Best climber plants to grow across fence?

Hi all,

Bit new to the this gardening malarkey, but now have a few projects on the go. Currently planting around the edge of our patio, to make it a bit more inviting. Another I'd like to sort out is our boring fence panels! I was thinking of getting some kind of climbing plant toover them up and soften the top edge (image of panels attached).

I'd like it to be evergreen but keen to get something with a bit of colour/flowers. Also keen to understand what's the best way to get it to grow up the fence, do I need to get some type of trellis or are some self clinging?

Any help/guidance is greatly appreciated.

 

Hi @Ian 82 , Welcome to the forum!

I guess the first question to ask is - Is that a sunny or shady border? As this will influence which kind of climber you will be able to plant.

You should be able to find a nice clematis to grow up there and you can also get evergreen types, or you could grow a couple of different sorts to have flowering across the seasons. Some Clematis, like Montana (that would be flowering now), really need a study support as they're quite weighty. Other types you can just get some mesh/netting to attach to the fence.

Hope that helps!

 

Thanks for the speedy response very helpful. It's a border that gets a decent amount of sun.

Does it getting sun, still make it suitable for clematis?

 

It sure does! You can even get winter flowering clematis (ive just planted one) so you can get colour all year round. Also star jasmine likes a sunny spot too.

google Taylors Clematis ....they are great and you can filter the different plants to suit whether it is sunny or shady and what time of year they flower.

 

Self-clinging plants (which mainly means ivy or Virginia creeper) are inherently not under control. This is a problem if you have a neighbour the other side of the fence. If that's a public area next door, then no worries. If you've got neighbours though, a twining plant climbing over a trellis (or straining wires) is more manageable.

 

Thanks Graham - think I best stick to climbing plants then

 

Thanks - I've taken a look at Taylors Clematis and they have a great variety and easy to filter as you say. I'm going to put in an order later this week

 

Not a fan of clematis, but I used to grow Eccremocarpus scaber, something slightly different and evergreen in most winters, would need a bit of support but can be self clinging.

Or even a passion flower with wires for support.

 

ooh I like that idea @pete