Climbing plants for decorative decoration of the fence

Annual climbing plants for hedges

As a rule, such vines live for one season. With the arrival of next spring, annual climbing vines must be planted again. These include morning glory, nasturtium, sweet peas, ornamental beans. Most often, vines are planted due to their large and beautiful flowers, which can bloom throughout the summer, delighting the owners and their guests with their bright colors. It is also worth noting that during the first frosts, annuals die.

Morning glory is considered the best option for forming a hedge.

It does not require much maintenance, and its large and bright funnel-shaped flowers attract the attention of others. Quite unpretentious in care are:

• Sweet pea;
• Ornamental beans.

These vines can bloom throughout the summer, and also tolerate slight frosts. For this reason, if you do not have the time and opportunity to provide thorough care for the bindweed, it is recommended to plant the plants described above.

They prefer to grow in a sunny area and in warm weather. They can be planted even when the snow has melted, but the ground is still wet. Bindweed seeds are planted in moist soil. The first shoots will appear within a few days after sowing. First, small sprouts must be provided with a garter, but then they cling to the fence and grow on their own.

Their flowers are presented in the form of a wide variety of colors. So, for example, you can mix the seeds of several types of climbing plants and throw them into the ground at random, and the grown loaches will delight you with bright colors.

Fast growing annuals

For annuals, a general rule is characteristic: supports should be installed immediately upon planting. Since plants live for one season, they have an intense growth rate.

Nasturtium. This fast-growing beauty does not have tenacious antennae, so it will not work to decorate the walls with it, but it will decorate gazebos, balconies, terraces or fences with dignity. It blooms for about three months, the main thing is to plant it in the sun.

Ornamental beans. Beans will not please with flowering, but their lush, spreading greenery and rapid growth will entwine the landing site in a short time. Beans are unpretentious, but you need to provide them with light, warmth and abundant nutrition.

Kobeya is not a capricious annual, it blooms profusely from July until the first frost, loves sunny or partial shade areas and abundant watering. Propagated by both cuttings and seeds.

Sweet pea. A short curly annual (1-2 meters), it will perfectly decorate a staircase or a low fence. There are enough temporary supports for peas, but they are necessary for the plant to acquire vertical growth, otherwise it will be confused along the bottom.

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How to properly form a hedge?

Climbing vines are distinguished by their rapid development, therefore, soon after the appearance of the first shoots, they need support. For this, it is recommended to use netting, wooden or metal picket fences. The choice of flowers for planting in your area should be based on the principle of shade tolerance. It is recommended to plant clematis, roses, grapes in sunny areas. In the shade, they will feel quite comfortable: ivy, hops, honeysuckle.

After choosing the bindweed, you need to correctly position them on the site. Due to the fact that they grow strongly, while forming dense foliage, it is recommended to place seedlings at a distance of at least 50 centimeters from each other. Campsis, honeysuckle are planted at a distance of at least 1 meter from each other.

Planting rules for climbing plants

If you have decided on the varieties of flowers and the place of planting, then you can proceed to the main process.

• A ditch should be dug along the fence, the depth of which should be about half a meter. To make the ditch straight, it is recommended to pull on the cord. The width of the pit will depend on the number of plants. If you are planting 2 species, then the width of the ditch should be about 90 cm.If you are going to plant one species of bindweed, then the width can be about 40 cm.
• The bottom of the pit must be fertilized with peat, manure or compost without fail.
• If you buy seedlings, then you need to ensure that the root system is strong, healthy, without rot and signs of disease. Young plants should be short, but strong enough. The seedlings are placed in a dug ditch, and the root system is covered with earth. Once again, it is worth noting that plants should not be placed too close to each other, since they grow very quickly and take all nutrients from the soil, depleting it at the same time.
• Young vines need additional support. Such supports must be installed near each bush. The height of the support should be at least 35 cm. After that, the vine clings to the support and crawls up. Further, a fence, an arch or a gazebo, near which they are planted, will act as a support for it.

