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Catalog: Vines

Flowering and fruiting vines can be a delight in the garden. They add a vertical dimension to your landscape and draw your eye up. Flowering vines can provide a wall of color that very few other plants can match. The vines listed below provide beauty, fragrance and interest to your garden and also provide nectar, fruit and shelter for birds. Plants are shipped bareroot (no soil or pot) and dormant (no foliage) from early April to mid May.

'Dutchman's Pipe' Aristolochia durior	'Autumn Revolution' American Bittersweet Celastrus scandens	Grape: Frontenac
Grape: Frontenac Gris	Grape: Marquette	Grape: St. Croix

The vines listed above do best in at least a half day of full sun in consistently moist, organic soil. Be sure to give your vine a support to climb on right away or soon after it's planted.

Grape Growing:

Grapes need a well-drained soil, full sun and lots of heat. Avoid planting in low spots that are prone to late spring frosts, since grapes leaf out late in spring. Be sure to give it a support to climb on right away or soon after it's planted.

And don’t pick the grapes before they’re fully ripe or you’ll miss out on the best flavor. Watch for the fruit to turn a darker color and then taste test. Birds love grapes, so be sure to plant some to share.

More information about growing grapes is available on the following Web sites:

• Growing Grapes in Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin Extension Service
• Growing Grapes for Home Use, University of Minnesota Extension Service
• Grape Training Systems, University of Missouri Extension Service

What's a "bareroot" plant?

"Bareroot" is a term that describes how a plant is shipped to you. A bareroot plant is not in a pot, and is usually dormant (not actively growing). See the photo to the right that shows what a bareroot rose looks like. The bareroot plants that we ship to you were harvested in the fall and placed in cold storage over the winter to keep them dormant. In the spring, we ship the bareroot plants to our customers, from early April through mid May.

Bareroot plants are easy to grow. We include planting instructions with your order. When you receive your plant, take it out of the packing material and place it in a bucket of water so that the roots are completely covered. Let the roots soak for 4 to 24 hours, then plant it in your garden. Full planting instructions with photos are available on our planting shrubs page.