Clematis On Vinyl Fence

And yes i probably should have power washed the fence beforehand.

Clematis on vinyl fence.

If this is the year you re going to finally put up a fence or figure out how to deal with the less than lovely one you ve already got consider climbing vines. Vinyl fences seem to be the answer to every gardener s dream. How to grow clematis up a fence. Clematis clematis helps you take advantage of the vertical space in your garden by climbing trellises trees or fences and bringing pops of color to bland areas.

Coral honeysuckle or clematis are perennial vines that climb vinyl fences readily. They look brand new for years and years with no painting or mending. It s a solid surface fence not slats and there are no gaps between the fence panels and the support posts. These slats hold the rest of the clematis trellis off the fence surface so the vines can wind their way underneath and work their way up.

Flowering perennial vines to cover a vinyl fence. Attach the longest pieces vertically and evenly spaced along your fence with brad nails. These plants provide a lot of coverage in a short period of time and they can usually span the height of your fence within a single growing season. I have tied baling twine to the top of the support post so the clematis can and has cli.

Though even the strongman type woody vines will have little structural effect on your vinyl fence the plant can. Attach trellis pieces to fence.