Job for this weekend is replacing the fence panels dividing our garden from
the neighbour's. Before I put them up I'm likely to give them an extra coat
of a preservative to extend their life a bit - it's easy whilst they're off,
and they'll not get another coat from me.

Not quite sure what to use yet - current choice is between Wickes
creosote-substitute, and a big tub of their Timbercare stuff (cheap is good
at the moment, unfortunately) - anyone have any experience with either of
them?

The gardening-related part of the query is this: is either preservative
likely to kill or affect any climbing plants that are against the fence, or
planted after it's put up? At the moment there's a medium-sized honeysuckle
against it (about 5ft high & 6ft across), and I'm thinking of growing a
climbing rose and a couple of clematis up to the trestle panels on the top.

If they are likely to be affected, how long should I wait before planting
them?

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Richard Sampson

mail me at
richard at olifant d-ot co do-t uk