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Hardy evergreen climber advice

longylonglongylong Posts: 54
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Any suggestions on a climber that would be suitable for the wooden planks behind the shrubs. The shrubs will be coming out as they are badly wind damaged. It’s a cliff top location facing southwest. Needs to be evergreen for constant growth over wood. Thanks

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  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    Is it a sea cliff, or inland?  (I guess I'm asking if it needs to be salt-tolerant as well as wind-tolerant).
    And what's the soil like?
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • longylonglongylong Posts: 54
    JennyJ said:
    Is it a sea cliff, or inland?  (I guess I'm asking if it needs to be salt-tolerant as well as wind-tolerant).
    And what's the soil like?
    Soil is well drained. Its not right on the edge of a cliff but not far off so I think best to be salt tolerant. Thanks for your help
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    To be honest the only thing that springs to mind is ivy (probably not what you wanted).  Maybe one of the variegated types?
    Maybe you could look at wind-tolerant shrubs that suit coastal areas (or at least tolerate salty winds)?  Sea buckthorn is an obvious one but I'm sure there'll be other folks along soon with good ideas.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • longylonglongylong Posts: 54
    JennyJ said:
    To be honest the only thing that springs to mind is ivy (probably not what you wanted).  Maybe one of the variegated types?
    Maybe you could look at wind-tolerant shrubs that suit coastal areas (or at least tolerate salty winds)?  Sea buckthorn is an obvious one but I'm sure there'll be other folks along soon with good ideas.
    Someone on another page did mention Virginia Creeper which is a possibility although I'm not confident its evergreen?

    The shrubs currently in the pictures has been blown over mainly because they were planted to close to the house and on top of the foundations so have not been able to secure themselves to the ground well enough.

    Having said that the wind really does pick up in that area and I think anything to large will just be blown over after time. 
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    Virginia creeper is deciduous.  It does colour up nice and red in the autumn before it loses its leaves though.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • BijdezeeBijdezee Posts: 1,484
    edited January 2019
    I have an evergreen honeysuckle 'Lonicera Henryi' that works well on a very exposed windy fence it has attractive long green leaves but the flowers are insignificant visually although the bees love them. You would need something to tie it into as its not self clinging though. Might be an option for you.

    https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/10471/Lonicera-henryi/Details&ved=2ahUKEwjHsvP-55XgAhUSUlAKHXarB_IQFjAAegQIARAB&usg=AOvVaw1pS5hV4Nmddwq6G56uNYuh&cshid=1548861881184
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