Your fence plays an important role in your backyard, but that doesn’t mean it should be the only part of your décor. To improve the look of your landscape, summer blooms planted around the area can really make a difference.
Keep reading to learn more about five top summer blooms for your backyard fence this year.
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Spanish Moss: If you’re looking for fence coverage and a rustic landscape, you can’t do much better than using Spanish moss around your backyard. You’ll get plenty of coverage and you won’t have to worry about privacy ever again!
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Purple Azaleas: A splash of color like what you’ll find in a bloom of purple azaleas is perfect for a backyard with a white picket fence. Whether you’re using a vinyl fence or wood slats, these fresh, crisp flowers are easy to use in almost any yard.
Best of all, they’re relatively easy to care for, even for novice gardeners.
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Daffodils: Daffodils may not be the biggest flowers, but because they grow well in the summer, they’re excellent for any backyard with ample sunlight. They’re also an amazing dash of color – even in a backyard that’s already vibrant with more sought-after flowers like red roses growing there.
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Sunflowers: Bright, bold and vibrant, sunflowers are perfect for any backyard that gets lots of sunlight. Make sure you have plenty of space for them though – sunflower blooms tend to get quite large when they’re healthy and thriving.
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Red Pansies: Red pansies offer a beautiful touch of color, perfect for any backyard landscape that seems to be lacking in anything besides brown and green. Plant these in beds or rows and you’ll have flowers that are ideal for picking in no time.
- Climbing Roses: Different types of climbing roses can be a brilliant attachment for your tall chain link fences. Rosa banksiae, High Wire Flyer, Tangerine Skies, and Zephrine Douhrin are some climbing roses that can turn your fence into a vertical backdrop of color and charm.
- Ivy: This vine is one of the easiest and most attractive plants to cultivate, covering the area rapidly with a dense coat of green leaves! However, it may be invasive, and you may need to trim it regularly to keep it from becoming a nuisance.
- Hydrangeas: Hydrangeas have pale chartreuse heads that seem ethereal “along a fence, flowing in the breeze.” These plants give a vibrant look to your lawn and serve as excellent bird nesting locations from spring through early summer.
- Clematis: Clematis grows quickly if it finds a place to climb, such as a fence, pole, or trellis. This adaptable vine may reach a height of 20-30 feet in a few months and provides excellent coverage to your fence.
- Honeysuckle: Honeysuckle vines are heat-tolerant, aromatic plants that bear well to a robust fence, trellis, or post and quickly blanket the area. These easy-to-grow tubular blooms can be a great addition to any landscape.