Once those trellises are up, finding the right plants to cover them becomes the next challenge.
Sometimes, these plants perennialize, meaning they could come back year to year.
For a noticeably short season, there is nothing that compares tosweet peas.
The key to keeping the sweet peas alive that long is consistent deadheading.
Viningbeansare aggressive climbers, but not so much that they will be a problem for your structure.
At best, they survive three or four months, and can grow as tall as 12 feet.
Start by ensuring you are growing pole beans and not bush beans.
Traditional filet, haricot vert, or shelling beans all thrive on a trellis with some support.
Each year I grow massive trellises of white cannellini beans and Greek Gigantes beans.
If you like petunias, you will like their lookalike vinethunbergia, also called black-eyed susan vine.
The issue with perennial vines is that they keep growing.
They can be deeply scented, and colorful and climbing.
I am particularly drawn to Floribunda roses, which look like peonies rather than a stereotypical rose.
Roses require some attention because you gotta really train and maintain them.
They need specific food and specific pruning.
But if you have the right space, few things are as majestic as a wall of roses.
The flowers can look wildly different, from blooms that resemble lilies to tinier flowers that resemble jasmine.
Of all the vines Ive planted over the last ten years, thepassionflowervine was the best choice.
It grows aggressively, doubling in size year to year, and requires very sturdy trellising.
Passionflower would thrive on a wire wall trellis, but it is not the most winter hardy.
Climbing hydrangeais a slow burn.
It wont grow fast, but it will reliably climb a trellis and spread over the years.
I never prune them.
Grape vinesare the ultimate climbing perennial.
Grapes need a lot of care, and anyone who plants them needs to be vigilant about maintenance.
The grapes themselves can also attract wildlife if you dont pick the grapes and clean up the fallen ones.
This opens up some interesting options for long-term vines in your yard.
If you have a yard, that yard should havejasminein it.
A prolific growing vine, jasmine is surprisingly hardy through the winter, too.
Once you realize you love hummingbirds, it is just a hop and skip tohoneysucklevines.
Like jasmine, these plants need solid support throughout the year.
One variety of clematis (clematis armandii) is evergreen.
Wisteria, though absolutely beautiful, will damage any structure its on.
It is such an aggressive climber and can grow into attics and through your siding.
Only real jerks plantivy.
Almost all ivy will become invasive, choke out other native plants.
A pervasive spreader, itll quickly become your neighbor’s problem.
In some place it is not even legal to keep it.
