Clematis On Vinyl Fence
How to grow clematis up a fence.
Clematis on vinyl fence. 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. 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. Though even the strongman type woody vines will have little structural effect on your vinyl fence the plant can. Attach trellis pieces to fence.
Attach the longest pieces vertically and evenly spaced along your fence with brad nails. It s a solid surface fence not slats and there are no gaps between the fence panels and the support posts. Coral honeysuckle or clematis are perennial vines that climb vinyl fences readily. 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.
I have tied baling twine to the top of the support post so the clematis can and has cli. And yes i probably should have power washed the fence beforehand. Planted by the base of chain link. They look brand new for years and years with no painting or mending.
But what if. Vinyl fences seem to be the answer to every gardener s dream.