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Anti-intruder plants for a wall

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  • jameshopkins0709jameshopkins0709 Posts: 38
    AnniD said:
    If at all possible,  l would recommend removing at least one "run" of paving stones as well. This will give the plants a better chance than just the shale area  :)
     Thanks for the advice. Would you suggest that if I didn't remove a row of paving then it'd potentially inhibit the growth of anything I plant in that bed?
  • DampGardenManDampGardenMan Posts: 1,054
    Buckingham Nurseries, who I've been using happily for 25 years, have a list of "security" plants here.
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    edited March 2019
    Hi James, yes that's right, the more room you can give the roots the better ! They will thank you for it, also there maybe the wall footings to consider. 
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    The soil at the foot of a wall is almost always very dry ... usual advice is to plant climbers 18” out from the base of the wall and train them back to supports fixed to the wall. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • jameshopkins0709jameshopkins0709 Posts: 38
    AnniD said:
    Hi James, yes that's right, the more room you can give the roots the better ! They will thank you for it, also there maybe the wall footings to consider. 
    Good idea. I hadn't thought of the wall footing.

    I'm not sure if my wife would buy into the idea of removing a row of slabs :) How would a climber get on being bedded into a trough? Was thinking I could sit the trough where I would've dug the trench?
  • jameshopkins0709jameshopkins0709 Posts: 38
    edited March 2019
    Could something like this (the one on the right) be big enough for the roots to take hold? https://www.diy.com/departments/durdica-rectangular-dark-grey-trough-h-430mm-l-1000mm/1889039_BQ.prd/gallery

    Dimensions: 100cm x 43cm x 38cm
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    It's not a bad size, and if push comes to shove it would do. However, l really would advise you to speak to your wife about removing the slabs if at all possible. Maybe you could relay them on the other side of the patio if she is worried about losing the seating area ?
    If the plants are in the ground they will be happier, and once they are established you won't have to worry about watering as you would with a trough (even a big one like that). 
    I know it's difficult when it comes to making decisions like these !  :)
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