Evergreen clinging vine for shade

I’m looking for a vine, as described above, to cover a concrete block wall in Toronto. English Ivy? Any variegated ivies that would work? What about Emerald Gaiety Euonymus? Purple Wintercreeper Euonymus? And what about a Climbing Hydrangea? Does it…

Boston ivy and maple

Hello, I am considering planting Boston ivy along the east fence of my backyard (right of the photo) and perhaps the north fence (middle of the photo), to cover the fence. The north fence is right next to a big…

Wilting Climbing Hydrangea – only part of it

Hello….our wonderful climbing hydrangea is suffering at one end. Suddenly there are wilting leaves. This plant is well over 30 years old. We can’t see any reason for the wilt and wonder if some rodent might be at its roots…

Received climbing hydrangea cutting

Hello again!! I was given some climbing hydrangea cuttings and would like to know what’s the best possible way to successfully root and plant it. My friend said she has not had any luck growing from cuttings, so she bought…

Trumpet Vine, Wild Grape, Climbing Hydrangea

I have 3 vines I would ideally like to remove or at least reduce as much as possible. How do I prune without encouraging too much growth? Zone 6 (close to the bluffs on lake Ontario), soil is clay 1)…

Training and Trimming Climbing Hydrangeas

I bought these climbing hydrangeas 3 years ago. This is the first year they start flowering. My goal is to train them to climb onto the wooden trellis (see attached photo). So far they have been slow to attach themselves…

Placement of climbing vine next to fence

I have a wooden fence surrounding 2 of the 3 sides of my back garden. The third side is a chain-link fence that is mostly concealed by an evergreen hedge. The only part that is exposed is the last 5…

Vine to climb up base of treehouse platform*

I would like to plant a vine to grow up a trellis I will install along one side of a 7 ft treehouse platform. It faces North so not much sun with lots of tree canopy as well. Fast growing…