What are some unique vines I can add to my garden. Want something other than clematis.?

Answer 1

You have the suggestion of grapes which are very good, and you can train them to become a fence. We have one in our neighborhood that is quite attractive, a network of branches (woven into a "fence") in the winter and a beautiful display of leaves and fruit in the summer.

Hardy Kiwi is also good. It also can be trained but is almost as "rambling" as grape vines. The fruits are grape size and ripen a bit later than grapes and, like grapes, are delicious. As with grapes, figure 2-5 years for first fruit and 5+ for abundant fruit.

Both need "direction" through the years to be at their most attractive visually, but you can do some amazing things with them if you want to be creative. Or, if you just want to keep them under control, light/proper pruning is all you need.

I have both grapes and hardy kiwi with this being the first year of abundant harvest, year 5. They both bore fruit the last two years, but this year they really have. Yummy!

Honeysuckle and Jasmine are lovely and give you a wonderful scent on those summer evenings (well, days too).

Hops are fast growing (emphasis on "fast") and can rapidly become a trellis or canopy. Some folks use hops as a nightime tea for relaxing, like Chamomile.

If you decide on grapes, this is an excellent time of year to check them out since it's almost harvest time. Vineyards are giving tours soon and you will have an opportunity to do some serious grape tasting for wine grapes, many of which are very sweet. Also, watch for garden shops in your area to have tastings. Visit your local farms and farmers' markets to taste what is grown locally and help make your decisions based on that. I visited vineyards but chose what was recommended by a very reputable nursery in Woodland, Washington, and purchased from them. (Also got my kiwi there.)

If you chose grapes or kiwi, grapes especially, plant them where you want them forever. They get better and better as the years go by. It is not by chance that vineyards are decades and even centuries old.

Try this web page:
http://www.landscape-design-ideas.net/vines-landscape-design-ideas.html

Answer 2

I have a beautiful vine-very hardy-deciduous called porcelain berry; Porcelain Berry Vine 'Elegans', 'Ampelopsis brevipendiculata `Elegans', is an elegant vine and is densely covered in small leaves delicately splashed with pink and white. In the autumn, the foliage turns light yellow. The colorful pea-sized berries in the fall change from lavender to turquoise to metallic blue, and finally to black. A very pretty accent plant. Pl check out this website for a picture: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/58738/ease

Answer 3

One of my favorites is ornamental sweet potato vine - comes in green ( light color, almost lime green) and purple (very nice). Can be used as a border, will grow along the ground - or can be trained to climb. This is an annual unless your area doesn't go below freezing, but very inexpensive to buy and quick growing.

Answer 4

Grapes are good. Get a few different varieties. Read up on viniculture, though, since they do need pruning.

Answer 5

gloriaoso vine is very pretty . morning glory ,confederate jasmine .those are just a few good luck .

Answer 6

Try "Dutchman's pipe" or one of the lesser invasive honeysuckles, how about a wisteria, or Akebia?

Answer 7

How about Allamanda. Also called trumpet flower. Profuse flowerer. Check if it grows in your zone.
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Answer 8

How about grapes? They can be beautiful and practical...