I'm afraid I can't say much about climbers (except roses, clematis and sweet
peas, although NOT ivy) but I will say this: unless your cats are severly
disabled they will climb that fence! My 12 year old will happily get over
an 8ft wall. We also used to have a cat that was hit by a car and couldn't
walk properly, he could still go over a 6ft fence quite happily.

Charlie.

"pcb" wrote in message
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I'm new to this group and to the UK. We've just had the garden enclosed
with trellising and wire so that our cats can go outside but not leave
the property (Unfortunately one of the cats was hit by a car and killed
instantly last month so we decided to do this). I'd like to plant some
climbers to soften the appearance of the garden and cover the wire.

We're located in the suburbs of London and the garden is pretty much
sheltered. Is it too late in the season to plant now? Should I just
wait until next spring? Any advice on what to plant? It can't be
anything too heavy so wisteria is out. I was thinking jasmine and
perhaps some variegated ivy.

thanks

pcb