We got the arbor when the house was being torn down about fifteen years ago. Now trumpet vine spills over the sides providing a beautiful display of flowers in August. Bittersweet and honeysuckle grow along fences. We keep the bittersweet neatly trimmed as it is next to our mailbox, climbing up posts and along the fence. Our honeysuckle is allowed to ramble along a back fence going wherever nature takes it.
Wisteria is another perennial vine that thrives along the shore.
It likes sun and emits fragrant lavender flowers in late spring. Our wisteria is constantly growing from spring to fall so it must be trimmed if it is to be confined to a specific area. We have some wisteria growing on a trellis along the bayside of our cedar shake house. The tendrils must be cut regularly as they tend to grow up under the siding. Buy only mature plants as it takes young seedlings about seven years to start to bloom.