A great, low maintenance way to decorate your garden is with the use of vines, since they look good on almost anything. If You've got a fence that stands out in your lush green garden, growing a vine over it can be a quick and beautiful solution. Depending on what look you want, there are many vines that can meet your needs.
Trying to find an alternative to grass? Ground vines are a great way to easily cover ground, and since they are so easily directed, you can use them to make a border around your garden, or even have them weave throughout your plants. Some varieties of the ground vine are resilient enough to survive being stepped on, and even survive dogs!
While "twining" vines are a bit harder to direct at first, they are to a fence or wall what ground vine is to the floor. This type of vines will latch on and loop around any porous surfaces around it, such as a wooden lattice or other similar type of fence using small tendrils, and once grown, require almost no care.
Of all the types of vines around today, one of the most recognizable varieties is Ivy. Most people have seen Ivy growing somewhere, which is no surprise since it is so adaptable and it can grow pretty much anywhere. Beware, however, as Ivy can grow very quickly and very uncontrolled, and can take over a wall of a home in a matter of months.
Not only can vines improve your garden's appearance, they can also be used in very architecture of your house, usually achieved through the use of twining vines, or a vine like the Virginia Creeper which can cover and entire wall of your house in a matter of months. Vines can be a great idea to cover up a wall adjacent to your garden, but care should be taken as some vines can take over your home!
Make sure before you buy a vine that you look into the good and the bad qualities it possesses, and that you know whether the vine you are buying will suit the application for which you want to use it. No matter what it is you want to do with them, there is a vine for almost any situation that you wish to address around your home. - 32376
Trying to find an alternative to grass? Ground vines are a great way to easily cover ground, and since they are so easily directed, you can use them to make a border around your garden, or even have them weave throughout your plants. Some varieties of the ground vine are resilient enough to survive being stepped on, and even survive dogs!
While "twining" vines are a bit harder to direct at first, they are to a fence or wall what ground vine is to the floor. This type of vines will latch on and loop around any porous surfaces around it, such as a wooden lattice or other similar type of fence using small tendrils, and once grown, require almost no care.
Of all the types of vines around today, one of the most recognizable varieties is Ivy. Most people have seen Ivy growing somewhere, which is no surprise since it is so adaptable and it can grow pretty much anywhere. Beware, however, as Ivy can grow very quickly and very uncontrolled, and can take over a wall of a home in a matter of months.
Not only can vines improve your garden's appearance, they can also be used in very architecture of your house, usually achieved through the use of twining vines, or a vine like the Virginia Creeper which can cover and entire wall of your house in a matter of months. Vines can be a great idea to cover up a wall adjacent to your garden, but care should be taken as some vines can take over your home!
Make sure before you buy a vine that you look into the good and the bad qualities it possesses, and that you know whether the vine you are buying will suit the application for which you want to use it. No matter what it is you want to do with them, there is a vine for almost any situation that you wish to address around your home. - 32376
