Do you get morning sun or afternoon sun in that spot? Have you thought abt clematis..

We did previously have a fence there. I went out and measured. After the fence is up there will be about 3.5 to 4 feet between the fence and the bug structure. It appears much more narrow in the photo than it really is.

I’m pretty set on having some vines to cover the fence. I also do not mind at all having to prune/train the vines often. I enjoy going out into my yard everyday and tending to it. That being said is there a vine you could suggest? I’m open to putting in gardenia but that would be in addition to a flowering vine.

Jasminegal it gets afternoon sun but very little if at all in some spots because of the large trees behind the fence (not our property). I’m not too educated on the differences,but after looking up the definition I would say it would be considered more of a full shade area since it gets less than 4 hours of direct sun.

Zone 10 will be obviously very different than zone7 but maybe climbing hydrangeas, trumpet vine, purple bell vine, black eyed susan vine might do well in that spot. Clematis might do well too as long as its top gets sun. Honeysuckles too will do well as long as top gets sun. Zephirine drouhin rose too will do well in partial sun spot. Hopefully this list might give you some ideas.

How about a Stephanotis? Pretty and fragrant.

Since you're in zone 10 I'd plant something tropical. If I had to choose I'd plant either Rangoon creeper, pink trumpet vine, a fragrant passion flower, or corkscrew vine for a vibrant, colorful display with many flowers and great scent! If you want honeysuckle, try to find giant Burmese honeysuckle. The flowers are huge. The plant is rare and may be hard to find. You have many choices so I think you'll be pleased no matter what you decide.

Tom ofcourse Rangoon creeper..how did I forget my favorite vine :)

tom_d1026 I believe I may have found the Giant Burmese honeysuckle at my local home depot! The honeysuckle plant (not sure which variety) is one that I hold very dear as it reminds me of my childhood growing up in PA. As you children, me and my sister would go behind our house and eat and eat and eat the nectar. We even decided to open a honeysuckle and lemon-aid stand at one point and try to sell them for 1 cent each. I believe we had one customer. The local mailman. :)

Thanks so much for all of the suggestions! I love the idea of the Rangoon creeper as well. Would it be too much to do both in that area? Or would you suggest sticking to only one?

That's a very nice story G Drusc! You should have had more customers, I bet the lemonade tasted great ;) I would say go for it! It is your yard, so you do what you want, but I think they'd both look great in that space. Both vines can get monstrous but have a nice bushy shape and growth, especially if trimmed. The area looks very long so I'm sure it can accommodate both plants. I would recommend Rangoon creeper for color, fragrance, and profusion of blooms. The giant honeysuckle is great for its novelty appeal and the nostalgia it will bring you. It's a real conversation piece in my opinion.

My kids love honeysuckle nectar too..I am going to pitch the lemonade stand idea to my kids *wink*. As Tom said do both. You will love it. My Rangoon creeper goes dormant in winters and wakes up every summer so don't see any issue for pruning if it gets out of control. Honeysuckle too is a tough plant which can be pruned hard. So enjoy both the plants!

Thanks guys I think I'm going to give both a try. Any idea of how to space them and lay them out? The length of the space is quite long at about 40'. Should I do an area to the left of one type and an area to the right of another?

That would be more than enough for both of them. Infact you could probably fit in two of each in that space. Are you planning to let them sprawl wherever they want or planning to create well defined trellis/arbor look? If you are planning the arbor look two similar plants planted at either ends of the arbor will look stunning. Just a thought.

Can you send me some pictures of what you mean about the well defined trellis arbor look? I was planning on just having them sprawl wherever, but I am open to other options. So in the well defined look I would need a separate structure from the fence we are putting in?

Sweet Autumn Clematis.

Sorry G Drusc to reply late. Suffering from spring allergies :( Something like this maybe

You can probably just add a nice little trellis while planting the vine and let it climb it for this look.

Sweet autumn clematis is invasive so please don't think abt it. Unless you have time to prune it hard once it is done blooming to stop making seeds.

What about 'Jasmine'? Did anyone mention that? They vine like crazy in my greenhouse and do well with minimal sun or direct. They smell so good!

Sweet Autumn clematis is only invasive in certain areas of the country so take warnings like that with a grain of salt :-) It is not a listed invasive in CA.

However, it has a late and fairly short bloom season, so probably not the best choice on a stand-lone basis for the OP's needs.

Think carefully before introducing any large-growing plants producing - and dropping - an abundance of small parts to a swimming pool area.

myermike_1michaI ended up buying some Confederate Jasmine plants to put there. They do smell soooo good and I already have a few in another area of my yard with similar sun/soil. :)