Deb that is the way trumpet vines are they take their sweet time getting established and when they get a good hold they gradually creep around were they were not planted. They take a number of years to bloom I do love the bloom if only they didn 't want to take over the garden on their way to the neighbors yards. Consider a honeysuckle vine instead they are much better behaved also easier to prune. Dropmore Scarlet honeysuckle vine blooms much longer than a trumpet vein does the hummingbirds love both but the longer blooming DS keep the hummers around til late in the year here. I just planted Major Wheeler honeysuckle last year to replace the trumpet vine. I want to enjoy my garden not struggle with a thug of a vine they are nice to look at far away from my garden. The TV is the only thing that gets me worked up and on a rampage in my garden.
