I love the tidal wave, it's gorgeous. Both clems are hardy for our zones, they both will climb swiftly once established. So yes, I'd get them both. Just remember, it will take time for them to cover it. I was just thinking, do this, since a car port is long enough for a vehicle, place one tidal wave, then one Sweet Autumn on one side, then go to the other side, plant one sweet autumn, then a tidal wave. You see what I'm seeing? Then you place the chicken wire up high enough to hold the plants, for the first couple of yrs but not be stuck permanent you know? I'd also check to find out what sort of growing group these two clems are. I didn't check. Some growing groups you just pinch off the newest growth, Some hard prune down to 8-10 inches. You will need to check, but since you want to cover the car port, It's going to take a couple of yrs. You have to prune the first couple of yrs to get root growth. So your clems will survive. :) So if you want to do this *right* Prune the first couple of yrs, then worry about the mesh wiring up over the car port. Sound good Belle? :) ~Tina Marie

Well, she buckled. Actually the umbrella poll cracked due to the combination of the weight on top and high winds. This "tree" is a beauty and I got so many compliments on it. I'm cutting it at about 4 ft and am going to replace the support with a wooden one. It took less than a year to achieve this growth. I love this vine.

What do I do next? Do I let it run down one side of the wire or do I cut the main trunk at the wire to promote more shoots? I can't find a site that explains what to do at this point.

The scientific name for coral honeysuckle AKA trumpet honeysuckle is Lonicera sempervirens. It is a native and nonscented, but it can get large and heavy, so you would want to plan to prune to maintain size and to use a more robust trellis, most likely one made of metal. Mine retains some of its leaves in really mild winters, but it isn't lovely in winter by any stretch of the imagination. If you want to use a bamboo, use a medium height clumping bamboo rather than running bamboo in pots since they may not survive well outdoors in pots in Boston, even the hardiest types. They may get some die-back in particularly cold winters. Or choose a type of tall, narrow evergreen shrub and plant several, with the trellis as a backdrop.