As for fertilizers, it is recommended to feed the vine annually, in the spring. In this case, the fertilizer must be diluted with water.

During feeding, the top layer of soil near the rhizome is carefully removed, and the plant is watered with nutritious fertilizers. After watering, the rhizome is again covered with soil, trampled

To strengthen young shoots and induce vigorous growth, branches should be pruned at a 45-degree angle in the spring.

Types and varieties

The following plants are used to create a fast-growing perennial hedge:

Willow. It grows quickly, the pliable branches of the tree are easily intertwined. The plant gets along well in different climatic zones, feels good on different soils. In wetlands with high humidity, willow quickly forms a wide root system.

Weeping willow is most suitable for weaving branches, the best effect is obtained when weaving branches of the following varieties: goat, purple, holly willow and red.

Barberry. In addition to the decorative effect, barberry can bring significant benefits, berries grow on their branches, from which you can make jams and jams. The shrub can be cut, given almost any shape, a hedge is quickly formed from the thorn. Common varieties: Thunberg barberry, Kornik, Red Chief, Atropurpurea, Superba, Golden Rocket.

Rosehip and tea rose. The plant has many useful properties; when planting, it is allowed to alternate bushes through one or in a certain configuration. Rosehip grows rapidly, the fruit contains many useful substances, drinks from berries are very useful in winter.

The most common varieties are Yundzilla, Mont Blanc, Scabrosa, Robin Hood, ballerina, Resonance.

Derain is white. The shrub is a hedge, the height of which very quickly reaches 3 m, the given growth can be maintained at a level of 1.2 m. The flower baskets have a milky shade, flowering takes place twice during the summer: in June and August. The hedge grows well in any light, the shrub is hardy, does not require frequent watering.

Derain feels great on soils with a close location of groundwater to the surface. The lower branches should be pruned regularly to prevent widening of the hedge. The shrub allows you to grow scenic green fences of varying heights.

Calyx-leaved bladder. The shrub is large in size, its length can reach 3 m in height, length - up to 4 m, the hedge is dense in winter and dense in summer.Decorativeness is achieved due to arcuate shoots with foliage of different colors, the shade of which depends on the variety.

The plant feels best on acidic and neutral soils, the shrub is distinguished by drought and frost resistance, and is not affected by harmful insects and diseases. The bladder is represented by two main varieties: red-leaved and yellow-leaved.

Alpine currant. The shrub is often used to create a curly hedge, the flowers are greenish, the fruits are red and tasteless. The plant is resistant to frost and winds, does not tolerate aridity and heat. With regular fertilization, dense foliage is formed, from which curly compositions are easily created.

Common varieties: marble, split-leaved, variegated, glossy.

Tern. The plant has dense beautiful leaves, dark blue fruits have a pleasant sweet and sour taste. The tree is unpretentious, has high winter hardiness; behind the thorns you can hide an ugly building or fence.

Thuja. In central Russia, various varieties of thuja are widely used, it grows well in the shade, is frost-resistant, and is not demanding on the soil. The plant is well suited for hedges of pyramidal and columnar forms (Brabant, Holmstrap, Smaragd). Thuja perfectly tolerates haircuts, after which the crown becomes thicker, a hedge of various shapes can be formed from the plant.

Cotoneaster. The horizontal cotoneaster is a shrub up to 50 cm high, the shoots of which can stretch up to 1.5 m wide.The flowering period occurs at the end of May, lasts about three weeks, the flowers are invisible, have a bright pink color with a red tint, the fruits are unsuitable for food.

The most famous varieties: ordinary (whole-edged), multi-flowered, pressed, black and red, shiny horizontal.

