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Screening plant
On 13/05/2016 18:00, Chris Hogg wrote:
On Fri, 13 May 2016 11:39:45 -0500, "JIP" wrote: Hi I'm looking for ideas please for a plant to grow up against some trellising that will give cover all year round. In the Midlands. The rear garden is south facing, and there is a gate in one corner at the end. I have built a free standing trellis in front of the gate to take the eye away from it. I want to put something that will cover the trellis and hide the gate all year round - but with a variety of colour, and perhaps some flowering in the winter. That plant would be on the north face of the trellis. There is quite a lot of shade, but some sun at times during the day (on the odd occasion that it shines!!). Ideas gratefully accepted. JP You don't say how tall your trellis is, but if it's masking a gate, I assume about 6ft. I hope it's well supported with posts set good and deep, otherwise it will blow down, given a decent gale. Clematis Armandii might be good choice. Evergreen, white flowers early in the year, some perfume. http://tinyurl.com/j56th9e Or you could try Winter Jasmine, http://tinyurl.com/j56th9e. More ideas in these links http://tinyurl.com/z4todet Not being rude but why expect one plant to be so wonderful? if there was such a plant we would all be propagating it like mad, either reduce your expectations or simply plant more that one thing to achieve all the desired effects. Ie good evergreen cover plus something to gropw through it to give some flowers -- Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall www.roselandhouse.co.uk National collections of Clematis viticella & Lapageria rosea |
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