Vines and Climbers: Recycling your Wisteria "whips"!, 0 by SabraKhan

SabraKhan wrote:
Every Fall I trim back my Wisteria vine to get rid of all those long trailing "whips" that it produces all summer. They trail across the ground and some may reach over 10 feet of strong green vines. I usually bundle them up and toss them. Last Fall I trimmed off all the leaves, ends that were too thin and willowy and cut the remaining long strong but pliable vine into sections. I arched the sections of vine and pushed the two cut ends into the soil creating a reasonably strong arch. Since I had so many I placed the arches side by side to create a nice border for one of my perennial flower beds. By staggering the arches I was able to create the look of a gothic arch border. I won't be tossing away this free material any more.
And before you ask: Yes, I have tried to root these whips for several years now with no success, thus the reason for recycling them.