what climers

hi im wanting to build a purgular this year soon and im wanting to grow something that smells nice.Being new to gardening im not to sure what to plant im thinking wisteria/sweet peas /clamatis/honnysuckle/ any ideas would be great thanks...daz

 

If you make it a good strong one, that'll be ok, Daz, as wisterias are hefty plants. Honeysuckles can be too!

Don't forget roses! :D IF you go for that, though, make sure you get a climber, not a rambler - that would be too much!!
My personal favourite, felicite at perpetue - lovely flowers and the scent - gorgeous!
http://images.google.com/images?q=felicite%20et%20perpetue&hl=en-GB&sourceid=gd&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2006-49,GGLD:en-GB&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi


How about jasmine? That has a lovely scent too.

the winter flowering one is great for winter colour....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plant_finder/plant_pages/430.shtml

and for spring/summer, the clotted cream is gorgeous, and scented
http://plants.thompson-morgan.com/uk/en/product/3409/1?SA=1303

If you're reasonable sheltered there's always passion flower.

There are lots of climbers, including some that generally would just grow as an annual, like the scented sweet-peas you mention (there are perennial ones, btw - but they're usually not scented) I'm thinking of LoL's favourite cup and saucer vine (cobaea scandens)

http://seeds.thompson-morgan.com/us/product/1356/1

the chilean glory vine,

http://www.fothergills.co.uk/en/eccremocarpus-tresco-mixed-chilean-glory-vine--1260.aspx

canary creeper,

http://www.rainyside.com/features/plant_gallery/vines/Tropaeolum_peregrinum.html

and so on. Some are scented and some aren't - but certainly a splash of colour.

Then there's one of my favourites - the Tropaeolum speciosum - but that likes to climb up other plants. I use it a lot in garden designing, as it's a glorious red colour, with vivid blue shiny berries afterwards. It particularly likes acid soils though, so it may not be ideal for you.

http://www.fothergills.co.uk/en/tropaeolum-speciosum-2321.aspx

I'll edit this shortly to put in a few links, but if you google on any of the names, you'll get all the info you need, including where to get them.

[ 03. March 2007, 11:36 AM: Message edited by: dendrobium ]

 

If you are going to walk through your Pergola, then think twice about the use of roses. I have just removed most of ours, simply because of the thorns and the injuries they have caused.

 

Wow lots of ideas thanx guys ill have a look on google tonight.Yea mate ill be walking throught it.thanx again guys for your help...daz

 

Oh wow dendro! that was some list and advice. well done. There's only one more I would ad to the list, and thats Akebia quintata. Semi evergreen, spring flowering, whiffy too. Although i'm glad the chocolate i eat doesn't smell like it. PHEWWY

 

I never remember the Akebia..... maybe because I'm trying to avoid chocolate?? :rolleyes:

Palustris has a point..... but I had that particular rose over mine, and it was lovely - although come to think of it, probably be better to avoid that one - we had a BIG arch, and it could go further - it's actually a rambler - I'd forgotten that! :eek:

Lovely, though!
This is a close-up of my one




And here's a pic I took of the Tropaeolum speciosum at the Botanics in Edinburgh - grows like mad there..... through all the plants, up trees, absolutely everywhere!

 

Marley - forgot about that fuchsia! I've ordered some from T+M arriving April, they say - I think my customers will like the idea of something new - but I'm not so sure myself, as it's bound to be as dead-looking as ordinary fuschias in the winter :(

Still, I suppose you could grow something else up it, like one the smaller evergreen clematis cultivars. That would work!

I like your suggestions - but I prefer the leaves on the "Early Sensation" type - purely personal preference there - the scent on the armandii is fantastic! :D


Daz - you could always make a nice wide pergola!! :rolleyes:

 

Thanx marley yea a wide choice lol.just been to lidle some bargains got some fruit trees do you know if all fruit trees can be grown up a fence?Also got a climbing rose [queen of england]�£1.99 bargain thanx mate...daz