Perennial climbing plants for the fence - what to choose

Photo of a hedge of grapes

A green fence is a very practical solution. Climbing perennial plants for the fence provide peace and quiet. With their help, you hide from prying eyes, protect yourself from noise and dust from the street.

Yes, and look at the fence of the plants is much nicer than the concrete wall or neglected neighboring garden. But it must be remembered that a living fence, like every living creature, is not formed at once. First you need to properly organize it, take some time to look after it, only then, in a few years you will have a full, pleasing eye. For example, a hand-made willow fence is also a good option for a fence, but you can hardly think of anything better than living plants.

About what plants to plant along the fence, how to carry out all the necessary manipulations and will be discussed in this article.

Assortment of plants

There are many climbing plants or vines, as they are called. They are:

• evergreen and deciduous;
• flowering and decorative leafy;
• prickly and without thorns.

Most lianas have active growth, and during the growing season can rise to several meters.

Beautiful flowering vines along the fence

Here we look at the most common types in green construction, adapted to the snowy winters. The most popular lianas, of which create fences from plants, are:

• The grapes are maiden and Amur;
• Honeybee catropolis;
• Kampsis;
• Ivy;
• Hop.

The grapes are maiden and Amur pretty unpretentious and does not require special conditions of the plant. They grow quite quickly and form a dense hedge within two to three years. Very beautiful autumn bright red color of the leaves, especially in the girl's grapes. This option is a great alternative to the wicker fence. 

In the first year after planting, watering is necessary in hot weather, shaping and garter shoots. After the plants reach the required height, the hedge is regularly trimmed and the shoots growing in an unnecessary direction are removed. The following video will be interesting to fans of this plant -

Honeysuckle Capricorn - actively growing, decorative flowering and shade tolerant vine. There are several varieties of this species with different flowering periods, from which you can make a mixture so that your fence will bloom almost all summer.

Honeysuckle Capricorn в вертикальном озеленении

If in time to cut off the flowering inflorescences, in the fall the honeysuckle gives repeated flowering. Thus, you can admire the tender unusual shape of flowers throughout the growing season.

Note! The great advantage of honeysuckle is its ability to grow perfectly in shady areas. She is not whimsical to soil conditions. In the first years after planting, it is necessary to carry out regular watering and shaping.

Kampsis - very beautiful vine, with rather large orange, red or yellow tubular flowers. It blooms from mid-summer to mid-autumn. It is not demanding on soils, but prefers open, protected and well-lit areas.

Ivy - It is an evergreen vine, but it is suitable only for areas with a moderate mild climate.

Green hop fence

Hop refers to quite aggressive plants. He prefers sunny places and absolutely unpretentious. Very quickly creates a thick green wall. Hop leaves are bright green, rough, and the flowers have a specific aroma.

What you should pay attention to when creating a hedge

Fast-growing vines for the fence for normal growth and development necessarily require high-quality support. It can be a basis from a grid the chain-link, a metal or wooden framework. The main thing is that the plants have a solid support, then they will quickly grow.

When you plant plants along the fence, you need to pay attention to their attitude to light. For shady places, honeysuckle, ivy, climbing hydrangea are better suited, and for sunny southern ones campsis, grapes or hops are suitable. Clematis can become a beautiful flowering addition to the hedge located near the southern fence. Its magnificent flowers will delight you all summer.

Beautiful blooming hemp of Kampsis

Note! A prerequisite for creating a living fence and maintaining it in proper condition is timely trimming and shaping. Without these activities, the fence will look neglected and shapeless.

Instructions for the device hedge from climbing plants and care for her:

• First you need to decide on the range of plants that will be planted. It can be a single species or a mixture of several. For example, to quickly create green mass, you can choose grapes or hops, between which you can plant Campsis or honeysuckle in several places, if it is a shadow plot. An important role in the selection can play the price of planting material.
• After selecting the plants determined planting scheme. Creepers such as grapes, hops or ivy are planted at a distance of thirty to fifty centimeters from each other, depending on the size of the planting material. Honeysuckle and campisis - after a meter - one and a half.
• If you are planning a mixed planting, you can use, for example, girlish grapes, with a planting scheme of three pieces per linear meter, and add the campsis over the entire length of the fence through three meters. Thanks to this scheme, the grapes will quickly create a green mass, and in the second year Campsis will delight you with its beautiful flowers.
• The next important stage is the preparation of the landing pits. If you need a dense planting, say, two or more plants per linear meter, it is better to prepare a trench. Forty to fifty centimeters should be retreated from a fence or a support prepared for creepers and a trench of about the same depth and width should be dug. Loosen the bottom layer.
• If the soil is not fertile enough, it must be replaced with a good soil mixture, consisting in equal proportions of humus, compost, river sand and sod land.
• Then the plants are laid out according to the pattern at an equal distance, are directed towards the fence and are buried, the soil around them is well compacted and watered abundantly.

Climbing Roses in Fence Gardening

• If you create a fence of honeysuckle, which you plan to plant through a meter - one and a half or from climbing roses in two meters, it is better to prepare planting holes for each plant. The depth and width of the pit depends on the size of the planting material. If the soil on the site is bad, it is better to replace it and make a hole deeper so that you can pour fertile soil from below.
• Planting can be carried out in early spring or autumn. After the vines begin to grow actively, it is necessary to direct them to the support and tie up.
• Care is to trim the flowering inflorescences, fertilizing, better organic fertilizer, garter in the first years, then pruning and shaping.

Conclusion

With proper preparation with the landing of an unusual live fence, you can do it yourself. Climbing plants are very beautiful and valuable, as they bring flowering and greenery to places where other plants would not have enough space. In addition, many of them bloom beautifully and spread a wonderful scent.