The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-05-24
VINES BEAUTIFY THE HOME

NJ The possibilities in the ",e of vine
81 Tor enhancing the bea ty and comfol
81 OF our homes arc seldom realized. I
~ harmonizing the no SO with it's sur
le roundings they are as necessary, how
r ever. as the trees and shrubs, for h.
! toning down the stiff, bold angle
} and bare surfaces of the house the,
e give a softness to the landscape tina
: could he obtained in no other way
Being particularly rapid in theil
growth, they soon replace the bleak.
: ness of new buildings with an air Of
> the stability and dignity of a home,
IN small places they are particular
iy valuable, because they display their
beauty on steep walls, columns or
trell1ses, when other ornamentals
would find no room to Develop Here
tney give the house the dignity and
exciusiveness that are so desirable.
On the larger estates the GOODNESS
and cheerfulness which they afford
Ior the little care and attention they
require fully merit their use.
The proper place in which to plant
vine and the most appropriate vine
for the place are the principal points
70 be determined. If correctly placed
they should embellish rather than
conceal the architecture. If the less
slightly portions are covered and the
more beautiful elements of the de-
sign are left exposed even the most
ordinary looking houses may often
become attractive. Porch columns,
cornice lines, easements, corners and
angles of buildings should be left
open here and there to reveal the T
form and design of the structure. |,
The style of architecture will large
~ determine the character of the vine
that should be selected to embellish
It. With a very formal style of
treatment, the Boston ivy with its t
glossy green foliage, and the latge, q
'iean, heart-shaped leaves of the t
0utchman's Pipe are more suitable s
nan nan many of the other freer-gro v
ines whereas In a more natural Il
reatment they woul, be quite inhar- 3
nonlous. frequently a vine is de-
lred simply to drape column or a tt
'lndow or to train along the top of
porch. In this case vine should OF
selected with a delicate foliage pr
lat does not produce too dense W
roWth and that has graceful. airy 81
apt. l have seen some of the small by
aVed varieties of clematis such as tn
le Clematis paniculata or Clematis Is
lrganiana used successfully in +bis 4
ay' as well as the favorite wistaria
hlch' when matrred, will often have
tie or no foliage for several feet tn,
ON the ground but considerable mi
owth above. They form an excel mi
nt drapery along the top of porch no
corner of building. hie
For dense screens, however, there the
other vines like the Virginia hol
eeper and the Silver vine which wri
oouce denser foliage and rank
growth. The Kudzu vine proba- pro
the fastest growing of all, pro- es
ces an excellent screen and often mic
aims height of fifty feet in a sin go
season These vines are also ex- birC
tent where large surfaces are to be to |
ered' Tor they are effective during furt
entire season and are se,dom T
ubled with insect diseases or fun tim,
me towering vines used here the
there among them will annoar of
re dainty and attractive than if SIC
IN large masses alone. II is al valu
3 better to use plants of striking niue
RS sparingly, but those of moder- prof
colors VIII be strengthened by from
stitlon. Combinations of vines are
'hus otten be used to produce exec,
client seasonal effects, and flow w
= vines that are weak in foliage they
NC pianted with stronger growing destr
Is, to make up for their own on t
hness In this respect. them
&c many failures in the growing the {
ines are often due to the plant than
y them With an unsuitable expo hedg'
The wistaria, climbing roses ing,
aus ana many other Towering derbr
thrive best with southern OK nestil
TO- ana the Virginia Creeper, the throu
Il lli mans Pipe and many others They
thrive in shady places or with a tribe
lern exposure. Many other vines indivi
Halls honeysuckle will also not t,
under these conditions, but gen. cause
DO not flower so freely as when once
plenty of sunlight. these
planting of vines too close to work
'undation Of buildings is anoth- in pur
use of many failures, for the XIII
wall and the dry soil are NOT sects