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Climber for a North-west facing fence

watts.trevorwatts.trevor Posts: 14
in Garden design
Help. I have a north-west facing 2metre high fence. We are looking for a good climber....any suggestions gardening friends.
Cheers, Trevor 

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Many of the Clematis alpina varieties are happy and flower well on a northwest facing fence. 

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





  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    I had a clematis Hagley Hybrid growing around a porch support.
    It go no direct sunlight ever, but flowered its socks off all summer long

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • Butterfly66Butterfly66 Posts: 970
    I haven’t tried it myself but Akebia quinata is another climber suggested for shade/north facing sites
     If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”—Marcus Tullius Cicero
    East facing, top of a hill clay-loam, cultivated for centuries (7 years by me). Birmingham
  • Butterfly66Butterfly66 Posts: 970
    Pressed enter too soon..

    We have Rosa Alfred Madame Carriere on a north west wall and she flowers well but she is very vigorous so you would need to keep her well under control. Beautiful flowers and scent though.
     If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”—Marcus Tullius Cicero
    East facing, top of a hill clay-loam, cultivated for centuries (7 years by me). Birmingham
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Clematis, clematis, clematis  :)
    If you have room horizontally @watts.trevor, you can add a second clematis to @Dovefromabove's alpina suggestion. There are loads which are happy in shade. You can pick one which will follow on from an alpina, like one of the Group3s,  or another which would complement the alpina. As long as you can give them the care they need, that will work well. 

    Check out the specialist sites Taylors, Thorncroft and Hawthornes, but be aware that deliveries may be difficult for the foreseeable. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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