A very vigorous clematis, Sweet autumn clematis doesn’t just grow tall (up to 30 feet in a few months); it also grows wide, ensuring full coverage. Consider its tiny white flowers, which bloom in late summer and early fall, a bonus. Oh, and did we mention that the plant tolerates most soil and sun conditions?
Roses don’t need to grow as bushes. This homeowner of this Birmingham Alabama home covered an arbor in ‘New Dawn’ roses, for a sweetly scented little backyard getaway.
To maximize the scene from their upstairs windows, which overlooks this arbor, the homeowners of this Hudson, New York, home planted a trumpet vine at each of the structure’s six posts.
The homeowner of this Connecticut cottage built a fence close to the pool for intimacy, then added evergreens and a variety of complementary color plants to create a secluded space around their pool.
