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Roses & Clematis query
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Hello there, are there any non-thuggish evergreen clematis to plant alongside a climbing rose? Many thanks 😊
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Cartmanii are also evergreen but can be tricky and don't like poorly drained soil. Look up Early Sensation.
Any reason for not having a deciduous one?
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
"Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
If you already have a rose in place, which one is it?
Update:
it’s for my mums new garden which is pretty bare at the moment. The soil has good drainage and is west facing, she wants a climbing rose for the fence which is part trellis and doesn’t gave her much privacy. I thought a combination with a clematis might resolve this problem. I’ve grown a beautiful winter clematis for a number of years so know what a good screen it can make and a similar winter greenery would look spectacular behind the birch we planted. However, it’s definitely thuggish so won’t work with the rose …which is why I was throwing the question out to this forum. I’ll definitely be checking out freckle and early sensation, any other suggestions very much welcome 😊