The Wall Climbing Wisteria Vine

Wisteria vine is one plant that will dress up your garden as you landscape. The blooms flow magnificently, while the foliage is full of texture, and it is a common garden plant for home decorators. Here, we are going to see some of the different ways in which you can landscape with the vine and integrate it into your garden.

Introduction to Wisteria Vine

You'll have to pick the right spot to plant it before you can even landscape with it. It likes full sun, so make sure you plant it in some spot in your garden that has at least six hours of direct sunlight a day.

Structural Anchor For Wisteria Vine

It's a vine that needs strong support to swell up and show off its spikes of blooms. You can put up a trellis, pergola, or arbor for the vine to stand on. These are pillars that not only bear the weight but also create a pretty attraction for your garden. : Make sure that the scaffolding is strong enough to hold the weight of the fully grown plant.

You'll need to prune and train your vine so that it stays shaped and large. The right time to prune it is late winter or early spring. Rid the branches of dead or weak material and shorten branching and flowering shoots.

Gardeners look at the vine because of its incredible flowers, but they're also some of its best. Depending on the variety, it gives way to clumsy clumps of fragrant lavender, blue, pink, or white flowers. These flowers are usually present in the spring, so you can enjoy a spectacular display of color and scent in your garden. Just looking at and smellin' the flowers can turn a room outside into a romantic, magical space.

For a more attractive vine, use companion planting. Planting it with plants that will contrast with its color and shape can make it a nice, healthy plant to use in a landscape design. If you have spring bulbs, such as tulips or daffodils, at the base of the plant, for example, you can add more interest and color before the vine flowers.

Wisteria Vine Maintenance and Care

Wisteria is a pretty easy plant, but it needs some TLC to stay healthy. You should also water the plant on a regular basis (during the dry season, especially) to keep the soil moist but not saturated. Also, if you apply a balanced fertilizer to it early in the spring, it will thrive and flower very well.