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Charlie Pridham[_2_] · 12-06-2018, 08:24 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening

On 11/06/2018 21:48, wrote:
I've recently clad the oil tank shed in weld mesh - the sheets of 6mm
200x200mm reinforcing mesh used for concrete - and now need to decide
what to plant around the outside of it. The aim is to find decorative
plants that will climb and cover the mesh - one side is in permanent
shade but the rest are sunny. The soil is clay. As a starter I've got a
Dublin Bay rose and Clematis Montana but I'd welcome some suggestions,
ideally for plants that will cover quickly, be decorative and some that
will give a bit of coverage in the winter ... ?

You could inject a bit of ever green cover with one of the evergreen
honeysuckles, L alseuomoides L. similis and L glabrata are particularly
good, steer clear of japonica sorts which apart from Acumen can be prone
to leaf problems and henryi which in cold areas curls its leaves in
winter. You don't say where you are but all the above are UK hardy

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Charlie Pridham
Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk