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Interweaving Shrubs....?
I don't expect to get an answer on this one, but........
I have a wall to cover, south facing, about 4-5 feet high, and about 22 feet long. I may raise the height to 6 feet with some trellis. I wish to cloak it in evergreen stuff. I have bought a "Mermaid" rose, and a Ceanothus, "Autumnal Blue". The rose is a vigorous climber, and could get to 20 x 30 feet if left unchecked, and has semi-evergreen leaves. The Ceanothus is evergreen, and can reach 10 x 10 feet. I would wall train it. Of course I will need to prune them to keep them in check, but having bought them on impulse, I now find it difficult to see how they can both inhabit the same wall. Their combined maximum spread is 40 feet! Aside from throwing one away, I see my options as:- (1) Plant them about 10 feet apart and keep them well pruned. (2) (Radical) Plant them close together (c. 2 feet ) and let them grow through each other ( dark blue and canary yellow flowers - nice combo ). The Ceanothus can spread and even Mermaid has a shot at getting big. Option (2) sounds interesting and solves my problems, but is it daft to try and interweave plants like this? Anyone done someting similar? Andy. |
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