06:20 PM MST on Monday, June 19, 2006

By Suzanne Bissett / 3TV

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To build your own espalier wire trellis in the garden, all you'll need are these inexpensive materials:

rebar tie wire
concrete nails
hammer
wire cutters

Vines can provide an amazing dramatic affect in the garden and add wonderful dimension.

Vines can minimize reflective heat from a block wall, create shade cover over a patio pergola, or be a colorful backdrop to a garden seating area.

Here are some vines and their beneficial uses:

Vines that grow fast

Snail vine - Vigna (unique purple bloom)
Catclaw vine (yellow trumpet) - macfadyena unguis-cati (yellow bloom)
Creeping fig - ficus repens (fig fruit)

Vines for hot summer areas

Snail vine - Vigna (unique purple bloom)
Catclaw vine (yellow trumpet) - macfadyena unguis-cati (yellow bloom)
Queen's Wreath - Antigonon leptopus (pink bloom)
Trumpet vine - campsis radicans (coral orange bloom)
Purple Lilac - Hardenbergia (purple bloom)
Potato vine - solamun jasminoides (white bloom)
Orchid vine - Mascagnia (yellow bloom)
Bower vine - Pandorea (white bloom)

Vines for shady areas

Wisteria (white bloom) Creeping fig - ficus repens (fig fruit)
Pink jasmine - jasminum polyanthum (white bloom, fragrance)
Bower vine - pandorea jasmoides (white bloom)

Vines that work year-round

Bower vine - pandorea jasmoides (white bloom)
Carolina jasmine - gelesmium simpervivirens (yellow bloom)
Star jasmine - trachelospermum jasminoides (white bloom, fragrance)
Lavender star flower - grewia caffra (purple bloom)
Creeping fig - ficus repens (fig fruit)

Other great vines to explore at your local nurseries

Crossvine - bignonia capreolata (yellow/red bloom)
Lavender trumpet vine - clytostoma callistegiodes (purple bloom)
Passion flower vine ruby glow - passiflora alata (red bloom)
Wonga wonga vine - pandorea pandorana (white bloom)
Passion fruit vine - passiflorina alata (purple bloom)
Yellow morning glory - merremia aurea (yellow bloom)