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Shady trellis

dgpoole10dgpoole10 Posts: 3
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imageimageHi, I have a small trellis panel in a shady (west facing) area of my garden, I have tried sweet peas, and runner beans without any success, can anyone suggest anything that might grow in this location. many thanks

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  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,384

    Most clematis will grow well in shade.

    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • chickychicky Posts: 10,410

    If you want coverage then the climbing hydrangea does well in shade - can't remember the right spelling but its something like hydrangea petioralisimage

  • dgpoole10dgpoole10 Posts: 3

    Thank you.

  • BorderlineBorderline Posts: 4,700

    Quite a few climbing Honeysuckles can do well in that position. Jasminum Officinale and its varieties also enjoy that aspect.

    Last edited: 18 July 2017 20:55:04

  • theinsideoutgardenertheinsideoutgardener Posts: 3

    Hello.

    As Chicky said, the climber most recommended for shade is (wait for it, it's a mouthful): Hydrangea anomala subsp petiolaris. It can get big though so you'd need to keep on top of the maintenance. Garrya elliptica is another one and has lovely pendant catkins. Again give it a bit of control pruning to keep it tidy. 

    And it would be worth making sure the trellis is secured well, one of my Clematis armandii made short work of one recently :/

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