D2 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, April 27, 1994

You should consider adding
climbing vines to your garden

(SOP) What better way to

welcome family and friends to.
your home than with a flowering

vine adorning the entrance? Or

picture a sultry summer day,

with the hot sun beating down

on your backyard — but not on

you, because you're sitting under

the dappled shade of an elegant

arbor, sipping iced tea.

If these images capture your
imagination, you should consider
adding climbing vines to your
garden, They enhance the
landscape as well as have many
practical uses in the garden. They
cover unsightly walls and fences,
create new lines and focal points
for landscaping and provide cosy
nooks, shady arbors and privacy.
Vines can also offer protection
from the wind as well as from
the hustle and bustle of everyday
life.

But that's not all. Some
produce beautiful flowers, foliage
or fruit; others are cullivated for
their perfume; and still others are
grown for food. Flowering vines,
such as honeysuckle, attract
hummingbirds; other vines, such
as Boston ivy, provide secluded
nesting spots for birds. If you
select the right vines and care for
them properly, you will reap the
benefits.

TIPS FOR SELECTING AND
GROWING

Take into consideration the
climatic zone, amount of
sunlight and soil conditions of
your yard. Some garden
catalogues carry zone maps,
which list the average annual
minimum temperatures of the
different climatic zones, show the
zones in different colors and
number them. Because

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temperatures vary with altitude

and proximity to water,
microclimates may be found
within zones, making it possible
‘to grow plants not usually hardy
throughout that zone. These
microclimates make accurate
mapping. of zones almost
impossible. It's best to check
with your local horticultural
Society, nursery or neighbors to
find out which plants you can
grow satisfactorily in your area.
Planting times may vary, but in
general, perennial vines are best
planted as soon as the ground can
be worked in spring. Frost-tender
annual vines can be seeded

directly in the ground after all
danger of frost is past.

Vines are plants that have

‘Jong, slender trailing or climbing

Sterns, Unlike trees and shrubs,
they cannot stand on their own.
All climbing vines need some
support, such as a wall, a fence,
a tree trunk, trellis or wire on
which to attach themselves, but
not all vines are suited to the
Same support. There are many
different categories of vines ta
choose from. Ask a specialist for
a roundup of the more common
ones fo help you select those that
will best suit your needs,

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