Hi:

I am having a chain linked fence constructed along the property line (I
prefer wood or masonry but budget prevents me from using those). The fence
will be six feet tall.

I would like to put some plant that will eventually grow and "fill in" and
cover the chain linked fence. I know there are vines that does that. What
I am looking for is what variety of vines would be best, or is there
anything else I should consider? The fence will be 105 feet in length so I
am not restricted to one kind.

Location is Miami, Florida zone 10b.

Thanks in advance for any comments,

MC

Hello MC

I am not sure what soil you are on and what aspect but have you considered espalier fruit? If you get good sun then Apply, pear, Peach or perhaps Citrus would look nice?

There is a good CD available from Complete Gardens that will select plants from criteria you put in. http://www.complete-gardens.co.uk/

I covered it on my site after doing an independant review. I believe there will be a US release this year which will also in time show the zones.

Hope this helps and if you want to discuss in real time then I have a chat facility for gardening subjects on www.landscapejuice.com

regards


Juicer

I would like to put some plant that will eventually grow and "fill in" and
cover the chain linked fence. I know there are vines that does that.
What I am looking for is what variety of vines would be best, or is there
anything else I should consider? The fence will be 105 feet in length so
I am not restricted to one kind.




I would suggest that you think about using a shrub like our cherry,
cocoplum, ixora, orange jasmine, or any number of others. Vines grow
terribly quickly and are a nightmare to maintain, IMO. You'll rue the day.
Shrubs you trim a couple of times a year and forget.

If you insist on a vine, I'd use a passion flower. Maybe confederate
jasmine.


--
Toni
South Florida USA
USDA Zone 10
http://www.cearbhaill.com

On Sun, 4 Feb 2007 22:26:15 -0500, "MiamiCuse"
wrote:

Hi:

I am having a chain linked fence constructed along the property line (I
prefer wood or masonry but budget prevents me from using those). The fence
will be six feet tall.

I would like to put some plant that will eventually grow and "fill in" and
cover the chain linked fence. I know there are vines that does that. What
I am looking for is what variety of vines would be best, or is there
anything else I should consider? The fence will be 105 feet in length so I
am not restricted to one kind.

Location is Miami, Florida zone 10b.

Thanks in advance for any comments,

MC


There is an infinite amount of plants you can use, and infinite
websites to tell you what they are. Here is one:

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/MG097

I use Google and put in "evergreen vines for Florida."

"MiamiCuse" wrote in
:

Hi:

I am having a chain linked fence constructed along the property line
(I prefer wood or masonry but budget prevents me from using those).
The fence will be six feet tall.

I would like to put some plant that will eventually grow and "fill in"
and cover the chain linked fence. I know there are vines that does
that. What I am looking for is what variety of vines would be best,
or is there anything else I should consider? The fence will be 105
feet in length so I am not restricted to one kind.

Location is Miami, Florida zone 10b.

Thanks in advance for any comments,

MC

What sort of temperature is the metal on that fence going to hit come
summertime?

FragileWarrior wrote:
"MiamiCuse" wrote in
:

Hi:

I am having a chain linked fence constructed along the property line
(I prefer wood or masonry but budget prevents me from using those).
The fence will be six feet tall.

I would like to put some plant that will eventually grow and "fill in"
and cover the chain linked fence. I know there are vines that does
that. What I am looking for is what variety of vines would be best,
or is there anything else I should consider? The fence will be 105
feet in length so I am not restricted to one kind.

Location is Miami, Florida zone 10b.

Thanks in advance for any comments,

MC

What sort of temperature is the metal on that fence going to hit come
summertime?


A vigorous vine will eventually cover and shade the metal, making that a
non-issue. Yes, there may be some die-back at first; but, in the end,
the vine will conquer the fence.

--
David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean
Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean
influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19)
Gardening pages at http://www.rossde.com/garden/

MiamiCuse wrote:
Hi:

I am having a chain linked fence constructed along the property line (I
prefer wood or masonry but budget prevents me from using those). The fence
will be six feet tall.

I would like to put some plant that will eventually grow and "fill in" and
cover the chain linked fence. I know there are vines that does that. What
I am looking for is what variety of vines would be best, or is there
anything else I should consider? The fence will be 105 feet in length so I
am not restricted to one kind.

Location is Miami, Florida zone 10b.

Thanks in advance for any comments,

MC



Consider star jasmine (Trachelospermum jaminoides). This is a
flowering, evergreen vine with dark green shiny leaves. The flowers are
quite fragrant.

It is fast growing after its roots are established. It will grow in my
climate (not as tropical as yours) and in Hawaii (more tropical than
yours).

I created a makeshift trellis of steel strips and chicken wire. My star
jasmine covered it thoroughly, with no part of the trellis remaining
visible.

--
David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean
Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean
influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19)
Gardening pages at http://www.rossde.com/garden/

"MiamiCuse" wrote in message
...
Hi:

I am having a chain linked fence constructed along the property line (I
prefer wood or masonry but budget prevents me from using those). The
fence will be six feet tall.

I would like to put some plant that will eventually grow and "fill in" and
cover the chain linked fence. I know there are vines that does that.
What I am looking for is what variety of vines would be best, or is there
anything else I should consider? The fence will be 105 feet in length so
I am not restricted to one kind.

Location is Miami, Florida zone 10b.

Thanks in advance for any comments,

MC


I live in Central Florida and have quite a few vines on chain link fencing
that encloses our yard. I have coral vine, pandora,carolina jasmine,clock
vine, rangoon creeper and bleeding heart vine among them. The coral vine is
a beautiful pink color and I see it a lot in the neighborhood climbing trees
and covering other fences. It took a while for mine to get going, but once
it did it really took off. It started on a small trellis but soon covered
that and I have to pull it out of the hibiscus bush it tries to cover. But
it comes off easily and I think it would cover a fence nicely.
The pandora I have is on the fence and has covered that in a short time.
But it has become a pest in the yard because it seems to root wherever it
touches the ground. I pull a lot of that up. The flowers are beautiful
though.
The vine that covered the most area in the shortest time for me was the
clock vine (Thunbergia grandiflora).
If I don't check it every few days, it climbs into the tree next to the
fence and tries to take it over. I gave one to my mother for her fence and
it filled in 3 big sections in a short time.

Mary