We all at some point in
our gardens we tend to be on the hunt for something that can soften or hide a particular structure in our garden such as a fence or a wall of stucco. Or maybe we are not really looking to "hide" anything but we actually want to accentuate a particular wall, fence or structure. We tend to usually 
stick with what we know and just stick shrubs in front of it or when friends come into the garden we tell them every time "its a work in progress", which literally has been a work a progress and will always be a work in progress, it just sounds good to say that at the time to make them think, we have some grand scheme to enhance to make it look like Longwood Gardens!
our gardens we tend to be on the hunt for something that can soften or hide a particular structure in our garden such as a fence or a wall of stucco. Or maybe we are not really looking to "hide" anything but we actually want to accentuate a particular wall, fence or structure. We tend to usually 
stick with what we know and just stick shrubs in front of it or when friends come into the garden we tell them every time "its a work in progress", which literally has been a work a progress and will always be a work in progress, it just sounds good to say that at the time to make them think, we have some grand scheme to enhance to make it look like Longwood Gardens! I think most times I say climbing vine, people usually get scared, because they think it requires a ton of maintenance or they say they never have luck with climbing vines. The KEY is to not let it get out of contro
l! The more you just
"nip" back at a vine and force it to go in the direction you want the easier it will and the more receptive it will be to you. You always want to prune back to a new bud(see diagram). Most vines that lose their leaves, you can prune back hard in winter and very early spring. But you can keep up with your vines all year by just "nip" pruning or "pinching" off the leaders of the vine which than allows you to control where it grows.
l! The more you just
"nip" back at a vine and force it to go in the direction you want the easier it will and the more receptive it will be to you. You always want to prune back to a new bud(see diagram). Most vines that lose their leaves, you can prune back hard in winter and very early spring. But you can keep up with your vines all year by just "nip" pruning or "pinching" off the leaders of the vine which than allows you to control where it grows. Vines can make a dramatic statement in your garden, but as a designer as I talk with my client, I rarely ever think vines in the design if the first words out of their mouth are "no maintenance". So for all you true gardeners out there who appreciate a walk out in the garden at least once a month...these things are easy! The easiest thing to remember is, if you want it to flower, find a spot in your garden where it gets at least 6 hours of sun, if you don't care about the flowers and you just want a vine, you can find a spot a little deeper in the shade and most will take off, only with a little TLC at first of course.
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