Weeds We Dont Want: Honeyvine Milkweed - Daves Garden Also known as bluevine, climbing milkweed, dog’s-collar, Enslen’s vine, peavine, sandvine, smooth anglepod, or smooth swallow-wort, honeyvine milkweed is aggressive and invasive
Partridgeberry: A Steppable Groundcover - Daves Garden Partridgeberry (Mitchella repens) is a non-climbing herbaceous to woody vine that forms an evergreen, ground-hugging groundcover A member of the Rubiaceae (madder) family, this prostrate vine is n
Using Nets on Grapevines - Daves Garden My grape vine grew longer and bigger every year because I was afraid to prune it too much A friend told me what his mom told him about pruning the grape vine - to trim the dry wood at the top of the thin branches
Building a Substantial Grape Support System - Daves Garden The entire grape vine section of his property is enclosed in a soft-material fencing tucked into the soil at the bottom, and 10’ high to keep out the abundant deer and rabbits The vineyard is fully exposed to high winds coming off the hill behind it, so the structure needed to both support the heavy fruit and resist high winds
Pruning and Maintaining Your Grape Vines - Daves Garden The green tape holds the vine to the trellis without hurting the plant or impacting its growth Special Considerations for the First Year For first-year vines, your focus should be on establishing a trunk If you’ve just received your grape vines, you'll want to select the shoots that looks the strongest and cut the rest of the plants back to
Introduction to Bougainvillea - Daves Garden This amazing colorful vine is grown extensively as a landscaping shrub and potted plant throughout much of the tropics and the warm temperate and subtropics throughout the world
Fast-Growing Climbers that Can Quickly Create Privacy and Cover Eyesores Clematis is a versatile, fast-growing vine that comes in all colors and blooming seasons While flower size and color will depend on the variety you plant, what all clematis boast is their explosive height They can skim the clouds at 30 feet in just a few months, and in addition to growing tall, they also grow wide to provide optimal coverage