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• B3 Posts: 27,505

  August 2023 edited August 2023

  Why do you want to do it and what do you want to climb?

  In London. Keen but lazy.

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• Fairygirl Posts: 55,117

  August 2023

  String rots over time, so for anything that's going to be there long term, you need wire, properly attached.
  Depends on the plant too, as @B3 says. Some get very heavy and wire would therefore need attached to posts, and it may need to be a heavy duty wire too.
  If it's a self clinging type of climber, it's easier, although certain ones won't attach well to a fence anyway - Parthenocissus for example. They really need a wall to be at their best, and will self cling once established.

  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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• McRazz Posts: 440

  August 2023

  As FG says, twine will rot...
  
  Also, a lot of the wire sold at garden centres is galvanised. The problem with galvanisation is that the protective coating is compromised the moment you start twisting the wire and it will eventually rot (rust) too resulting in a potentially massive climber falling off its support. 
  
  If you're set on a wired framework (opposed to trellis) then Stainless Steel is the only way to future proof your project. I recommend the following...
  
  https://www.s3i.co.uk/greenwall.php?gad=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7u2i4_O_gAMVkdF3Ch1Jrg7kEAAYASAAEgI4rfD_BwE
  
  https://www.amazon.co.uk/CHRORINE-Picture-Stainless-Turnbuckle-Tensioner/dp/B089W28BNT/ref=asc_df_B089W28BNT/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=427946851187&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3387526511301455938&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9044983&hvtargid=pla-925333325678&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=99265834243&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=427946851187&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3387526511301455938&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9044983&hvtargid=pla-925333325678
  
  

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• Dig2006 Posts: 65

  August 2023

  Hey thanks for the responses. It is for some honeysuckle.  So I will go with wire. I think maybe I will just get some eyelit screws and either zigzag or put a few horizontal and a few vertical lines.  DOnt know how heavy honeysuckle gets...

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• Fairygirl Posts: 55,117

  August 2023

  It gets heavy, so without other shrubs/trees to climb through as a support, whatever you use will have to be sturdy - and so will the fence. 
  Most honeysuckles are very large plants and need plenty of room to thrive. Fences can also create a rain shadow, so, depending on the aspect of the fence, you'll possibly need to plant it a decent distance away.
  A foot to 18 inches is usually about right, unless it's in the direct path of the prevailing weather, and you get regular, consistent rainfall to avoid the soil drying out. 

  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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• Dig2006 Posts: 65

  August 2023

  ok. Out of interest which climbers for fences are lighter?

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• McRazz Posts: 440

  August 2023

  Dig2006 said:

  ok. Out of interest which climbers for fences are lighter?

  Clematis is a good shout

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