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gentle climber

Loganberry HutLoganberry Hut Posts: 199
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Is there such a thing?

I have a newly erected bamboo screen hiding my ugly oil tank. Its hung on a fairly substansially built timber frame, and is stapled to the frame within an inch of its life...

Id really like a little climber against it.. preferably something that flowers, and fits my cottage garden type theme. I dont want anything that grows too fast, or gets big and heavy and will pull it down / destroy it though. any ideas? it will also need to be in a container, or planted into a very shady & damp in winter border.

thank you!

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  • bekkie hughesbekkie hughes Posts: 5,294
    Trachelospurmum or something like that but spelt correctly! Its evergreen, has pretty, scented flowers and judging by the ones i planted last year, grow well, but not a triffid!

    I think its other name is chilean jasmine image
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,129

    What about some annual climbers - you can have different ones each year - sweet peas one year, Black Eyed Susie the next, and then Morning Glories - that'd fit in really well with the cottage garden theme image


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





  • bekkie hughesbekkie hughes Posts: 5,294
    Or you could try an edible like runner beans image
  • hogweedhogweed Posts: 4,053

    Or one of the alpina clematis. They don't grow too big.

    'Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement' - Helen Keller
  • Arthur1Arthur1 Posts: 542

    Clematis viticella cultivars would be worth trying. Long flowering season and tolerate hard pruning.

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