This golden hop vine came into our lives when we added the pond and the woodland garden. We planted it on a trellis/arbor over the viewing bench twenty years ago and it has gotten more and more boisterous every year since.

Hop vines are pretty coarse for small gardens, but this one, with the lighter chartreuse new growth and nice autumn color paints some nice scenes at different times of year.

Future plans for this plant include trying to stay on top of its rampant growth and propagating it for sales and give-aways by ripping off starts with roots attached in the spring.