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Pyracantha rose combo

paulbaxendale4813wtYe2lypaulbaxendale4813wtYe2ly Posts: 65
in Garden design
Hi I have a yellow climbing rose and the plan is to grow it up my back fence which is a typical 6 ft panel fence. So I'm thinking of planting a pyracantha next to it also to grow up the fence.
Any thoughts on this,will they get on ,look good together. Will have my bird feeder in front so hopefully attract more birds because I love watching  them.
Thanks

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  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    I would say that pyracantha get get huge and might be likely to swamp the rose. Mine gets to about 10ft and four ft deep and would happily keep going if left to its own devices. (It's very old). There are some low growing cultivars. How long is your fence?

    I would probably say, at this point, to consider choosing one or the other, or at least choose your plants carefully and consider their mature dimensions.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    I agree with @Fire .., a pyracantha can easily swamp a climbing roses 

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





  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    My neighbour recently had this exact question - with extant plants - and I advised her to choose one - pyra or rose.
  • SueAtooSueAtoo Posts: 380
    And with the pyracantha being so prickly you'll have trouble pruning /training the rose.
    East Dorset, new (to me) rather neglected garden.
  • paulbaxendale4813wtYe2lypaulbaxendale4813wtYe2ly Posts: 65
    OK thanks for your advise might be back to the drawing board. Here's a picture of my garden. 
    I'm only new to gardening and gave it a major face lift in february, befor that it was full of weeds and artificial  grass. With hindsight  I now think the boarders are to narrow and wish I had made them broader.
    Anyway the rose is on the back fence Forth panel from right with a hydrangea next to it and bird feeder infront so I'm  looking for something to replace the hydrangea that the birds can hop in and out of that compliments the rose and is wildlife friendly.
    Any ideas ha ha. 
  • paulbaxendale4813wtYe2lypaulbaxendale4813wtYe2ly Posts: 65
    Oh forgot the picture
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    edited October 2023
    I would personally say narrow borders are fine, but wider border offer more options for trees and shrubs. You might find, over time, that you will long to widen the strips and more of your lawn starts to disappear. :D  Grass roots do offer competition to roots of other plants. The wider the border the more space there can be to add compost or manure and the more space there will be for you to play.

    I personally think climbing roses would look lovely growing up trellis or on wires over your fences (but then, I love climbing roses). Single (ish) roses are best for wildlife (if you are growing for wildlife) as pollinators can access the pollen and nectar easily. The are many gorgeous, repeat blooming, single rose ramblers and climbers.

    Maybe there is one area that you could grow a big pyra as a shrub/tree - given its own large space (a corner?). It is a wonderful, evergreen wildlife plant with many seasons of interest.

    I would say - celebrate all that you have achieved. The period of 'just starting out' can be wonderfully unfettered by rules and groupthink. Enjoy the play stage. 🌱


  • paulbaxendale4813wtYe2lypaulbaxendale4813wtYe2ly Posts: 65
    Yes thanks your right about the boarders it was great fun filling them up but now there full I want to fill them again :smile:.

  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    :D Well to the gardening world!
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