There's a plant for almost every spot, every combination of sun or shade, wet or dry, high or low, rambunctious or reticent. The North side of our house only gets an hour or two of morning sun—which means it's the spot for plants that don't want the hotter, stronger, longer-lasting afternoon sun.
Gold-leaved hops are a rambunctious vine to use with wise caution. On the one hand, the gold foliage is unique in large hardy vines. On the other, the foliage will scorch in all-day or even afternoon-only sun if you live outside a cool cloudy Scotland-like climate. And on the third hand, the vine spreads relentlessly underground (but the runners can be easily pulled up bare-handedly). And on the fourth hand, the vine prefers to climb to twenty even thirty feet, so needs height as well as space, morning sun but not afternoon sun—and diligent control.
OK, I'm up for it. Larger-scale photos on another post. Here's a tendril that has traveled all the way over to a yew.  
The gold of the leaves is harmonizing with the dark green of the yew's older foliage, and the bright green of it's little new-foliage candles.
But this is only the hops-of-that-week look. Unless I yank up out-of-bounds runners, cut off out-of-bounds stems, and in general, beat back the hops with every tool available, it would swamp the yew outright. Not a problem: This bed is also right along the driveway, so it's easy to yank and snip for a minute when I get out of the car.