Nick Gray wrote:
"esthomizzy" wrote in
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Hi I'm new on here and this might not even be possible but I have
a
longstanding empty house at the back of my garden and the garden
is
very overgrown. I was wondering if there were specific types of
climbing plant/flower seeds I could chuck over the fence
(preferably
colourful) that would fight their way up through the bracken and
make
it look pretty.

Thanks for any advice.

How about a half hardy annual climber?

Ipomoea (Morning Glory) - chuck over the fence in May.

See sutton seeds website for varieties and colours:


http://www.suttons.co.uk/index2.html...10&d=300&e= 0

Could be a waste of money: not everybody has luck with them, and just
chucking them over the fence will merely give an LSD-like experience
to half a dozen of the local wildlife. (Wouldn't even be worth the
money just to see tripping rats.)

If there's bracken in there, it would be good to get in and try to
clear it before it gets into _your_ garden. Interesting plant: it's
possible that a single plant may cover an acre or more. Repeated
treatments with glyphosate when the fronds are growing well should
knock it out in the end, I imagine.

I'd sow some Everlasting Peas in individual pots, and plant them out
properly. It's like a scentless sweet pea, but perennial; very
vigorous. But you really do need to subdue the bracken first. Perhaps
you could pop over around now and fork out as much of the bracken
rhizome as you can in a two-three-foot strip under the fence. The
loosening of the soil will make it easier to pull out any growths
which later come up from broken-off bits that get left behind, and
the winter will prepare it for your Everlasting Peas or whatever you
choose. If you have to re-treat the bracken after planting out the
peas, just cover the peas with plastic first.

Mike.