Help Me Choose Vine for Special Place
Posted: Jul 12, 2005 3:17 pm
My best friend lost her very special baby girl to SIDS. This bench was placed in our local park in memory of Victoria Ann. The trellis over the bench was added this spring because it's in full sun all day and people weren't using it. It will be years before those trees provide much shade. That's a walking path in front of the bench.
I've offered to "landscape" this bench/trellis area. Of course I want to start with a vine for the trellis. I don't want something that will be extremely messy and it will have to be something that's hardy once established. I will haul water for the first year to get it going, after that it will have to fend for itself, except in extreme cases.
I've considered Trumpet Vine but it's huge and aggressive, would it be to big? Is the yellow less aggressive? (I love Petal Pusher's trumpet vine on her swing, pics in another thread.)
Clematis, not sure if the conditions are right. Would Sweet Autumn be the best clematis choice for this use?
Honeysuckle, as long as it's not the super-invasive Japanese honeysuckle?
I've never grown Silver Lace vine, but have been wanting to try it after seeing pictures in this forum. Would it work here?
I've kind of ruled out a climbing rose because of thorns and jap beetles.
Other suggestions?
Should I put a vine on each side? If so, two different ones or should they be the same kind? What else??
Thanks for your help. I'm really excited about this project and making this a very special place.
I've offered to "landscape" this bench/trellis area. Of course I want to start with a vine for the trellis. I don't want something that will be extremely messy and it will have to be something that's hardy once established. I will haul water for the first year to get it going, after that it will have to fend for itself, except in extreme cases.
I've considered Trumpet Vine but it's huge and aggressive, would it be to big? Is the yellow less aggressive? (I love Petal Pusher's trumpet vine on her swing, pics in another thread.)
Clematis, not sure if the conditions are right. Would Sweet Autumn be the best clematis choice for this use?
Honeysuckle, as long as it's not the super-invasive Japanese honeysuckle?
I've never grown Silver Lace vine, but have been wanting to try it after seeing pictures in this forum. Would it work here?
I've kind of ruled out a climbing rose because of thorns and jap beetles.
Other suggestions?
Should I put a vine on each side? If so, two different ones or should they be the same kind? What else??
Thanks for your help. I'm really excited about this project and making this a very special place.