Yes that's dead ivy - it's been there for years (in it's dead state!). There was live ivy on the fence before but it was starting to make it tip over so I cut it back
That raised bed in the last pic would be fine for a climber You'll need a support though - clematis need trellis or wires to twine around, and if you used that bed, even an obelisk of some kind would do. There are plenty of plants you could have along the fence in the 2nd pic - probably not quite so good for a climber unless you were prepared to train it back and forth along the fence, or guide it towards the wall, where you could have a trellis or similar there for it. One of the other larger flowered clematis would be fine though, and a Group 2 variety needs less attention as they don't need pruned much - just a light tidy up. It means once you have a framework of stems in place, that's about it as they flower on the old wood. A combination of that and some other perennials along the fence area would probably be ideal. The soil will need some attention before you do that
If you fancied a little bit of DIY building work, the area in your 1st pic between the wall and the fence could be made into a raised bed for all sorts of plants
Ah great, thanks! I might start with the raised bed with a trellis to begin with 🙂
Take a look at some of the specialist growers/suppliers of clematis @M0rgana - Taylors, Thorncroft and Hawthornes, and also Peter Beales, the rose grower/supplier. They all have a vast range for sale, and you can browse away at the various types according to the colours you like and the time of year you want them flowering etc. The biggest problem is stopping yourself from buying loads of them
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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The biggest problem is stopping yourself from buying loads of them
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...