On 21/10/07 14:22, in article , "Space"
wrote:

I have finally had enough of looking out of our patio doors into next doors
conservatory. So I have decided to screen it from my view.

our garden is north facing and any plants to provide a screen would be in
the shade.

I need all year cover. I tried bamboo but it will take forever to grow to
the desired height.

so I am now considering a 6ft x 4ft trellis and covering it with ivy. which
ivy will not take over my entire garden?!!

I'm not sure where you live but for evergreen screening, flowers and rapid
growth, I would recommend Holboellia coriacea. Ivy can take some time to
get going, even though it is attractive. Holboellias are quite rampant but
you can hack them back to where you want them quite mercilessly, after
they've flowered. The flowers are small, open in May and are very sweetly
scented.
In a fairly mild climate you might consider Clematis armandii, winter
flowering and evergreen.

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'