The Easy Steps to Tame Your Virginia Creeper

Gabi Ralea
by Gabi Ralea
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20 Minutes
Easy
Despite being known as a very intrusive vine, this plant is an unbelievable resource for landscaping if you know how to tame it right.
These tricks will help you turn this vine into an asset that will make your garden wonderful year after year.
1. Help It Climb
The plant needs a little help for the start, as it doesn’t branch easily. Once it has a support to climb on, it will expand and grow beautiful vines. 
2. Drive Its Growth
When helping it climb, look for ways to direct the plant where you’ll need its foliage for a specific decor or for shading.
Use garden wire to attach the plant, and don’t let it sneak through your support, so you would be able to get it down to replace or paint the trellis once in a while.
3. Allow Some Dangling
This plant grows beautiful vines. I don’t know about you, but I’m totally fascinated by the look of the youngest leaves on the vine.  I almost feel sorry for cutting them out when trimming, so I allow them to dangle here in there.


4. Don’t Let it Creep
They call it “Creeper” for a reason, right? Despite its name, don’t let it creep or you’ll lose the best part of the show.  You can still use it for covering the soil outside the walking areas, but it definitely looks much better on walls and fences.
Check the complete article on my blog HERE to discover more tips and tricks to make the most out of this plant in your backyard!
You will also find out the simple rule to make the difference between Virginia Creeper and Poison Ivy, but also the one single way this plant can become dangerous!


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