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Growing => General Gardening => Topic started by: wneva on August 06, 2019, 21:18

Title: Climber for a big gap!
Post by: wneva on August 06, 2019, 21:18

Hello

We've had some overgrown trees removed in our little garden and we're now faced with a bare patch of concrete wall, about 6 feet wide and 5 feet high.  We'll plant a couple of photinias to fill the gap but in the meantime, while they get started, we'd like to plant a good, rapid and vigorous climber on the old trellis against the wall to cover it.    Do you think I could plant a campsis?  Or is that too invasive?   I don't want a Russian vine!

Any thoughts very welcome.

Best - Neville  (I tried to add a photo, but it's too big - my attempts to reduce the size of the file haven't met with success!  )

Title: Re: Climber for a big gap!
Post by: New shoot on August 07, 2019, 08:55

Clematis montana is very fast growing but not too hard to control.  Clematis armandii is evergreen and a bit slower, but still pretty vigorous.

Campsis does get big, but you can prune it to keep it the the space.  It does need full sun to do well though.  The clematis are both tolerant of partial shade.

Title: Re: Climber for a big gap!
Post by: mrs bouquet on August 07, 2019, 10:33

Ampolopsis Brevipendunculata - This amazing climber is my favourite plant in my garden.   It has small verigated leaves on fine pink stems, it is currently bearing small white flowers, which will turn to light purpley/blue and shiny and metallic in appearance.  It can grow very big or you can control it easily (as I do) by snipping out what you don't want.  It is self clinging.   Good luck,  Mrs Bouquet

Title: Re: Climber for a big gap!
Post by: Goosegirl on August 08, 2019, 15:22

A climbing Hydrangea (petiolaris?) grows quickly and it also self-clinging.