Climbing plants are a nice way to beautify house walls, walls, fences, gates or the pergola. Ranking plants that climb up on a fence are not only a real ornament, but also make their own garden private. Unfortunately, some climbing plants can be as destructive as beautiful and even damage the garden fence. So you have to ensure that the selected plant is suitable for fence greening. Here are a few things you should consider before greening your fence.
Climbing plants that are not suitable for fence greening
Rapidly growing, woody climbing plants and invasive plant species are rather not suitable for fence greening. Although many of them look beautiful, they can damage their fence and shouldn't even come close to him.
WoodenClimbing plants
For a good reason, some woody climbing plants are favorites of the gardeners. Many of them, such as glycinia or trumpet flowers, form beautiful, fragrant flowers, the colibris orSing up butterflies. However, if these climbing plants spread over the surface of their wooden fence, they keep excess moisture on the wood. This opens the door for putrefaction as well as fungus, insects and other dangers that can cause damage to your fence. The woody tendrils are also a problem: the strong wooden roots of the climbing plants can get between the boards of a wooden fence or in existing cracks. With continuing high moisture, the wood can also break under pressure. So you should do without rapidly growing woody climbing plants.
Invasive species
Many hapless homeowners opt for a beautiful climbing plant, but only later learn that it is part of an invasive way. After a short time it turns out that you have to carry an ongoing war with the plant so that you do not suffocate the whole garden. Such plant species are, for example, the finger -leaved AKEBIE (AKEBIA Quinata), the English ivy (Hedera), the climbing spindle (Euonymus Fortunei Radicans) and the Japanese Geißblatt (Lonicera Japonica).
All problems that can occur with the growth of woody climbing plants on their fence (moisture and the associated damage) are reinforced by the properties of the invasive species. They grow quickly, completely uncontrolled and fill out every square centimeter of the available space. This closes the fence, lawn, other plants and trees and even the house wall. If this is the case, it can be quite difficult to get rid of these plants.
Fence -friendlyThey receive
The material and the type of your fence system determine the type of climbing plants that can grow on it without any problems. Even the most gentle tendrils keep moisture on the parts of your wooden fence that you touch. However, aluminum and plastic fences react well to most climbing plants, since they are more durable and weatherproof than wooden fences.
Climbing plantsFor wooden fences
If you have a wooden garden fence, most types of climbing plants will probably have an impact on the longevity of your fence. To avoid rotting, cracking and other structural damage, you should carefully select the climbing plants for wooden fence.
The best climbing plants for wooden fences are one -year, herbaceous (non -woody) climbing plants. Your stems can wrap around the wooden fence, but do not cause structural damage such as the woody climbing plants. You can control your growth so that you grow around the fence posts or along the top of the fence. In this way, the plants will also get a lot of light.
Although you should be removed at the end of the vegetation period, one-year climbing plants such as the splendid wind (ipomea), the fragrant plattering tank (Lathyrus Odoratus) and climbing capuchin cress can be combined with wood fences. These plants are characterized by an airy, light growth, which minimizes the moisture between the plant and the fence. They can be easily pulled out of seeds and can reach astonishing lengths of 3 to 4.5 meters at the height of the season. They don't offer much privacy, but they develop beautiful flowers that attract butterflies and birds in summer. Gardeners who want to vary their planting from year to year will enjoy the opportunity to plant a new herbaceous variety every year.
ForPlastic fences
Plastic fencesare mostly made from a robust, weather -resistant material and can endure almost anything. So the problems mentioned that can occur with wooden fences usually do not apply to the garden fence made of plastic.
Because of their durability, plastic fences are ideal for homeowners who want to give their property more privacy with climbing plants. The red goat leaf (Lonicera Brownii 'Dropmore Scarlet') or the Clematis can quickly cover a plastic fence. In a short time, these plants form a good privacy screen and can usually reach the height of their fence within the annual growth season.
