Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Growing => General Gardening => Topic started by: qwerty565 on July 13, 2009, 08:23
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Hi,
I'm looking at what sort of scented climers to use for my shed to cover it and to put along my fence. There's a few that sound good, Hydrangea, Honeysuckly and Jasmine but they're so many different types I'm not sure which one to get. The shed is 13' x 10' and the fence is a normal picket type with a run of about 60'. I would like to plant the best scented types with the longest run of flowers, any advice please?
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Honeysuckle "Belgica" is one of my favourites as it is very highly scented.
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be wary of jasmine, we had a white variety that sent runners everywhere
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If you're thinking of Hydrangea do you mean climbing hydrangea? If so be careful if you're putting it over a shed as it's very vigorous & you might lose the shed under it :) Montana clematis are nice with a nice scent but again vigorous, I have a couple in pots which checks their growth. Lots of different scented honeysuckles about, if you plant them properly you should have one in flower all through the season.
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My favourite scented climber is trachyspermum jasminoides (star jasmin) evergreen - takes pruning, longlasting flowers - they last here for over a month. Nothing seems to eat it or fester on it and it makes great wildlife cover. Takes a year or so to get established but worth the wait.
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Or could use a rambling rose. Can't beat them for scent.
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Good evening Qwerty and welcome to the site. For scent you cannot beat Lonicera periclymenum, which includes the variety Belgica.
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Do you have a preference over evergreen, deciduous? That might narrow your choices down :)
With that big an area why don't you plant a mix, that way you get a longer flowering/scent season :)