What's a good climbing plant/flower to use in a garden archway?

Question

I'm going to be doing some work in my yard- including getting an archway and bird bath, etc. I'd like to plant some flowers/plants at the base of the archway to climb up the sides of the archway. Any suggestions as to what to plant?

I guess I should add- I live in the south.

Answer 1

Do you have sun there, shade, or a mixture of both?


Honeysuckle 'Heckrotti' is a nice vine. It's not fragrant, but it
does not get out of control and the flowers are very pretty. Their color is beautiful....medium pink with a soft gold center. These will do well if you have a mix of sun and shade. They also bloom for a fairly long period. This is probably the one I would go with.

Clematis is pretty, comes in many colors and is showy. However, it does not bloom for that long, and in my opinion, looks unattractive in the winter. If you choose this, Jackmani is one of my favorites, with dark purple-blue flowers.

You might try the rose, 'New Dawn' if you have a lot of sun and if your arch is high. They are a pale pink and have a long season of bloom.

I don't know how much room you have on either side of the arch, but if you anchor it with some shrubs, that will look nice.
You might choose one or a group of three on either side...use all the same.
Fairy Rose, Knockout Rose, Lilac, or Holly Meservea 'China Girl', would be nice choices. Both varieties of roses will bloom most of the summer. Lilacs are tall and will provide structure. The Holly is evergreen and will produce red berries in the Fall and Winter. Add in a male somewhere in
the yard for the berry production on the females.

You might consider situating the birdbath in front of the shrubs. Now it all starts looking VERY inviting!

Answer 2

Wisteria are beautiful vines that will produce large clusters of flowers, however, on the downside they only bloom in early spring.

Trumpet vines will produce beatiful large flowers throughout the summer, but cannot survive cold winters (temps consistantly below 40 degrees and require full sun.

Clamatis and morning glory are also vines that take similar conditions as the Trumpet.

If you live in an area that stays warm all year, temps above 60 all winter, a bouganvillia(sp) are great vinelike trees to plant


Just some suggestions of the ones I like

Answer 3

Wind chimes. Markets sometimes have those coloured dangly, whirly thingy's, not sure what they're actually called. Cover some extra large cushions with bright fabric to lounge on in the sun. Paint a mural (canvas) or make a mosaic to hang on an outside wall. Maybe hang a bright flag symbolising something with special meaning to you and your family, or make a funky letterbox. Buy a wheelie bin and paint a rainforest picture on it? Make a house number to hang on an outside wall using a large tile and gluing coloured stones and little pieces of mirror onto it. I'm sounding like a hippie, yet I'm anything but !!! Hope this has given you an idea or two.

Answer 4

Sweet Peas - get the 6 foot plus seed. Beautiful scent and a nice cut flower for the house. Easy to grow.

Answer 5

I use Morning Glories. Beautiful purple flowers. Can be cut back after the die out and come back year after year.

Answer 6

Wisteria! Mmmm, smells so good and looks so pretty too! Also a pretty resillient and fast climber. It certainly does well in wet climates.

Answer 7

for a wonderful smell and good looks, use a star jasmine. fast growing, buy a fairly large one at plant store.

babe

Answer 8

Climbing roses, morning glories, clematis, trumpet vine (will attract hummingbirds), grapes!

Answer 9

beautiful pink red or yellow mandevilla vines.

Answer 10

I have honeysuckle growing on my arch (arbor)