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scented climbers up a mountain

CURVACEOUS COOKCURVACEOUS COOK Posts: 8
in Problem solving

I am lucky enough to spend half my year 700 metres up an Umbrian mountain. We are having a wooden pergola built, and I would like to grow things to scramble over the top so we will end up with dappled light. I have thought of wisteria and grape (though neighbour advises against because of fruit drop onto terrace) Any other ideas please? Ideally scented by the way!

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  • CURVACEOUS COOKCURVACEOUS COOK Posts: 8

    My Italian neighbours just shake their heads at everything that I suggest!! I have got the jasmine with big leaves, and that does well, and the wisteria survives, though isn't thrilled with being here. I thought that I would use that one one upright.

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,139

    Where's Italophile?  I'm sure he'll have some ideas ............


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





  • cathy43cathy43 Posts: 373

    Have you considered any of the rambling roses, they tend to be fairly hardy and can take most conditions image

  • ItalophileItalophile Posts: 1,731

    CC, I'm in Tuscany. The question isn't unique to Italy but, for what it's worth, have friends down the road just outside Cortona with a massive pergola that gets the full brunt of very hot summer sun. They planted a mixture of wisteria and clematis with a couple of climbing roses for contrasting colours. Works a treat, beautifully dappled sunlight. Copes well with bitter winters too. Grapes aren't a good idea for the reason stated.

    Where in Umbria are you? Have other friends on a hll just outside Todi.

  • CURVACEOUS COOKCURVACEOUS COOK Posts: 8

    Many thanks for responses.

    Roses do amazingly well here, the villagers often come to comment on mine, so that is a possibility, and I have just planted some montana cuttings I brought from UK and they are flowering their heads off, so another good idea. I am hoping that my 2 wisterias will put on a bit of a spurt...very slow so far but worth waiting for

    We are in the Sibillini mountains, above Preci, about 1 1/2 hours from Todi.

    Pansyface thank you for the MGS suggestion...I have applied to become a member

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