Any chance of showing the whole of the breeze block wall? Also how sheltered is your garden? With all those walls I would guess you have a little hotspot so could grow some slightly tender things.
Am not going to suggest any plants for the minute but just suggest that anything you buy check the label or online for spread. If it says indefinite avoid like the plague. For your lovely space there you need plants that are well behaved and clump forming or happy to be trimmed back.
Jus snapped that quickits horrible isnt it, lol im really liking the idea of a trellis and climbin plant, im worried though cause ive heard some can be outrageous!?
Is it quite shady there Zoe? if so Euonymus radicans argenteo-marginata would grow well there and easily kept to size. Self clinging too so no need for support
I'm a budding gardener learning by my mistakes. What a fabulous blank canvas to work with. Let your imagination run wild. I am starting to enjoy the fruits of my labour.
Hi Zoe your wall looks about 4 feet high and 6 feet wide a sandard trellis panel would cover the wall,have you got some one who could fix battens to the wall then screw the trellis to that so you can tie in any climbers,sweetpeas for next year look good and you can cut the flowers for indoors to keep them flowering,Watch gardeners world on the television for great ideas,don't be put off trying things as we all get it wrong some times you are never to old to learn.Oldchippy.
Hi old chippy, I've seen your name on the talkback threads but never seen you on the forum before. Welcome. I agree about not being afraid to try. Sometimes we learn more from getting it wrong than from getting it right
Zoe, only just seen this thread and it looks so exciting.
As said before what a fantastic blank canvas. Don't try too hard to get it perfect first time - that's no fun and frankly it's just not gardening (not as I know it anyway).
Buy what you love. Beg from friends - now is a good time as you can see the 'finished product' and most plants are nearly ready to be divided. Even start some seeds from seedswap on the forum.
You can get bamboo or willow canes to cover the wall easily and quickly, which can act as a backdrop for whatever you plant. I've seen outdoor photo canvases on Living Social recently - think they were expensive though but could look great with your own picture outside.
Well the oddest thing happened today a load of trellis made its way to my garden!!! Haha, family had some left over from building some flower beds for our local disabled school and he said I could have the rest since he had no use for it and it was free!! I decided to enclose that whole area... now im not sure if its bit.... tacky? Maybe once my flowers are all over it, itll be nice? Fingers crossed. Today I took a walk over to homebase and there was very very few climber plants, I picked up a clematis rebecca? It had very little information on it plus no assistants around to help me...
so I dont know if ive done right or wrong here but for £6 it doesnt matter....
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Hi Zoe and welcome
Any chance of showing the whole of the breeze block wall? Also how sheltered is your garden? With all those walls I would guess you have a little hotspot so could grow some slightly tender things.
Am not going to suggest any plants for the minute but just suggest that anything you buy check the label or online for spread. If it says indefinite avoid like the plague. For your lovely space there you need plants that are well behaved and clump forming or happy to be trimmed back.
Jus snapped that quickits horrible isnt it, lol im really liking the idea of a trellis and climbin plant, im worried though cause ive heard some can be outrageous!?
Is it quite shady there Zoe? if so Euonymus radicans argenteo-marginata would grow well there and easily kept to size. Self clinging too so no need for support
Good luck Zoe, love your dog bye the way!
I'm a budding gardener learning by my mistakes. What a fabulous blank canvas to work with. Let your imagination run wild. I am starting to enjoy the fruits of my labour.
Hi Zoe your wall looks about 4 feet high and 6 feet wide a sandard trellis panel would cover the wall,have you got some one who could fix battens to the wall then screw the trellis to that so you can tie in any climbers,sweetpeas for next year look good and you can cut the flowers for indoors to keep them flowering,Watch gardeners world on the television for great ideas,don't be put off trying things as we all get it wrong some times you are never to old to learn.Oldchippy.
Hi old chippy, I've seen your name on the talkback threads but never seen you on the forum before. Welcome. I agree about not being afraid to try. Sometimes we learn more from getting it wrong than from getting it right
In the sticks near Peterborough
Zoe, only just seen this thread and it looks so exciting.
As said before what a fantastic blank canvas. Don't try too hard to get it perfect first time - that's no fun and frankly it's just not gardening (not as I know it anyway).
Buy what you love. Beg from friends - now is a good time as you can see the 'finished product' and most plants are nearly ready to be divided. Even start some seeds from seedswap on the forum.
You can get bamboo or willow canes to cover the wall easily and quickly, which can act as a backdrop for whatever you plant. I've seen outdoor photo canvases on Living Social recently - think they were expensive though but could look great with your own picture outside.
Good luck and enjoy.
Well the oddest thing happened today a load of trellis made its way to my garden!!! Haha, family had some left over from building some flower beds for our local disabled school and he said I could have the rest since he had no use for it and it was free!! I decided to enclose that whole area... now im not sure if its bit.... tacky? Maybe once my flowers are all over it, itll be nice? Fingers crossed. Today I took a walk over to homebase and there was very very few climber plants, I picked up a clematis rebecca? It had very little information on it plus no assistants around to help me...
so I dont know if ive done right or wrong here but for £6 it doesnt matter....