Look at the photo for hedges from the named plants:

Decorative deciduous perennial vines for the fence

An excellent plant for fences is the Ampselopsis aconitifolia grape, which is somewhat reminiscent of five-leaf grapes. It is also unpretentious and grows strongly, climbing high on supports. This plant has beautiful, delicate leaves that turn yellow in autumn. Fruits, orange at the beginning of ripening, gradually turn blue. The vineyard is shade-tolerant, in the first years of life it grows slowly, and then very quickly. His winter hardiness is average.
A vigorously growing and unpretentious plant, the Chrysolite or Celastus orbiculatus. Any soil is suitable for it, the length of the shoots of the plant is 10-12 m. It must be constantly cut and guided, forming a hedge

It is especially important to do this at the beginning of development so that the shoots can branch. So that in the fall beautiful orange berries flaunt on the hedge made of woodworm, it is necessary to plant the female variety "Diana" and the male variety "Hercules" together

If the fruits are not needed, it is better to choose the Hercules variety.
Large supports can be used for vigorous plants such as Japanese grapes or Vitis coignetiae with large leaves 30–40 cm in diameter. In summer, the leaves are green, and in autumn, bright red, burgundy, yellow and green alternating - it looks very beautiful. The shoots of this grape grow up to 4 m long. It loves to grow in well-lit areas.

Beautiful flowering curly perennials

The most attractive and popular among most gardeners representatives of the climbing flora are climbing roses. The variety of choice of these plants, which have the most incredible colors and shapes, is simply amazing.

By choosing a successful combination of varieties, you can create an unusually beautiful fence that will delight with chic flowering and wondrous aroma for more than one year

An unpretentious plant to care for can even be planted on its site by a novice gardener: it is enough to plant a bush in an illuminated area with fertile soil, and then only periodically fertilize and water the rose abundantly. Although climbing roses do not need special care, in the autumn period with the onset of cold weather, they still require pruning and additional shelter.

Most varieties of climbing roses bloom in the first half of June, delighting with an unusually beautiful flowering for 3-4 weeks. The rest of the months, the fence is decorated only with dense foliage of plants.

The climbing beauty of New Down, whose three-meter lashes are dotted with many delicate pink flowers, is capable of blooming throughout the summer

Sun-loving plants show the greatest decorativeness and splendor of flowering only in well-lit areas.

Clematis is no less popular among the owners of suburban areas. Large star-shaped flowers that unfold on the shoots in the first weeks of summer do not cease to delight with their marvelous flowering until autumn.

Beautiful flowers, densely covering the shoots, are able to create a continuous carpet, dotted with "stars" of white, pink, blue and purple shades

Clematis need fertile soil and adequate lighting of the site. With the creation of optimal conditions and skillful pruning of shoots, the flowering of clematis can be shed until the first frost.

Among the charming exotic plants, a number of varieties can be distinguished, adapted to the changeable harsh winters. The main ones are: the long-blooming 'Ballerina' with elegant snow-white flowers, 'Nellie Moser' with pale pink petals decorated with a bright crimson stripe, 'Nikolay Rubtsov', the petals of which are framed by several contours, which creates the effect of a 'flower in a flower'.

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Functions

When deciding to plant a green fence on the site, many are guided by only two advantages. First, to isolate yourself from the prying glances of neighbors or passers-by. This option is chosen in the absence of a fence or if it is too low or lattice. Secondly, for the sake of decorativeness. With the right plants, this is a real decoration for any landscape.

However, in reality, the functions of the hedge are not limited to this. Here are just the most basic ones:

• decorative effect, improvement of the aesthetic appearance of the landscape;
• creation of recreation in the arrangement of green areas in parks, in the construction of landscaping, sports and study trails;
• protection of residential buildings from dust, reduction of noise generated by vehicles;
• snow retention by slowing down spring thawing and retaining moisture in the soil;
• protection from hot summer winds that dry out the soil and break branches;
• clear demarcation of the territory, protection from prying eyes (for example, from neighbors);
• complex health-improving function: absorption of carbon dioxide and release of oxygen, distribution of phytoncides;
• filtration and air purification;
• prevention of roads being covered with snow;
• attraction of birds that destroy insect pests.

Today, hedges in landscape design are the element that combines high decorativeness with versatility. Therefore, they are so actively used in urban landscapes and gardening of country cottages, and not only in private gardens.

