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Old 20-02-2004, 01:22 PM
klara King
 
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Default help: best climber(s) or wall shrub(s)?

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Janet Tweedy writes
Chanemoles They seem to flower most of the year and look really good in
spring. Keep them cut back against the wall and the spurs short and
you'll get masses of flower and you'll have a framework for climbers!
Mine flowers like anything on a north facing wall and there's a variety
of colours to choose from.


Which one do you have, Janet? We have one on the opposite (south-facing)
wall, and it's flowering now, but once it finishes, that'll be it for
the year. Or do they actually do better on north-facing walls? Or do I
not prune it enough? It sends up masses of suckers; much of its energy
must be going there....
Klara

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