Vines in Landscape Design - Growing Vine Plants
Vines have both aesthetic and functional purposes. Yet vine plants are often overlooked by homeowners for filling their needs. But vines are more versatile than most plants, whether it be growing horizontally as groundcovers or climbing to the heavens. Vine plants certainly warrant your consideration as potential elements in your landscaping, as these resource hope to show.
Pictures of Vines
Let these climbing vine pictures serve to generate ideas for your own landscaping. My pictures of vines include flowering types and evergreen types.
Let these climbing vine pictures serve to generate ideas for your own landscaping. My pictures of vines include flowering types and evergreen types.
Landscaping With Vines, Ground Covers: A Vine for Every Need
For ground covers -- Vinca Vine. For fall color -- Bittersweet. For hanging baskets -- Sweet Potato Vine. For disguising fences -- Morning Glory. For eating -- Grapevines. For "siding" walls -- Virginia Creeper. For adorning lampposts -- Clematis. For rambling over walls -- the "hummingbird's ground cover," Trumpet Vine. For erosion control -- Winter Creeper. For arbors -- wisteria vine.
For ground covers -- Vinca Vine. For fall color -- Bittersweet. For hanging baskets -- Sweet Potato Vine. For disguising fences -- Morning Glory. For eating -- Grapevines. For "siding" walls -- Virginia Creeper. For adorning lampposts -- Clematis. For rambling over walls -- the "hummingbird's ground cover," Trumpet Vine. For erosion control -- Winter Creeper. For arbors -- wisteria vine.
Boston Ivy
Boston ivy is related to another vine, Virginia creeper. But mature Boston ivy plants have simple, not compound leaves.
Boston ivy is related to another vine, Virginia creeper. But mature Boston ivy plants have simple, not compound leaves.
Climbing Hydrangea Vines
Climbing hydrangea vines solve a problem for homeowners with shady areas to plant, being shade-tolerant vines. Climbing hydrangea vines do, however, flower more profusely if they receive some sunlight.
Climbing hydrangea vines solve a problem for homeowners with shady areas to plant, being shade-tolerant vines. Climbing hydrangea vines do, however, flower more profusely if they receive some sunlight.
Winter Jasmine Vine Plants
Winter jasmine vine plants can be grown in zones 6-10 and can either be trained to climb or allowed to sprawl across the earth as a groundcover. The yellow flowers of winter jasmine vine plants measure one inch across.
Winter jasmine vine plants can be grown in zones 6-10 and can either be trained to climb or allowed to sprawl across the earth as a groundcover. The yellow flowers of winter jasmine vine plants measure one inch across.
Chinese Wisteria Vines
Information on Chinese wisteria vines, including a comparison with other varieties. Chinese wisteria vines are beautiful but slow to flower and invasive.
Information on Chinese wisteria vines, including a comparison with other varieties. Chinese wisteria vines are beautiful but slow to flower and invasive.
English Ivy Vine Plants
Information on English ivy vines, including a picture. English ivy vines are traditional groundcovers, but they have fallen out of favor in North America due to their invasiveness.
Information on English ivy vines, including a picture. English ivy vines are traditional groundcovers, but they have fallen out of favor in North America due to their invasiveness.
Growing and Carving Gourds to be Jack-O'-Lanterns
Are the features of your jack-o'-lantern starting to cave in already? Or perhaps the pumpkin that you carved is now being carved up by rodents? Make a better jack-o'-lantern: use a gourd, instead.
Are the features of your jack-o'-lantern starting to cave in already? Or perhaps the pumpkin that you carved is now being carved up by rodents? Make a better jack-o'-lantern: use a gourd, instead.
Companion Planting With Squash Vines
Centuries before books came to be written on "companion planting," the Iroquois and other pre-Columbian denizens of North America were practicing a version of companion planting, including squash vines used to deter marauding raccoons. Learn how their companion planting techniques improved the soil for their crops and obviated conventional mulching.
Centuries before books came to be written on "companion planting," the Iroquois and other pre-Columbian denizens of North America were practicing a version of companion planting, including squash vines used to deter marauding raccoons. Learn how their companion planting techniques improved the soil for their crops and obviated conventional mulching.
Bittersweet Vine: Trick or Treat for Landscapers?
Article distinguishes between three plants named "bittersweet," one of which is poisonous. Characteristics of each are presented, environmental concerns raised (Oriental bittersweet is a poor choice in ground covers) and name origins supplied. The fall foliage potential of Oriental bittersweet is discussed, as is its use in arts and crafts. Birdwatchers: it's great for attracting birds!
Article distinguishes between three plants named "bittersweet," one of which is poisonous. Characteristics of each are presented, environmental concerns raised (Oriental bittersweet is a poor choice in ground covers) and name origins supplied. The fall foliage potential of Oriental bittersweet is discussed, as is its use in arts and crafts. Birdwatchers: it's great for attracting birds!
Gourd Craft Ideas for Fall Yard Decorating
Companion article to "Hardshell Gourds: Grow Your Own Home Accents in the Garden!" This article introduces the Gourd Show as a resource for tips on gourd craft. Find out why you should make the pilgrimage some autumn to the sleepy little town of Mt. Gilead, Ohio.
Companion article to "Hardshell Gourds: Grow Your Own Home Accents in the Garden!" This article introduces the Gourd Show as a resource for tips on gourd craft. Find out why you should make the pilgrimage some autumn to the sleepy little town of Mt. Gilead, Ohio.
When to Prune Clematis Vines
Growing clematis vines is pretty easy, says About's Gardening Guide, Marie Iannotti. "But pruning clematis tends to instill fear in the stoutest of gardeners. This fear is unwarranted, since pruning clematis simply breaks down to a question of when your clematis blooms."
Growing clematis vines is pretty easy, says About's Gardening Guide, Marie Iannotti. "But pruning clematis tends to instill fear in the stoutest of gardeners. This fear is unwarranted, since pruning clematis simply breaks down to a question of when your clematis blooms."
Gourds: Arts and Crafts on Hardshell Gourds
Tutorials from J.K. Stacy Designs on arts and crafts projects with hardshell gourds. Replete with stunning photos of the finished artwork (the images load slowly but they're worth the wait!). These step-by-step tutorials will be useful to the gourd art veteran and inspiring to novices just catching "gourd fever."
Tutorials from J.K. Stacy Designs on arts and crafts projects with hardshell gourds. Replete with stunning photos of the finished artwork (the images load slowly but they're worth the wait!). These step-by-step tutorials will be useful to the gourd art veteran and inspiring to novices just catching "gourd fever."