of fences as well. They are truly hearty plants.

The last major reason for using flowering vines is for erosion control. This comes about when these vines are used as ground cover. There are many varieties of flowering vines that will happily grow along the contours of the ground. They will even pass over stones and rock. Periwinkle Vinca Vine is a fine choice for most ground cover jobs.

You can learn more about which flowering vines are suitable for your area by doing an online search or by visiting with a local nursery. Once you understand this misunderstood plant better you will find many uses for it around the home and garden.