Using Vines to Decorate your Garden

Use vines to decorate your garden. They are very low maintenance and look good on almost anything. Then growing a vine over it can be a quick and aesthetically pleasing solution, if you’ve got a fence or separator that really stands out in the field of green that is your garden. However, there are many types of vines for different situations, whether you are trying to grow it up the side of a house, up a tree or along the ground.

Vine: ground vines

There are many different ground vines are available. These types of ground vines grow fast and strong, and just inch their ways along the ground. So they can make a border around your garden, or just weave in and out of the plants. I propose to use these types of ground vines as a hardy ground cover if you just want some green on your dirt or mulch. Generally you can find a diversity that is resistant to being stepped on. It’s like a leafy, nice alternative to grass. Even if you have kids and a dog, it should have no problems staying alive.

Vine: Twining vines

One more type of vine that is available is a “twining” vine. This refers to their method of climbing. Twining vines require a lattice or equally absorbent surface to climb up, since they are not muggy at all. They just climb by sending out small tendrils to loop around whatever is nearby. I suggest using this type of vine for climbing up trees, or any type of mesh. Usually you have to guide them a lot more during their early stages, and after that they will go wherever you want them to.

Vines not only look good on the ground or on lattices, you can blend them in to the very architecture of your house. This is usually achieved through the use of vines with small tendrils that have glue tips. They extend from the vine and attach themselves to almost any surface. If your garden is neighboring to your house and you want something to disguise the big unsightly wall, it’s a great idea to start out a few vines near the base. If you have a vine like the Virginia creeper growing, then your entire wall will be covered in a matter of months. However I have seen situations where the vine got out of control. After that, you have no choice but to watch the vine take over your entire house.

Vine: Ivy vines

One of the vines that you would probably recognize is Ivy. You see it around a lot, generally because it is so adaptable. Out of the types I mentioned above (ground, twining, and sticky pads), Ivy can fill in for pretty much anything. It makes a great ground cover, and will grow up about any surface you put it on. Ivy vine grows quick and strong, I wouldn’t suggest growing it up your house. This is because recently, buildings which have had ivy for many years have found that it has been failing the building.

Therefore no matter what you want to do with a vine, you should have no problem receiving it to grow. You should always do your investigate earlier and find out about any negative qualities the vine has (such as its ability to destroy buildings, in Ivy’s case.)