Canopy of Actinda kolomikta and Actimidia (Kiwi Vines)

Here I am returning to my rooftop garden's color again after saying that it can cause me to overlook garden textures in a previous post. 

The canopy of golden leaves in the photograph posted above are from my Actinida kolonikta and Actimidia (Kiwi Vines).

They turned quite suddenly, taking me by pleasant surprise a few days ago. Not that the Kiwis' green foliage wasn't alluring as seen below;

the fact is, this is my first year of having this type of vine, and I had not expected such beautiful golden tones. 

The Kiwi Vines, because they grow around the rail surrounding my terrace garden, have provided a nice canopy — and much needed privacy from a noisy neighbor whose outdoor space can be a junkyard as seen below:

I recommend this perennial both for its beauty and the privacy it can give to a garden — an "urban hedge". It looks lovely when planted near my Ophipogon planiscapus ('Nigresens' or Black Mondo Grass), an ornamental grass perennial that I blogged about in June and can be seen below.