Vigorous Climbers recommendations

Whitefiver

Would you like some of my bindweed? :eek::o

bishopsgirl

Golden Hop is lovely. A wonderful limey green and hops too. However it does die back in winter and comes back in the spring . Fast grower.

Baggiebird1nil

Thanks for all your replies. Yes the wall is damaged in places crumbling. We live in an 'L' shaped road on a hill with us being on the corner (inside). The road runs along the our garden wall and cars are parked up against it and it is bowing. If it came down the houses on the road would end up in our garden! We don't know whether it is our wall that's holding the road up or whether the council are responsible. To be honest we are frightened to ask! I would like it to look a bit nicer if you know what I mean and would like probably an evergreen.

Baggiebird1nil

Thanks Whitefiver but I will decline your offer on this occasion!

helenamy123

hi,

I have some nice evergreen honeysuckles, which grow fairly fast - get flowers in summer, berrys for birds and stay green for winter.

Cut them back hard every couple of years and they grow back even better.

regards

helen

SAMHP_2

'Rambling Rector' - beautiful white rambling rose - very prolific
SAM

Steve_xx

Ivy is easy enough to grow. Pull some off of a tree in the woods and simply plant it and away you go. It will cover a wall nicely.

Russian vine is vigorous, but it will not cling of its own accord, therefore you would need to provide ties for it.

Virginia creeper takes a little while to establish, is not quite as vigourous as Russian Vine, but will cling of its own accord. Also its leaves turn red in Autumn. It is deciduous.

Climbing roses are a good solution if you want flowers. As are the many varieties of clematis, again they will need pinning to the wall. Wisteria is breathtaking if you have time to wait for it to estabish and flower.

Cotoneasters also like walls.

daska

I'd avoid ivy if the wall is damaged, it will just make things worse as it will grow into the cracks and widen them.

lilac_lady

In your situation I'd plant a Russian Vine. It's also know as "a mile a minute" so that gives you an idea of it's growth speed.

brownfrog

It can get very heavy, though, so maybe not a good choice for a dodgy wall, although the wires would spread the weight a bit. Might be safer to go for something like the Clematis armandii, which is lighter, with annuals like sweet peas or morning glory to provide cover until the clematis takes off.

However, the more important issue is the state of the wall. Baggiebird, you really should get that checked out first - I can understand your nervousness about flagging it up, but even if it's the road that's causing problems, you might be liable if it causes any damage to the cars (or drivers!). That's presuming thewall is actually yours? Were any questions raised about it when you bought the house? Did you have a survey done?