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31-05-2006, 08:36 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening

"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
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In article .com,
writes:
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| I have a small bed at the base of the north-east corner of my house.
| The area gets the sun from 4pm in the summertime but no real sunlight
| in winter. A previous climber (unknown variety) there has died probably
| because the local cats dig it up and use it as a toilet.
|
| I'm looking for suggestions. Something quite vigourous, flowering,
| perhaps evergreen, which is hard to kill but won't knock the house
| down.

I'd recomend Boston ivy, it grows up the front (North) face of our house and
is looking a treat right now.

http://plantfacts.osu.edu/plantlist/...cissus810.html

Steve