Nick Maclaren wrote in message
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In article , SteveC
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How right you are I believe I was having a brain drain kinda of moment
when
posting initial request. In answer to location I am just outside
Edinburgh
and the house is north facing and very open with nothing to stop all
weather
conditions come straight at the front porch.

That's good. South facing in the rain shadow means that you have to
grow something seriously drought resistant.

You would have little trouble with ivies, but I am not sure what other
climbers would do well in pots. Many of the annuals (e.g. morning
glory, canary creeper etc.) do, but you sound as if you want something
more permanent. Wisteria might be possible in a BIG pot.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Hi Steve,

As Nick says, ivies would be good. I think whatever you plant is going to
need a big pot if you don't want to be constantly watering it.

Have you thought about the larger evergreen Euonymuses? There is a lovely
one called 'Silver Queen' which, when trained on a trellis or wires, will
reach about 2m (6ft). Its leaves are green/white variegated, taking on a
tinge of pink in winter. Flowers are insignificant, appearing in late
spring. The advantage of this over ivy is that it will not adhere to
brickwork, making maintenance of your porch much easier.

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