If you’re looking for ways to give the front of your house standout factor consider including the best climbing plants as a quick and easy way to enhance your design. Vine plants will easily add age and character to the bare walls of your home’s exterior, whether you grow them on your porch, gate or doorway. They hide sore spots in the yard and add color at new levels to create depth and interest in your landscape. They don’t require a lot of care, but you’ll want to prune some varieties to keep them from getting out of hand.
A climbing vine adds variety and drama to your home’s entry. From subtle shades of white, yellow, and pink to bright bursts of blue, orange, and purple, flowering climbers and also green vines add height and flair where you need them.
What To Consider While Choosing Vines?
First take into account one or two practicalities when choosing the best climbing plants for your modern front yard. Think about the dimensions of the wall to be covered, the height a mature plant will reach, and how flower color works with the exterior of your house. You also need to consider whether your plant of choice likes a sunny or shady aspect, and what sort of soil it requires to thrive.
Next, think about how best to support the plant if it’s not a self-clinging variety. Choose a trellis or wires that complement your existing scheme and the rest of your landscaping, as well as supporting the weight of the foliage as it grows.
Jaw-droppingly beautiful pink climbing rose vines on the wall add color and a Mediterranean feel to the house.
A stained arched front door is refreshed with greenery and white hydrangeas covering the whole arch.
A Mediterranean porch styled with red climbers going up the wall and some red blooms in a pot looks bold and contrasting.
A sophisticated front porch with stained doors, topiaries on both sides of the door and
A navy wall paired with a yellow door for a contrast, and a trellis on the side covered with climbing rose vines to refresh and soften the space visually.
A clean white porch is made more eye-catching and natural with green vines climbing up.
A cozy Mediterranean front yard is decorated with an arrangement of planters with greenery and blooms and some green vines climbing up.
A yellow door with glass panes, lush green and blooming vines over the door create a bold and very eye-catchy entrance.
Bright red blooming vines covering the wall and going up the door are amazing for adding a bit of color to the space.
Lush green and pink bloom climbers on both sides of the door match the greenery and pink blooms in planters on the steps.
A simple and quite neutral house exterior is refreshed with pink bloom vines going up the trellis on one side.
White blooming vines on the front facade look cohesive with potted white blooms and add curb appeal to the house.
A bright blue door paired with bright pink flourishing vines create a very bright and catchy entrance.
Lush green vines climbing up the pillar and potted greenery refresh the space and give it a sophisticated look.
Bright red blooming vines add color to the white walls and look cohesive with topiaries and greenery around.
Potted boxwood topiaries, lush green climbers over the door refresh the red brick exterior walls and add interest to them.
A dark green front door is perfectly echoed with matching vines going around it that highlight the entrance.
A pink door is echoed with bright pink flourishing vines going around it to make the front porch look cuter
A classic elegant black door with gold touches is refreshed with bold green and white flower vines on both sides of the door.
A stylish white facade is refreshed with lots of greenery: trees, shrubs, vines climbing up the balcony and the walls.
What Vines To Choose?
- Climbing roses work whatever the landscaping style of your front yard, whether traditional or contemporary.
- With its enchanting flowers and impressive coverage, clematis is one of the best climbing plants for the front of the house. They are robust growers, and the combination of their standout blooms and lush foliage will quickly add an aesthetically pleasing backdrop to your front yard landscaping.
- Coral honeysuckle fills in to create a lush covering, and its beautiful red flowers become a hummingbird magnet and butterfly attraction when it blooms in the early summer.
- With their pretty dangling bracts, ornamental hop vines are a lovely way to enhance your entrance and are one of the best fast-growing climbing plants too if you’re looking for quick coverage. Plus of course, they are known for their beer and tea-making properties, as well as medicinal uses.
- Hydrangea is a perfect option when the homeowner is looking for an entry garden with a dramatic flowering element. A well-cared-for hydrangea overflows with lush heads of blossoms.
- Bougainvillea are speedy to cover large areas making them a quick friend in the garden. Bougainvillea care is easy as these are trouble-free vines and will flower profusely.
- Pink jasmine is a popular landscaping plant that will scramble over the front of your house adding a light and lacy detail. This one is a real crowd-pleaser because of its strong, sweet scent and profusion of pretty blooms from late winter until spring.
- With bright green leaves liberally edged in gold, Emerald Gold brightens your front yard with ease and is one of the best evergreen climbers you can choose. Use it to spotlight special architectural features and add curb appeal without overwhelming your house.
- One of the best fast-growing flowering vines, this vigorous and very pretty twining plant is covered with clusters of deep burgundy, scented flowers that have a spicy fragrance with just a hint of vanilla. Chocolate vine features the dark color and scent that combines to give this plant its name.
- Of all the climbing plants, beautiful wisteria certainly knows how to add some wow factor to your entrance. The majestic wisteria makes its grand entrance, cascading its pendulous clusters of blossoms in breathtaking fashion. These aren’t all the vines for your porch but perhaps the best ones.
A cozy entrance done in white, with trees and green vines climbing up the wall.
A beautiful front yard done with lush greenery and blooms and some flourishing vines on the exterior walls.
A sophisticated house with a whole wall covered with vines, with topiaries around for a bold and very eye-catchy look.
Topiaries, blooming trees and green vines make this front yard lively and beautiful.
A jaw-dropping space with pale blue doors and bright flowers and greenery over the door to add even more color.
A white porch always looks much fresher with greenery, and these can be green vines on the wall.
Potted blooms and greenery, green vines over the door make the porch fresh, elegant and chic.
A white porch done with lush greenery looks fresher, livelier and cooler, and greenery around matches the look.
A very lush and lively front yard done with green trees, topiaries and green vines covering the walls of the house.
Green vines climbing over the wall, with potted blooms and a floral wreath on the door make up a lovely and cute porch.
An elegant and exquisite entrance with a stained door and lush blooming vines going over the porch to add a chic touch to the space.
Lush blooming vines covering the trellis add interest to the entrance and become an alternative to a front yard garden.
A white door accented with lush pink climbing rose vines going over the door create a very beautiful combo that contrasts the brick walls.
Make a very neutral and simple entrance bolder with lush green vines going over the door and matching greenery planted.
What To Pair Vines With?
Pair the vines with some potted topiaries or blooms that preferably match in color, this will give your front yard a cohesive and chic look. Go for a green lawn and some blooms around, again preferably in the same color, or create a whole container garden arrangement with various plants and blooms. This is a great way to get a whole front yard garden but without wasting much ground space. Get inspired!
A dark porch refreshed with bold green climbers, with potted blooms and greenery, with garden beds with some blooms and shrubs.
A beautiful entrance with a metal gate and an arch over it covered with greenery, bold blooms and a cozy cottage porch with a grey door.
A very chic Mediterranean porch with green vines covering the walls, bold blooms and grasses and potted plants to make it fresh.
A sophisticated white porch with a small balcony covered with white blooming climbers and white hydrangeas planted next to the porch.
A beautiful porch with pillars and blooming vines, with green topiaries that add chic and interest to the space.
A beautiful cottage porch with green climbers going up the pillar, with topiaries and a green wreath to refresh the space.
A fantastic porch with potted greenery, green topiaries, climbers over the entrance that create a garden feel.
An elegant porch with a roof and an arched entrance, with climbers going up and green topiaries to frame the door.
Green and pink bloom vines lushly covering the wall and porch look as an alternative to a usual front garden.
A beautiful and natural front yard with a gate and a trellis over it with vines, with blooms and a green lawn is dreamy.