I'd definitely recommend Jasmine for the fabulous scent. Mine's in a raised bed scrambling over a pergoly-thing. Quite vigorous once it's happy so needs smoe chopping back.
Solanum crispum likes full sun but also shelter, a harsh winter might kill it and parts of it are toxic if ingested.
You could try a passion flower if you're not too far north? Or thonless rose if you don't mind a spot of tying in. Maybe not practical? What about a lovely ivy? No tying once established, evergreen, will take full sun as well as shade and beautiful foliage to contrast with the clematis?
The Golden Hop has gorgeous foliage and climbs without any trouble although it doesn't like the hottest part of the day.
- For your third post, an evergreen honeysuckle. - Spring, summer, and autumn bulbs - look on GW site - Perennials like erisymum (perennial wallflowers) of different colours e.g. purple, pink and orange on same plant, yellow, mixed in with penstemons of different colours. Only thing here is they are not all long lived so you'd need to take replacement cuttings every other year or so but they're very easy, and free! - Herbs like lavendar and rosemary, definitely (different sizes, colours and there's a trailing lax rosemary as well as the upright). Also lemon thyme on the edges - also over the edges: aubretia, saxifrage,look for other hardy/perennial trailers - and for backbone/structure, a few smallish shrubs which are both evergreen and earn their 'living' by being coloured (photinia), variegated (euonymous), winter flowering (mahonia, verbena), etc. Kept small by easy pruning. Good luck and have fun. What a lovely project.
Try a few hellebores - the hybrids of the Lenten Rose. Most have a frustrating habit of nodding their heads so you can't see the best of the flowers without lifting them up. In a raised bed you can see the flowers more easily. I have seen masses of them - at Hodsock I think - growing on a bank where many of them were at head height or higher. They looked superb.
Winter jasmine I find very easy to manage. And a welcome splash of colour in quiet times. Chop off or pull up bits you don't want. It arches over and can root where it touches. Not sure if your soil would be too good for it, mine is growing - has been for over 20 years - in a skimpy bit of soil right against the house wall facing approx South ~East. Perhaps in decent soil it would have taken over the bungalow by now!
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I'd definitely recommend Jasmine for the fabulous scent. Mine's in a raised bed scrambling over a pergoly-thing. Quite vigorous once it's happy so needs smoe chopping back.
ive got three posts i thought one post 3 clamatis, one spring one summer and one autumn, next post a jasmine and the 3rd ive not got a clue
Solanum crispum likes full sun but also shelter, a harsh winter might kill it and parts of it are toxic if ingested.
You could try a passion flower if you're not too far north? Or thonless rose if you don't mind a spot of tying in. Maybe not practical? What about a lovely ivy? No tying once established, evergreen, will take full sun as well as shade and beautiful foliage to contrast with the clematis?
The Golden Hop has gorgeous foliage and climbs without any trouble although it doesn't like the hottest part of the day.
I just did a plant search on this website for hardy climber in full sun and got 130 suggestions
Oh thats what I just remembered, one of the Vitis would have lovely foliage or maybe you would prefer a Honeysuckle. They would go marvellously.
i was thinking of a winter jasmine to have the bright yellow flowers in winter or is that difficult to manage?
Try a few hellebores - the hybrids of the Lenten Rose. Most have a frustrating habit of nodding their heads so you can't see the best of the flowers without lifting them up. In a raised bed you can see the flowers more easily. I have seen masses of them - at Hodsock I think - growing on a bank where many of them were at head height or higher. They looked superb.
Winter jasmine I find very easy to manage. And a welcome splash of colour in quiet times. Chop off or pull up bits you don't want. It arches over and can root where it touches. Not sure if your soil would be too good for it, mine is growing - has been for over 20 years - in a skimpy bit of soil right against the house wall facing approx South ~East. Perhaps in decent soil it would have taken over the bungalow by now!