Vines
54 plants in this collection
About the Vines Collection
Vines are the garden's climbers and coverers, plants that trade a self-supporting trunk for the freedom to go wherever there is something to hold. Given a structure, they clothe fences and pergolas, soften hard architecture, and lift flowers and fruit to eye level and above. Some cling, some twine, some scramble; all of them turn blank vertical surfaces into living ones.
In the landscape vines do the work no other plants can. They green a wall without the footprint of a shrub, screen a view or a neighbor in a single season, and carry bloom and scent up onto an arbor where you will actually meet them. Let a light climber thread through a tree or a large shrub, and you get two seasons of flower from a single footprint, the host's and the vine's.
We grow vines for their generosity in tight spaces and their value to wildlife. Climbers feed pollinators at every level of the garden, offer nesting cover and fruit for birds, and let a small courtyard hold as much life as a far larger open bed. Many are Southeastern natives, well suited to local conditions and the creatures that depend on them.
Match the vine to the right support: a delicate climber for a trellis, a strong grower for a sturdy pergola, with room to prune either way. Underplant with our Herbaceous Perennials, lean on Southeastern Natives for regionally adapted choices, and read each listing for how each plant climbs, so the support you build is the one that plant needs.
