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Vines
Vines serve many landscaping purposes. Vines are Vines that use tendrils to climb will need supports
excellent for providing a fast screen. They will give such as wire or thin wood stakes.
height to a landscape while needing little ground
space and are therefore useful in small gardens. Twining vines wind their stems around any
available support. Honeysuckle and
Vines grown on an arbor can give shade much wisteria use this method of climbing.
sooner than most trees can. On steep banks where a Twining and tendril-type vines climb best
lawn will not grow, vines may be used as on wires, trellises and arbors. They can be
groundcovers. Vines are not only useful; they are grown on flat surfaces only if proper
beautiful, with bright flowers, luxuriant foliage, supports are also provided. Vine supports
fragrance and interesting stem patterns. should be constructed with sturdy, durable
materials.
SELECTING A VINE
Selecting a suitable vine depends on its intended Clinging vines, like Boston ivy, climb by attaching
use, location, soil adaptability and type of support. small rootlike holdfasts to
Select vines with dense foliage and rapid growth for walls, trees or other rough-
screening. Plant vines with fragrant flowers near textured surfaces as a means of
windows or near porches and patios. support. Clinging vines can be
used on either brick or masonry
Vigorous, tall growing vines such as grapes or walls. They should never be
wisteria are ideal for growing on a large arbor to used on the walls of frame
give shade, while a vine for decorating a mailbox buildings. Their method of
support should be much smaller in ultimate size. climbing has a tendency to
damage wood.
Deciduous vines will shade in summer and let light
through in winter when they are bare. Annual vines GROWING VINES
allow experimenting with vine designs. Most vines grow well in moist but well-drained soil,
but there are vines for almost every soil and light
TYPES OF VINES condition.
Vines climb by tendrils, by twining or by clinging.
These three types of climbing Vines will need pruning to limit growth, to thin the
methods will determine the kind of stems and branches and to remove dead or damaged
support needed. Tendrils are slim, wood. Vines that grow rapidly may need to be
flexible, leafless stems that wrap pruned at frequent intervals. Vines may develop
themselves around anything they sparse foliage low on the trellis and develop a mass
contact. Grapes are the best of foliage at the top. To prevent this, pinch back the
known vines that climb by tendrils. ends of the stems as they develop.
DECIDUOUS VINES
Prepared by Karen Russ, HGIC Information Specialist & Bob Polomski, Extension Consumer Horticulturist, Clemson University
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Cooperative Extension Service is implied. All recommendations are for South Carolina conditions and may not apply to other areas. All
recommendations for pesticide use are for South Carolina only and were legal at the time of publication, but the status of registration and use
patterns are subject to change by action of state and federal regulatory agencies. Follow all directions, precautions and restrictions that are listed.
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