Flowering Climbers for a trellis

Flick216

Hi all!

I am having my garden completely landscaped starting next week and one one side there will a privet hedge ripped out and replaced with a trellis. The plan was to have flowering climbers to make a much more attractive "hedge"

I could do with ideas for which plants to have please. I'd like to have continuous flowering together with evergreen so it's not totally bare in winter.

I'd appreciate all ideas

unrecordings

Clematis is quite nice - very fragrant, but the flowering season only lasts a few weeks (in fact the variety we have has just finished flowering)

Farway

For continuous flowering you could use different varieties of clematis, from early spring until winter flowering

Evergreen you'll struggle, except maybe variegated ivy

How about mixing with a thorn less blackberry? I've got one trained over an arch, it was as lovely as rose arch this spring, then it will be crumbles later in the year

Grenage

As above, there are some nice evergreen clematis available; Thompson and Morgan have a fair few you can look at. I planted a couple of evergreen clematis last year.


Lonicera japonica var. repens is a good evergreen variety of Honeysuckle.

Flick216

Farway wrote: »

For continuous flowering you could use different varieties of clematis, from early spring until winter flowering

Evergreen you'll struggle, except maybe variegated ivy

How about mixing with a thorn less blackberry? I've got one trained over an arch, it was as lovely as rose arch this spring, then it will be crumbles later in the year

Oooh! I love blackberries - what a fabulous idea!

stoozie1

Vote here for passiflora. Lovely evergreen foliage and beautiful flowers.

Flick216

stoozie1 wrote: »

Vote here for passiflora. Lovely evergreen foliage and beautiful flowers.

Just googled it - beautiful!

shortcrust

If you’re near a Lidl they’ve got Passion flowers in this week for 8.99. The ones at mine look quite good. Around 18 inches with lots of flowers.

andrewf75

honeysuckle copper beauty is a nice evergreen variety
trachelospermum jasminoides if the trellis is against a sunny wall, probably won't survive if its free standing

AlfieBlue

:hello: Hi Flick


I've found a few links which I hope you'll find fairly useful.


They don't show every type of climber but hopefully will give
you a good idea of the type of climber(s) best suited, or not
as the case may be!


May be an idea to plant a few different varieties of climbers
for enjoyment throughout the year.



http://www.gardensillustrated.com/article/plants/30-best-climbing-plants


https://www.thompson-morgan.com/plants-for-walls-and-fences


https://search.thompson-morgan.com/seeds/Hardy-Evergreen-Climbers


https://www.thompson-morgan.com/flowers-plants-shrubs/plants/climbers/evergreen-climbers


https://www.paramountplants.co.uk/blog/index.php/climbing-plants/


https://www.paramountplants.co.uk/climbers.html


https://www.thompson-morgan.com/flowers-plants-shrubs/plants/climbers/scented-climbers


https://search.thompson-morgan.com/seeds/Long-Flowering-Climbers


https://www.gardenersworld.com/plants/climbers-to-grow-in-shade/



I grow quite a few climbers in my garden - various types of
clematis (including armandii), passion flowers, few honey-
suckles, roses - all sorts really. They all look beautiful and
smell gorgeous.


Whatever you choose, I bet your new garden layout will look
brilliant! Let us know how you get on.


Alfie xxx

Flick216

Thanks Alfie!

Y'all sure are a friendly bunch

I will be taking pics whilst it all happens - although because I have known the garden is being ripped out, I have not bothered doing anything so far this year. My garden looks like the garden of the local skank :rotfl: