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Hiding a dwarf wall

LancashireladLancashirelad Posts: 3
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I would appreciate suggestions as to what (low cost) plants might be suitable to camouflage a dwarf wall. There is a narrow border (<12") on the north side of the wall between it and the lawn. It is a fairly dry, sunny position. I'm not a knowledgeable or experienced gardener. I'm thinking about things that would cling to or overhang the wall, rather than bushes in front of it. I would like colour for as much of the season as possible. 


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  • Pauline 7Pauline 7 Posts: 2,246
    First and most importantly......is it your wall or does it belong to the neighbours? 
    West Yorkshire
  • LancashireladLancashirelad Posts: 3
    Pauline 7 said:
    First and most importantly......is it your wall or does it belong to the neighbours? 
    Party I think Pauline, but it's not really an issue. Long term neighbour and friend.
  • BrexiteerBrexiteer Posts: 955
    As the wall is only small clematis is impractical. There are some nice variegated ivy rather than the traditional green which would add a little colour 
  • Xander RanderXander Rander Posts: 70
    edited May 2019

    Ive just stolen this plant from my mums house to cover the sleeper wall in my house! We think it’s heavens...something or other (someone will be able to identify) and it has lovely purple flowers and nice waxy green leaves that grow quite compact! They seem to grow like an ivy would but nowhere near as invasive as ivy... from what I’ve seen in my mums garden anyway :smiley: hope that helps a little 

    ps: you can just about see one of the purple flowers if you zoom in 
  • NollieNollie Posts: 7,529
    How about Prostrate Rosemary? That will scramble over the wall, lovely aromatic scent, small purple/blue flowers, grows in any poor scrap of soil. When its tendrils get too long, just chop them back. Cascading bedding plants suitable for hanging baskets would add a splash of brighter colour, maybe?
    Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,328
    Small Euonymus could look good - something like 'Silver Queen' or 'Emerald 'n Gold' could be trimmed to the form of the wall to keep it within bounds.  As I understand it, you're wanting to plant at the base of the wall, so I don't think a trailer would work - it would just trail over the lawn...
    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Cotoneaster horizontalis can be trimmed flat against a wall.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    I'd go for euonymus as well, it's a very well behaved easy plant to have. Lavender would be another possibility.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • NollieNollie Posts: 7,529
    With my prostrate rosemary, I planted one plant in a sort of tiered bed against an eastish facing wall, expecting it to grow and tumble down to the lower level, but instead it’s determined to grow the opposite direction, towards the wall and the better south-west light (even tho thats behind the wall and it can't see it, if you know what I mean). So if you planted it on your north side - the one with the black car? -  I think it will grow up towards the top of the wall and over towards the south and your neighbours garden, as it seems genetically programmed to grow towards the sun. It would give good wall coverage, up and over, but you would have to pop round to the neighbours to trim any new growth that might obscure their plants. I wonder if other short scramblers/cascaders would do the same rather than head towards your lawn? I don’t know...
    Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
  • LancashireladLancashirelad Posts: 3
    Thank you very much everyone all for your various suggestions. I hadn't thought about Ivy, alternating red & green might look ok, though I know it can be very aggessive. I had thought about Lavender. The others I'll look into as I'm not familiar with the names, but Google will help me. 
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