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Baggiebird1nil
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Hi,
My garden wall is 110 feet long and about 10 feet high (we live on an 'L' shaped hill). This wall looks a bit of a mess so I would like some plants that were climbers and fast at that! Any ideas anyone please?
My garden wall is 110 feet long and about 10 feet high (we live on an 'L' shaped hill). This wall looks a bit of a mess so I would like some plants that were climbers and fast at that! Any ideas anyone please?
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Well, you could go either of two ways - get one really rampant climber, or go for several smaller ones. Obviously, the first one's the cheapest option, but you could end up with more than you bargained for! Do you want it to be evergreen, or would you prefer autum colour? Would you like flowers and should it be scented? Does it need to deter people from climbing over it?0
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Montana Clematis or a Russian Vine:)0
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Climbing Fuscias grow incredibly fast, but they will only last one season unless you take a cutting.0
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Morning Glory is an incredibly fast grower but, here again, it only lasts one season."If you dream alone it will remain just a dream. But if we all dream together it will become reality"0
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How about some kiwis? Get a couple of females and a male, I think that's the way they work and you have the benefit of having enough kiwi fruit to sell if they ever make fruit.
I think you would have to put up wires though.Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.0 -
Clematis Armandii might be appropriate, and it's evergreen http://www.gardeningexpress.co.uk/ProductDetails.asp?ProductID=1899.................
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Lotus-eater wrote: »How about some kiwis? Get a couple of females and a male, I think that's the way they work and you have the benefit of having enough kiwi fruit to sell if they ever make fruit.
I think you would have to put up wires though.
Good idea - you can get self-pollinating varieties.
Baggiebird, what kind of condition is the wall in? When you say 'it looks a bit of a mess', does that mean it's got some damage? If so, some climbers (jasmine, kiwi, Russian vine) may be too heavy for it, and others (ivy, Virginia creeper, Hydrangea petiolaris) might damage it further with their roots.0 -
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No, Jenny is self-pollinating - that's the variety I've got, and I get several bowlfuls of fruit off it each year (and there's no other kiwi anywhere in the vicinity).0
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Oh yes, sorry about that, I didn't realise there was a full sized fruit version that was self pollinating.Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.0
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