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dry clay climber
can anybody suggest a climber that will tolerate dry east facing clay?
with the best will in the world ( which I haven't got) it won't get watered much as it's too far up the garden.
wild honeysuckle, bramble and pitosporum seem to be doing ok if that's any help
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dog rose?
what's wrong with bramble (mmm blackberry jam) and wild honeysuckle? Too rampant?
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
Honeysuckle and ramble are too rampant. I was hoping for something a little more civilised as it would be at the back of a border Would a dog rose need a lot of nurturing to get established?
Nope. Stick it in the ground and walk away. If you want something a little more obviously ornamental you could try one of the vigorous rambler roses - I've got 'American Pillar' growing n a west facing fence with it's feet in very stony clay soil at the bottom of an old wall where it's always very dry. (eta - found a better pic - it's the pink flower)
It is rampant though so might be too much. It's the problem with that situation really. Anything timid won't survive so it needs to be vigorous enough to get established. But once established, it can then get out of control. The advantage with rambler roses is you can hack lumps out of them and they just flower more.
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“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”