Even if the woody vines do not damage the structure of the plastic in their growth, they can still keep moisture. And a damp location offers perfect conditions for a whole series of organisms - from mold and green algae to beetles. Fortunately, the green covering on its plastic fence would not be a big problem. In contrast to wood, plastic has a non -porous surface that does not allow discoloration and is very easy to clean.
On the other hand, vermin could be a problem. The moisture, the delicious plant substances and the tough structure of a bushy climbing plant may be a polite invitation for beetles looking for a home. Let yourself be informed which pests can affect the selected climbing plant, if at all, and take the right steps against insect infestation.
ForAluminum fences
Aluminum and metal fences can be wonderfully beautified with climbing plants. Their durability and the mostly vertical rods form an excellent basis for a “living fence”. Glycinia, climbing hydrangeas, climbing roses and other heavy, woody vines that could overwhelm most fence types are perfect for metal fences. Aluminum can easily resist moisture and rust. Mighting wire fences can also be opaque through vegetation with climbing plants. These plants can form dense privacy screen within a few vegetation periods and give their garden radiant color and beautiful fragrance. Climbing plants with thorns serve not only as a feast for the eyes, but also for the long -term posture of unwanted guests.
What is the differencebetweenRank plants and creepers
There are two different types of climbing plants. If you want to green your fence, you have to differentiate between the two.
The creepers - also called Winder - are climbing plants that pull up on a support with the help of their winding sprout. Schlinger and Winder need climbing aids such as sticks, ropes, trellis or pergolas.
The second species are referred to as self -climbers. Instead of supporting structures, they have special adhesive organs (tendrils or adhesive roots), with which they are easy to adhere to facades and masonry in order to be able to grow up.
Folding plants
With a stable support aid, creeping plants can climb over a fence, as every new drive wraps around the next. This type of climbing plant includes, for example, the Japanese Wisteria (Wisteria Floribunda), which is valued for its fragrant, pink, white or lavender spring flowers. The Wisteria Floribunda reaches lengths of 9 to 15 meters. The fragrance clematis Armandii (Clematis Armandii) is also a hardy, robust creeper, which remains green even in winter. Armands Clematis reach a height of 4.5 to 6 meters with their maturity.
Tendency plants
Rank plants may need some help first until the short tendrils adhere to the fence. After that, you need little or no support to climb. Once the young plant is bound with binding threads, it usually finds its own way up. An example of a robust ranker is the self -climbing maiden vine (Parthenocissus Quinquefolia), still called wild wine. The wall wine is a fast -growing ranking plant with bronze -colored leaves that vary from deep green in summer to Burgundian red in autumn. The coral wine (Antigonon Leptopus) convinces with summer flowers in pink - a strong, dry -resistant ranker.
Most popularClimbing plantsfor fences
The kiwi tree (actinidia cinesis) is a beautiful asset to every garden. However, he will only bear fruit if you have a male and a female plant.
Clematis are very popular in Germany because they bloom almost all year round! These are typical climbing plants for trellis and present a breathtaking play of colors from pink, purple and blue.
Climbing trumpets (Campsis Radicans) are great climbers and bloom in summer with orange / red trumpet flowers.
Jasminum nudiflorum, or the winter jasmine thrives best in the sun or in partial shade. Like the ordinary jasmine, it produces delicate star -shaped flowers that can be seen from January to March. This color intensity at the beginning of the year will help you lighten your garden on cloudy days. Although it can get up to 3 meters high, a pruning after flowering in April is recommended.
Hortness anomala subsp. Petiolaris - the climbing hydrangea with its white flowers is an ornamental in the garden. The decorative climbing shrub is hardy and easy to care for.
Humulus Lupulus 'Golden Tassels' is a compact variety with a loop growth.
Rosa 'Zephirine Drouhin' - a climbing rose without spines with a strong fragrance. It blooms with deep pink flowers from June to October.
Wisteria Floribunda 'Alba' - the white Japanese waurer is a great decorative element.
The perennial worker (Lathyrus Latifolius) blooms for several months a year. Garden fences are not suitable as climbing aid.
