Things You'll Need:
- Arbor or trellis
- Vine plants or seeds
- Organic matter
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Step 1
Determine the location for your vine by researching its adult growth pattern, desired soil type, the structure it will grow on and how it will interact with the other colors and patterns in your flower garden.
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Step 2
Provide a strong support for rapid-growing vines, such as Chinese Wisteria, a favorite in southern landscapes. A strong arbor that will withstand the heavy weight of these vines is imperative. However, planting them next to a home with some types of siding may result in the tiny vine tendrils working their way under the siding and popping it loose.
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Step 3
Train vining roses, called “climbers” or “ramblers,” on supports or across a second story deck or along the branches of sturdy sprawling trees. These rose varieties provide a summer-long show of bright blooms, starting in late spring, with a profuse cloud of blooms. To grow vining roses, you must attach the new vines to the structure with pins or hooks and wire.
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Step 4
Quickly cover an eyesore with a fast-growing vine like trumpet-creeper. These vines, when planted in well drained soil and partial-to-full sunlight, will completely cover a shed in three years. Monitor growth by mowing starts in the grass surrounding your vine. With its reaching tendrils and stunning pink-orange blooms, trumpet-creeper adds a brilliant splash of color to any landscape.
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Step 5
Opt for the delicate whites, pinks and deep scarlet-colored blooms of the clematis vine. With more than fifty varieties to choose from, clematis offers showy flowers against deep green foliage. Choose ever-blooming varieties for color all summer long.
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Step 6
Edge fences with silver lace vine to soften the top and add a delicate puff of white flowers that resemble intricate lacework. Silver lace vine is popular in Southern gardens for its neutral white color and growth habit that allow it to rise above other bloomers, creating a delicate frame along the top of the fence.
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Step 7
Plant your new vine in well-drained soil. With very few exceptions, flowering vines prefer partial-to-full sunlight, the exceptions being members of the ivy family and wintercreeper.