Perennial flowering vines

Vines with a strong, powerful stem. They require reliable support. They are most practical for decorating solid wood and stone fences or masking unsightly metal gratings.

Favorites among perennials:

• Bougainvillea is a thermophilic tree-like liana, profusely blooming, with bright pink inflorescences.
• Climbing rose is a liana-shaped shrub with a thorny, densely leafy stem. It blooms in large single flowers of all shades of white, pink, red and yellow.
• Honeysuckle is a woody vine with pink or purple flowers. Produces edible fruits.
• Campsis is a vine, sometimes grown in a standard crop. It blooms with bright orange bells.
• Clematis is a climbing plant that requires strong support.From May to September blooms in large single flowers of white, red, pink, blue and purple.

For continuous flowering "living fence" is required regular feeding and abundant watering.

Features of creating a hedge

When creating a design project, you should decide on the type of plant, its decorative qualities and the desired requirements. Bushes are planted at a distance of about 1-2 meters from each other, the step width directly depends on the variety, growth rate and cover density. For example, grapes and hops are self-sufficient and capable of creating dense walls in a short time, while flowering whips (curly or tea roses, nasturtium) grow slowly and can be planted closer.

Caring for plants also differs from variety, if deciduous bushes are undemanding, then flowering ones are more capricious and love attention. For them, a specific microflora is created, mixing garden soil, peat, sand, humus, leaf and sod soils, from time to time they carry out mineral and organic fertilizing, tie and cut deformed shoots

And watering is also important for flowers, it should be frequent and abundant, especially in hot summer.

This is interesting: the perennial border flowers bloom all summer.

Gardeners recommend not to dwell on the template options for hedges and create your own, unique compositions. Alternating grapes and clematis or kampsis, you can achieve more decorative qualities, and at the same time insulate the flower from the winter cold with the deciduous cover of grapes.

Types of hedges

Wicker

Represents intertwining vine shoots. On it you can start climbing plants: ivy or liana, for example. There are different creation techniques: pigtail, zigzag, ladder. The main rule is that the vine must be flexible and plastic; young willow cuttings are used for the base.

Evergreen

It is chosen by those who care about the year-round beauty of their site, which certainly has flower beds of continuous flowering. Such a green fence is formed mainly from conifers, as well as evergreen deciduous plants (Mahonia holly, cherry laurel, boxwood, holly, common privet).

Shade tolerant

Often such dense plantings have to be planted in the shade, so sun-loving plants may not take root in them. Conifers, barberry, hazel, viburnum, wild rose, rhododendron, wisteria, lilac, honeysuckle and other sciogeliophytes are suitable.

Depending on the height

A tall hedge of plants, which will surround your house with a dense wall, will help to isolate yourself from all appearance.

If the usual zoning of space is required, medium-sized shrubs are chosen that do not disturb the view and at the same time do an excellent job with their function.

There is a more decorative option in the style of a Japanese garden - a low curb hedge planted along the paths.

Depending on the selected plants

May be:

• deciduous;
• coniferous;
• blooming;
• curly.

By composition

• homogeneous - represented by only one plant species;
• combined - multi-tiered and complex;
• trellis - when trees and shrubs growing nearby are intertwined with branches.

Depending on the haircut

Distinguish between a molded hedge (when, with the help of trimming, they give a complete and thought out silhouette in advance) and an unformed (in free growth). The latter is obtained from such shrubs as lilac, mock orange, hazel, cherry plum, spruce, honeysuckle, spirea, juniper.

The most common forms of hedges are:

• rectangular;
• triangular;
• trapezoidal;
• arched;
• reverse trapezoidal;
• ovoid.

The form is limited only by the imagination of the owner of the site. With the help of a topiary haircut, a green fence can be turned into the battlements of an ancient castle or openwork weaving.

