I think you might enjoy hyacinth bean vines. They're annual, seeds grow quickly but it's probably too late this year for them. You didn't say if you prefer an annual or perennial. Personally, I don't like perennial vines on CL fence in the winter time, and if they get big enough they can damage your fence.

Thank you for replying. This vine, Virginia Creeper, is a little too vigorous for my taste. I have seen hyacinth bean vine and it never occurred to me to plant it. I think I would much rather have a perennial vine but nothing that requires a machete.

I hacked down my virginia creeper this yr, It was already planted here when we moved in. Someone decided to plant the thing right next to a pillar for the deck. Our house is a split foyer, this thing was planted and I do me *right* next to the pillar closer to the house on one side. It ran up the whole side of the deck, covering the top all the way down both levels. it was really getting crazy. 3 yrs of waiting to see if any birds actually ate off the thing. Not one winter did they bother. So, I decided I had had enough of this horrible vine, that didn't even flush reds in the winter like its supposed to, much less feed birds like it was supposed to. Gonezo! Round-up on the nippers for each and every clip I cut, then I doused the base where the wounds were from my cutting into it. This was in spring, I haven't had any returns of the thing yet. I will slather a bit more round-up on it one more time, just for good measure. I'm in the process of choosing what else to plant there. (a clem on the farther side away from the round up mess so it doesn't get harmed.) And I have seeds for hyacinth beans.

Not sure if you want to try Clematis. But those are gorgeous as well.

~Tina Marie