In this video, I’m sharing 12 of my favorite garden vines that can completely transform your landscape. Whether you need fast-growing coverage, seasonal flowers, or evergreen structure, these climbing plants can add vertical interest and solve real garden problems. I’ll walk through each vine and explain where and how to use them successfully.
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26 Comments
I need to get a taiga clematis! Ive been wanting a new group 3, did not know taiga was that.
General Wheeler honeysuckle has grown very well in Ga, zone 8B. Lovely trumpet shaped red bloooms that the hummingbirds love!
We have 3 of the Major Wheeler nativar honeysuckle in 7A NJ. They are trained on a fence and 2 arches. They do need a major reset winter pruning. Also, in spite of being surrounded by plants that are powdery mildew prone we have never seen it on them. Finally, the showpiece of our garden is a 6’ plus shrub form climbing hydrangea.
One of my favorites is the Evergreen wisteria (Callerya reticulata, formerly Millettia reticulata). I have it planted opposite of clematis armandii on my large metal gazebo ❤ it’s a beautiful pairing
I love vines ❤ and have been incorporating them in my garden the last 2 years..they really add that Secrect Garden feel
When we were kids my mom planted Hall's Japanese honeysuckle on the back fence of our rental house. She didn't know any better as that's what was readily available at nurseries at the time. You could smell it as soon as you walked into the backyard, almost as strong as jasmine. No other honeysuckle I've come across smelled as good or projected as strong. Really too bad it's invasive as it's the best of the best for fragrance.
Last year I decided I want to cover my ugly chain link fence with vines, so I'm testing out different ones: Kintzley's Ghost honeysuckle, Major Wheeler honeysuckle (nativar), and Clematis virginiana (native). So far they are all doing well after their "sleep" year last year. We also get occasional volunteers of native honeyvine milkweed around the yard and I'm thinking about digging one up and moving it to grow on the fence too.
(Also note I'm only covering the fence where there's no neighbor directly on the other side; I know for a fact that my next door neighbor does not want ANYTHING growing on our shared fence!)
19:24 that’s cool it looks kinda like a Mimosa tree bloom 🤍🤍🤍
My Madison star jasmine has a mint note in its scent that doesn't smell as good as the regular star jasmine.
I discovered the Armandii last year. I would love to have more.
For something different, a weeping atlas cedar can be trained kinda like a vine if you want.
I got two of the Peaches and Cream Honeysuckle to grow up and over a gate arch. They are beautiful year round in my zone 8A Atlanta area garden. I love the foliage and the bloom color.
Manettia is a great vine too.
And for those of us who garden in the shade? I have a climbing hydrangea that’s been in the ground a few years now, but it’s not doing anything.
I lived in RALEIGH, NC. Do you a plant nursery that I can visit and purchase tbese? Love all of your videos.!!!❤❤❤
I have had good luck with proven winners scentsation honeysuckle. Pretty blooms
Jim, can a type 3 clematis be primed down to a foot to keep it in control? Will it reduce the number of blooms if it's pruned down like that?
I’m envious of your grape vine. In Persian cuisine, unripe grapes are often used in stews, and eggplant stew with sour grapes is especially delicious. Their juice is also used to add tartness to dishes, with a flavor that’s quite different from lemon. And of course, fresh grape leaves are perfect for making Dolmeh. In summer, you’ll always find fresh grape leaves and sour grapes in Persian/middle-eastern grocery stores.
What are u using to trellis or mount the grape vine on your garden shed?
Native purple passionflower (Passiflora incarnata) is another I’ve seen in my area. Very dramatic blooms.
Which would you recommend for a fast-growing, flowering evergreen vine to cover a chain link fence for zone 6b (North Carolina Mountains).
if you like the native Honeysuckle, like the oft mentioned red flowered "Major Wheeler", the yellow flowered version that I grow is called "John Clayton".
Also, if you are a Clematis fan, there are A LOT of choices, many really exotic looking ones, at the Brushwood (mail order) specialist nursery.
Really good recommendations! One question–how much shade can the Evergreen clematis (armandii) take?
“Bad bed head” is so funny but so accurate when describing the growth habits of most vines! 😂
Love my Carolina Jasmine that grows up a wooden arbor at the start of a stone pathway. It does need pruning as you say but is truly lovely.