Popular flowering perennial loaches

Perennials, in fact, are unpretentious plants that are suitable for planting along the fence by those owners who do not have the opportunity to carry out constant proper care. Even without it, the varieties of these plants braid the fence more and more every year. In addition, such curly shoots are mostly resistant to the harsh climate and easily adapt to it.

Actinidia

A significant advantage of actinidia is the fact that it is not a parasitic plant, since it does not bite into the base with roots and does not damage the trunks of shrubs and trees.

Due to the presence of fruits, actinidia acts not only as a decorative decoration for a fence. Its fruits can be eaten and even preserved for future use. They contain a large amount of essential nutrients and minerals for the human body. Already in the third year of growth, this fast-growing climbing plant begins to bear fruit. This vine is long-lived and can bear fruit for up to 50 years.

Actinidia is the plant that is resistant to the harsh climate, but prefers illuminated places, since only on them can it fully bear fruit. Since the roots of the plant do not go deep into the soil, they dry out quickly, so abundant regular watering is important.

Important! Requires planting of male and female shoots.

Bougainvillea

This climbing perennial came to us from Brazil and is distinguished by a huge number of varieties. The plant can be formed under bonsai.

This plant loves the sun and dies at temperatures below 5 degrees, therefore, already in the fall, the vine is removed to a warm room for the winter. The loach must be regularly watered, but in cool weather the water intake is reduced to a minimum.

Bougainvillea is not a good choice for decorating a fence as an entwining vine. But near it, you can put tubs with this plant to create a semblance of a living fence.

Honeysuckle

This fast-growing climbing plant has a large number of varieties, many of which are poisonous, so you should be careful when choosing for a fence. Thanks to the gorgeous flowering, many summer residents choose it to decorate the fence, and the wonderful aroma creates a romantic atmosphere on the site.

This climbing plant is resistant to the climate of the middle zone, tolerates frost well. It grows both in the sun and in partial shade, but in the latter case, the flowering is less abundant.

Important! The support for the honeysuckle must be strong and stable to support the weight.

For greater decorativeness and efficiency of pollination, experienced gardeners are advised to plant honeysuckle of different species along the fence.

Thuja

This is another plant that tolerates winter well and changes its color from green in summer to brown in winter. It is possible to create a hedge from this fast-growing evergreen plant in about 3-4 years, depending on the variety, of which there are a large number.

Did you know? The best way to form a thuja hedge is to plant the trees in a "bouquet".

Most often, several varieties of western thuja are used in landscape design:

• ‘Spiralis’;
• ‘Golden globe ';
• ‘Columna’.

"Spiral" twists each of its branches into a spiral shape, which gives the tree an unusual look. Its height is small.

"Columnar" is loved very much for its smooth and beautiful column shape. The height of the thuja can reach 7 meters. In diameter - up to two. She does not change her color and stands in a dark green robe all year round. Its growth is more than 20 cm per year.

Learn how to grow Brabant, Smaragd and Danica thuja, as well as indoor thuja on your site.

If you plant seedlings nearby, at a distance of 50-70 cm, then the crowns of adjacent thujas will grow as a whole.

This option is convenient for several reasons:

• if one tree dies, then the hedge remains, and only thinns a little;
• you get a dense and wide crown;
• plants help each other grow and stay green.

For creating a hedge, a fast-growing and perennial thuja, although ideally suited, still has several disadvantages.

In winter, the snow on the crown under its own weight can break twigs, which is very bad for the tree. And in the spring, due to the fact that the soil melts rather slowly, another problem appears: the root system of most varieties is unable to saturate the aboveground part with water. For this reason, the tips of the branches are most often burnt under the spring sun.

These problems can be solved by tying in a spiral for the winter and pulling the thread well around the tree, or several at once, if they are planted with a "bouquet". The latter option is also good because nearby branches do not evaporate their moisture so quickly after the summer season, leaving it in the spring.

Garden ivy: a photo of a hedge and the nuances of growing

Garden ivy is one of the most unpretentious plants you can find for a hedge. Its planting and cultivation will not cause any trouble to the owners. The plant grows excellently both in the shade and in the sun. However, it does not tolerate high humidity and severe frosts very well, so it is advisable to cover the plant for the winter.

