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Planting to cover a fence

theGrinch
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Any suggestions for plants dense enough that I can use to trail over and cover a 6ft tall fence, but not ivy?
"enough is a feast"...old Buddist proverb

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  • Grenage
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    A clematis will probably do the job; its not a bad idea to mix winter and summer flowering varieties.
  • peter_the_piper
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    Russian Vine, if you're brave enough.
    I'd rather be an Optimist and be proved wrong than a Pessimist and be proved right.
  • tori.k
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    What area do you live in? Something like trachelospermum would work well in a milder climate and something like Akebia quinata in a colder and your find plenty of Lonicera suitable for everything inbetween
  • theGrinch
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    the South but with a north facing garden.
    "enough is a feast"...old Buddist proverb
  • tori.k
    tori.k Posts: 3,592 Forumite
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    Personally i'd go for Lonicera periclymenum Serotina or lonicera Japonica Halliana if you want a evergreen, unfussy and low maintenance easy to find at any garden centre or nursery
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