On 9/12/2007 5:20 PM, Eggs Zachtly wrote:
[flup set to a.h.l.g.]

Scott Hildenbrand said:

I'm looking for suggestions on vines to use to cover a chain link fence
section that is attached to a house.

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And, the area (zone) would be? Without knowing your zone, it's next to
impossible to suggest something "evergreen".

Er uh.. I think the header said Zone 6.


Is it full sun? Part sun? Shade?

Fence will be 4' high and be 20' x 30' x 20' roughly, just in case
you're wondering about how much area there will be.. Though, not all
needs covered. Most likely just the 30' run as the front 20' will be
masked by other methods.

There are a LOT of possibilities, but not knowing your hardiness zone, you
make it difficult.

Some choices...

Full Sun:

Ficus pumila
Wisteria sinensis (can get out of control)
Gelsemium sempervirens
Clematis paniculata (roots need to be kept cool, and shaded)
Trachelospermum jasminoides (prefers moist, loamy soil)
Dioscerea
Antigonon leptopus
Smilax lanceolata
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Campsis radicans
Lablab purpurea (annual (unless you're in the tropics), but FAST grower)
Lonicera sempervirens

Shade:

Hedera helix (and other Hedera)


Steve said Carolina jasmine (or jessamine). It's green all year down
here but only blooms (yellow) in the spring. Star jasmine blooms
(white) most of the spring and summer. Both smell really great.
Carolina jasmine is also known as confederate jasmine (at least around
here - Yankees might know it by a different name).

PS - I think reading headers is a bore, too. I only peeked to see if he
left a clue as to where he was. Lotsa different places in Zone 6.
--
Ted
I wasn't born in Texas but
I got back here as soon as I could


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