SOUTHERN HOME GROUNDS 
Vines and 
Creepers 
Just imagine the ugliness of this wall if that vine did not 
hide its bareness 
In ornamental plant- 
ings Vines have a multi- 
tude of uses. It seems 
that a planting of them 
always adds a mellow- 
ness to any scene. On 
new buildings they take 
away the glaring new- 
ness and make them 
blend with the landscape 
to a greater extent in a 
shorter time than any 
growing or blooming 
plant we can think of. 
Let us consider how- 
to use Vines. As porch 
draperies and screens 
they keep off the sun and 
make the porch more 
plea.sant. For covering 
the walls and corners of the house. Vines are the only things that can soften the 
sharpness of the outlines. Look at the illustration on this page and imagine 
how that stone wall would look without Vines. The English Ivy helps wonder- 
fully here, but a Wistaria. Kudzu Vine, Boston Ivy, Dutchman's Pipe, 
Clematis, Jack.son Vine, or Honeysuckle would be just as effective. 
Vines grow rapidly, some of them sending out shoots 50 feet long in a year. 
The foliage of most varieties is quite dense, and nearly all of them produce an 
abundance of dainty flowers, some of which possess a pleasing fragrance. All 
vines belong to one of two classes, evergreen or deciduous. There is little to 
ch<x>se between the two, and a selection from either class will prove of great 
value. Both like rich soil, and, if given this, you need not worry much over the 
ultimate success of the planting. 
However, we must bear in mind that the habits of the evergreen varieties 
differ from those of the deciduous kinds. The former seem to prefer a half- 
shady location for they do better where the sun's rays do not strike directly. 
The deciduous sorts, on the other hand, always revel in the open sunlight and 
are in their glory when they are not shaded at all during the day. 
Now do not think that evergreen Vines must be kept in the shade and the 
deciduous varieties in full sunlight, for s\ich is far from the case. Vines will grow 
anywhere and will do well if given only half a chance; but, like everything elsse, 
the better the opportunity they have, the better the results you may expect. 
Plants that Live from Year to Year 
All plants are divided into three general classes: Annuals, or those that 
start from seed, bloom, and die in one season, like Asters; Biennials, or those 
that require two seasons to complete their life, like Hollyhocks; Perennials, or 
those whose roots live in the ground year after year, although the tops die 
down to the ground in the fall. 
Owing to their ability to thrive in almost any climate, perennials are exten- 
sively planted all over the country, but we people of the South should plant 
them more, and perhaps we would if we fully understood their remarkable 
advantage*. 
