Vines

Like we said above, vines grow in different ways. When they have support from structures, they grow along them. When they don’t have any support, some grow as shrubs until they get the support they need. Vines adapt to their environment, which is why they use the least amount of energy to grow using structures for help. They can adapt and grow very quickly in the perfect environment along arbors, homes, rocks, and other structures. With the right amount of water and food early on, they will establish themselves and grow healthy for the future.

The best time to plant vines around your home is in the late spring to early summer range. With the proper care, you’ll see healthy vines growing in the late summer. The best way to help them grow is to provide them support from an arbor, pergola, building, or any other structure.

Vines need support and help to make sure they’re growing healthy. This means that you’ll have to keep up on watering and feeding, so the vines can get the proper amount of nutrients to grow where you want them to grow. Caring for your vines means you have to make sure they get enough support as well as pruning, so you don’t have to worry about overgrowth. Pruning only makes them healthier.

The American Bittersweet vine is native to most of the eastern North America landscape with its beautiful berries that catch the eye right away unlike the simple flowers that bloom off of this vine. The flowers bloom by the spring, but when the late summer and fall hit, they fade opening up the capsules to display the bright red berries inside. This vine will light up your yard even in the winter because the berries stay bright through the winter landscape.

The beauty of the Trumpet Vine is that it will attract creatures such as hummingbirds. This is a dense and fast-growing plant that grows about 40-feet tall and can grow in a variety of environments and soils. It is seen in forests, roadsides, telephone poles, and almost any atmosphere. It truly adapts to its surroundings!

This woody vine in the grape family is often seen growing as covering vine on walls, fences, and the trunks of large trees. The Virginia Creeper sometimes is mistaken to be poison ivy, which it is not. In the fall, the colors range from yellow to a reddish-purple hue. Many birds are attracted to the dark purple berry that this vine produces.

The Wild Grape vine is truly special because it has no upright trunk. It can really climb along supports it clings to. Although it is referred to as the riverbank vine, it can dwell in locations other than riverbanks. They mostly grow thicker and higher than most vines, which means they will do well with support systems such as arbors or pergolas because they will coil themselves around the structure.