i have my front/back yards filled only with good lawn.(clean slate)i want any suggestions to start with...some bulbs/annuals/ perennials. and also some backyard suggestions would be helpful. i have a chain link dividing my backyard with neighbours and also on the sides...both left&right.any suggestions for plants to climb on the chain link to create privacy r appreciated.
suggestions on easy growing vegetables please!!! what perennial seeds /plants i can plant this fall..so that they will start fresh in the spring 2004?
thank you
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We put in a silverlace vine and it totally covered the chainlink. Later we replaced the chainlink with a wood privacy fence and I just cut back the silverlace to 're-use' it. It's extremely fast growing. Honeysuckle is also a good choice. Climbing hydrangea is slower growing - we've got one in the front garden, it's much 'heavier', but also very nice. You could also put trellises along the chainlink and grow clematis.
Wisteria can be wonderful...BUT they take many years to bloom and can strangle most supports. I always recommend using very strong wrought iron trellis, etc, Wood anything will not last and it can do serious damage to a house.
Honeysuckles [Lonicera] like shady spots and always smell heavenly. Hummingbirds love them. Another good part shade lover is the climbing hydrangea [petiolaris]. It starts slow then takes off.
To hide a chainlink fence quickly Boston Ivy or Virginia Creeper [Parthenocissus ssp.] can't be beat. They grow fast and are very leafy during the growing season, turning a rich red in fall. They are deciduous but they are so viney that the stems alone can usually cover up chain link.
Campsis [Trumpet vine] loves the heat and scrambles all over the place, but dies to the ground over most winters. This is why I feel its a great climber to let clamber up trees - it can be controlled easily.
A wonderful time now to start your garden! You can put in several flowering shrubs to get some perspective started in your garden. I like planting things this time of year - prices of perenials are starting to go on sale at the centres and you can pick up some great buys - plant now and have them ready to "take off" growing in the Spring.
Have you thought about lilac bushes, butterfly bushes, spirea (the beautiful white "bridal veil"). If you look about gardens now there are a lots of fabulous day lilies, you can get such gorgeous colours these days.
Try and plant shrubs or bushes that flower at different times, along with the other suggestions of twiners so you have colour all year round.
Good luck!
i'll definitely consider the plants you have suggested. thanks for your advice!!
Hi!
I suggest Perennial twiners such as the Wisterias,
they will support themselves by twining their shoots
through the mesh. A fast growing one is the W. sinenis
(Chinese wisteria) with scented lilac-blue flowers.
Also I would like to suggest an extremely vigorous
twiner, the Japanese Honeysuckle. It has white tubular
flowers that turn yellow as they age. The blooms are
highly fragrant and flower from the spring to the end of
the summer.
Buy any of these plants already in pots and plant now
if you would like flowers for next year.
Enjoy! There are many more, but these two are my
favourites.