Training vines ups the beautyPublished 12:13am Sunday, July 24,
2011 No other group of plants can be used to create the effects
that vines do in the landscape. They can soften and link
architectural structures such as pergolas, arbors, buildings,
fences and arches to the gardens around them. Vines can be used
to provide shade, privacy, flowers, ground covers, edible or
attractive fruit, fragrance and food for wildlife. It would be
hard to imagine a well-planted landscape without the use of
vines somewhere. It’s important to know how a vine you intend to
grow climbs. Vines climb in two distinct ways: by twining and by
clinging. Twining vines climb by wrapping their stems, leaves,
or tendrils around a support. They must have string, wire,
latticework, trellises, thin poles or other support structures
they can twist around. Clinging vines can attach themselves to
flat surfaces using aerial roots growing from their stems or
special structures called “holdfasts.” They are useful for
covering the sides of buildings