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Old 16-12-2002, 08:28 PM
PaulK
 
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Default Climbers for Architecturalgarden


"Niall" wrote in message
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Hi all

Its been a while since I graced these pages..

My garden has been landscaped with my
beloved plastered block planters and plant choice
is now on my agenda.

As you can imagine the garden look is a minimilist
green garden with lights and sculptural elements
making good use of the varying stone colours etc etc
(Diarmuid Gavin on a calm day ;~)

Anyway as the header implies I am wondering about climbers
The garden is trellised on all sides and will get climbers

Which climbers will compliment my garden style?
(East-care always a good thing!)


I'd go for:

Big leaves: Actinidia klometica or chinensis or Vitis coignetiae

Strong structu Cononeaster horizontalis

Tropical look: Clematis armandii

Structural: Pyracantha trained with a single vertical stem and widely spaced
horizontal on wires. Clipped regularly to keep it very tight.

Eye catching: Very large flowered clematis - ideally white with a light
positioned to pick it out at night.

PK