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Amiya Baratan

7 Fast-Growing Climbing Plants That Are Best Avoided — They Can Quickly Overwhelm Fences and Other Plants

Trumpet vine on a fence.

The warmer months always call for more time spent outdoors, which in turn signifies we're officially in the midst of peak gardening season. While we all enjoy tending to our blooms, harvesting our homegrown veggies, and catering to our garden, certain plants can get a little out of hand if they're not kept in check, quickly causing your backyard to become wild and overgrown.

Fast-growing climbing plants are good for privacy, but they are one of the worst offenders when it comes to quickly taking over entire fences and invading your neighbor's yard, too. To find out which are best avoided, we spoke to the experts and learned that some plants are major garden red flags. These invasive species are plants people with low-maintenance yards never choose, and you might want to be on the lookout for any such varieties that may be sprouting in your garden.

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