These fast-growing plants could be your best landscape investment this summer.
Few plants deliver as many practical benefits as vines.
Grown on a freestanding trellis, for instance, vines quickly provide natural privacy for a deck or hot tub. Dense vines with coarse foliage bring cool summer shade as they climb over an arbor, while fine-textured vines create a tracery of green against a stucco wall. Vines can also dress up an arch or pillar with flowers, soften harsh structural lines and even hide an ugly view. And they do all this much faster, in far less space, than trees and shrubs. Bay Watch Change your outlook by replacing a flat picture window with a beautiful bay.