Mixing vines on an arbor?
courtneylyn
10 years ago
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Comments (4)Fruitnut is dead on... some varieties will grow 20+ feet in a single season while others not much at all. A healthy, established vine should be able to reach your 12+ foot arbor in a single season. What I would do is let them grow all bushy this year (don't prune and remove all clusters) to produce the best root structure possible. Then cut them back to 2 or 3 buds late next winter. They will explode with growth - select the strongest shoot and train it up your arbor (again removing the clusters so that it will be more vigorous). I think I'd put all the vines in the ground if possible as they will suffer some shock when you transplant from the pots. Are we talking total shade all day? Also 6 vines seems like a lot for an arbor. Established grape vines are quite vigorous and can grow quite large - it could turn into a mess if they are too close together. Athena - I think it is always a good idea to let them establish the first year. You'll get thicker trunks with longer nodes (short nodes are a pain as fruitnut pointed out). The general rule is you want shoots at least as thick as a pencil all the way to the height / length you will be keeping. If not, cut it back and start over....See Morejasmine vines and arbor
Comments (1)hello amijo. I am interested in your jasmine vines if they are Arabian jasmine...My husband hates the smell of star jasmine...Please let me know....See MoreVine to cover pergola (arbor)
Comments (8)Not to sound like a broken record with my recommendation of clematis but why not venture out of the norm and use something other than an evergreen clematis like clematis armandii. In this area, the evergreen clematis are very often zapped early by unusual frosts like we have just had and the plants can get browned out leaves if the plant is not sited correctly and gets too much winter wind. Why not investigate one of the clematis montanas? Depending on the variety, they can grow to a variety of lengths, have magnificent displays of blooms in an array of colors, and have relatively few pests if any! See the link below and when you click on it, push Search Clematis at the top center. On the page you are directed to, enter montana in the "clematis name includes" box and then push enter. You will get a list of clematis with montana in the names and all the names with + beside them have pictures in their listing. Here is a link that might be useful: Clematis on the Web...See MoreHelp me find a perrenial vine(s) for my arbor (pics)
Comments (15)Wow....thanks everyone! I guess DH was probably right? (Did I really just say that??) In the past I have planted a Mandevilla vine on the end of the arbor. It did look pretty, but the wait until mid-summer for flowers and for it to grow to any size was frustrating for me. But....DH likes how it looked and wants me to plant it again. This year I tried Heavenly Blue morning glories, they are blooming now, but again the long wait. I have not been really happy with the morning glories this year either. :-( Couldn't decide why. I had thought that the look I wanted was to cover the arbor with vines....but after reading your comments and looking back at pictures from other years, maybe you are right. Not a huge or heavy vine, but stay with a lighter vine? Oh, the indecision. We built the arbor ourselves, no plan, just ideas. The "windows" were something we had picked up the summer before we built the arbor, with no idea how we would use them. As we planned the arbor, DH mentioned that he thought he could incorporate them into the arbor, and so he did. They are cast iron and have love birds in the center. I do love the picture of the honeysuckle and if not on the arbor, I will find a different spot to plant one of those!...See Moreprincesspea
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