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replacing old fence
Annelies22/2/04 2:45
Not much seems to be the answer, though it does depend a bit on where you live. Could your climate take e.g. Clematis armandii? Even then, it's pushing it. Russian vine is all that came immediately to mind but then only if it can't out-thug something else. The problem is the boundary being chain link - it it was a wall, some t othe prettier ivies would be possible.... I know. There is absolutely nothing though, just shrubs and low trees at the west side of the chain link...... We live in Lincolnshire and we have also been wondering about the Russian vine - but its vigour makes me careful. Is that the same plant as Fallopia aubertii (not sure how common that one is here but it is almost a weed in Holland)? Also thought about Humulus lupulus - more attractive but that would leave us 'bare' in winter. Another possibility we wondered about is the Clematis montana group........ Your Fallopia and the Polygonatum (Russian Vine) are the same. As I said, it depends on what else it can 'eat'. Amazingly enough, I tried once to grow this plant on a very bare patch at the end of a field that bordered my then drive and it died. I think that might almost be a claim to fame! C. armandii probably wouldn't be happy in that situation but Ray thinks you could try the C. montanas. However, none of these will give you ayr privacy and there are no guarantees any would survive except the Russian vine, perhaps. Is it possible for you to either plant a row of shrubs in front of the fence or to put up another fence. Not very helpful, I know. ;-( Can you trade favours with a brickie and get him to put you up a wall?! Sort of 4 hours gardening from you for 4 hours of wall from him? -- Sacha (remove the weeds to email me) |
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