The choice of a landing site is carried out on the basis of the following criteria: no drafts and strong winds, mainly a hill. At first, ivy grows rather slowly, adapting and getting used to new conditions. Therefore, planting is best done in early spring, so that during the summer months the plant has the opportunity to gain strength.

Ivy is a creeping shrub that clings to walls and tree trunks with its adventitious roots.
On a note! To maintain the health of the plant's root system, immediately after rains, it is recommended to loosen the soil to prevent the formation of dense areas that will not allow moisture and oxygen to penetrate freely to the roots.

Garden ivy does not require frequent watering. Even during periods of drought, 1-2 times a week will be sufficient. Closer to autumn or during periods of natural precipitation, it is worth giving up this too.

Decorative-leaved perennial vines

Flowering climbing plants are undoubtedly a spectacular decoration for a fence, but loaches with decorative foliage look amazing.

Amur grapes

This plant is able to tightly braid the fence so that a hedge is formed. This grape variety is able to withstand frosts down to -45 degrees Celsius. It develops equally well both in partial shade and in an open area.

This fast-growing climbing plant requires constant watering and fertilization of the soil with mineral components. Since the Amur grapes prefers loose soils, it is necessary to carry out such processing in a timely manner.

Advice! Young shoots, leaves and fruits of grapes can be eaten.

Maiden grapes

It is a powerful plant that can have shoots up to 20 meters in length. It is quite resistant to frosty winters and harsh climates. A special feature is the change in color of the foliage in the autumn months from dark green to crimson red.

The plant can develop on any soil in terms of composition and needs regular watering and mulching of the soil in order to hide the emerging roots

It is important that this loach can be attached to any surface without the need to install trellises.

The berries of the maiden grape are inedible; they have a decorative function after the leaves fly around. In winter, the fruits of the plant will be good food for birds.

Spindle-tree spindle-nose round-leaved

This shrub has a spectacular appearance and can braid a fence or a gazebo in the shortest possible time. The plant is native to the Far East, therefore, it easily tolerates the harsh conditions of central Russia. Euonymus is completely undemanding, it can grow on any soil, including rocky ones.It only needs pruning in the growing process.

Important! The variety belongs to medicinal and is used for problems with blood circulation, for the treatment of various natures of wounds and ulcers.

In addition to the presented perennials of the climbing type, suitable for framing a fence, you can also highlight:

• Rowan-leaved Spirea, capable of capturing the eyes of passers-by and guests with its spectacular appearance.
• A climbing rose that will become a real decoration of the entire site with proper care.
• Briony, giving originality to the fence with its carved foliage.
• Chinese lemongrass is an ornamental vine, which is not only beautiful in appearance, but also has useful fruits.
• The prince of Siberia, creating on the fence a semblance of a bright carpet.

Most popular plants

If you already imagine at least approximately which of the fast-growing climbing plants will suit you by decorating the wall of the house or your fence, if you look at how all this beauty looks in the photo, you can proceed directly to the choice, having considered the most popular options.

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For example, there is such a widespread beautiful liana as large-leaved Kirkazon. It has rather dense leaves, which acquire a yellow color in the autumn. It should not be planted in open areas where there are severe frosts in winter, as the plant quickly freezes. You also need to remember that Kirkazon loves an average level of moisture and is very sensitive to drying out of the soil.

Common ivy is no less popular. This perennial climbing plant has dense dark green leaves that remain green throughout the season. True, as in the previous case, the plant may die due to severe frosts. It is also sensitive to drying out of the soil. It is best to plant the plant along the fence, because its lashes stretch upward. It can be used to make an artificial fence or shed. And of course, we must not forget that ivy loves sunlight.

Another list of popular perennial plants includes:

• grape;
• akebiya (chocolate vine);
• clematis;
• Highlander Aubert;
• hops and more.

They are unpretentious and can grow well anywhere.