Best Plants & Vines for Southern California Landscapes
As we are heading into the summer months and the sun finally stopped hiding (this May gray and June gloom were definitely dragging longer than usual this year) we spend more time outside in our backyards.
Vines are a beautiful aesthetic solution to an outdoor living space and they add more benefits that most of us are not aware of.
Beside attracting butterflies, supporting bees, hummingbirds and other wild life it also covers up some unwanted visuals like old fences, growing vertical onto pergolas and other parts in your backyard providing shade and colorful flowers to draw the attention away from other sights.
EcodesignSD is all about the water-wise and eco friendly botanics around your outdoor spaces so we have selected 8 native vines that are fairly easy to take care of and fit into the California water-wise lifestyle.
California Dutchman’s Pipe/ Vine Pipe
Chaparral Clematis
California Honeysuckle
Pacific Falls Bindweed
Western White Clematis
California Morning Glory
Pink Flowered Currant
San Diego Sweetpea
Each of these vines will need to be guided into the right direction and where you want them to “cling” onto since they will stop growing if they have nothing to hold onto. You can first build your own support structure or purchase one to start guiding your plants into the desired direction until they can find their own way. It is also important to prune your vines so once you decide on which one fits your outdoor space the best you can look up their ideal pruning and watering times.