| Climbing vines can make a beautiful, not to | | | | content in a small area, to decide where you plant |
| mention useful, addition to your garden. They can | | | | to grow the vine before choosing one. |
| help screen areas that need more privacy. If you | | | | There are both annual and perennial types of |
| have close neighbors, you can grow vines along a | | | | flowering vines. However, keep in mind that even |
| fence to block the view. This also works near the | | | | the annual vines drop seeds in the fall and |
| street, where flowering vines can help block some | | | | resprout from these seeds in the spring, so you |
| of the traffic noise, and provide you with a little | | | | will have beautiful vines growing year after year. |
| privacy in your yard. | | | | Once you plant your vines, they probably will not |
| Flowering vines are also a beautiful feature for | | | | need much maintenance or care. Don't be |
| your garden. You can train them to grow up a | | | | surprised if they suffer from transplant shock for |
| trellis or arbor, or use the rain gutters of your | | | | a week or two after you plant them, but they |
| home. They will grow up porch or carport | | | | should recover quickly and begin climbing right |
| supports, mailbox posts, or other vertical pots. | | | | away. If you're growing young vines, you may |
| Around your doorway, try growing beautiful | | | | need to train them to figure out where they |
| trailing vines, which will add a romantic touch to | | | | should be climbing. Once they begin growing, |
| your home. | | | | though, they should be able to figure it out on |
| There are many different climbing and flowering | | | | their own. You'll need to water them if you don't |
| vines to choose from. Each creates its own | | | | receive enough rainfall, and occasionally remove |
| display of flower blooms and colors. Some will | | | | old flower blooms or prune the vines to get the |
| grow to be thirty or even forty feet long, while | | | | shape you'd like. Other than that, your beautiful |
| others stay at a five or six foot height. Consider | | | | flowering vines do not require much from you. |
| where you will be growing the vine before | | | | If you'd like to try flowering vines in your yard, |
| choosing one to suit your needs. Some grow | | | | you might want to take a look at Morning Glories, |
| very aggressively, and they can overwhelm your | | | | Jasmine, Clematis, Hydrangea, or Bougainvillea. |
| garden or topple a flimsy trellis. Others are quite | | | | |