Climbers for ugly wall

Will the chicken wire get rusty over time? No luck with wood trellis, seem the feet rot out in time.

 

Am not sure about chicken wire rusting, but dont have a problem with wooden trellis feet rotting as always plant it a fair way up from the ground anyway ..... it just to just break on me although have only really used the willow or bamboo stuff before

 

The thicker stuff would be best-the jasmine can get pretty weighty. I know the stuff you mean though-personally I think it isn't suitable as the green coated stuff for some reason doesn't stay taut for me. I think it actually slips myself.

 

ok - well thats that rule out then

Have been having a look round and found a really nice piece of flat metal arch thats on ebay. Needs repainting but think that might look nice while Im still waiting for it to grow etc.

Just gotta figure out what plants to buy now. Still thinking buying bigger to start might be better cause I am so impatient at the best of times but dont think Im going to be able to stand looking at that bare wall for 2 + years ! Although the taller ones sound expensive, its not that much more (really) than buying one from the garden centre at less than knee height for £10 - £15 each.

 

Is Trachelospermum Jasminoides hardy enough for outside?

 

You can get the thicker galvanised wire at a DIY place, if you tighten it up really well that stuff shouldn't go slack over time.

Bigger plants need more care, but as you are gardening on a daily basis that shouldn't be a problem for you.

Granny-I would like to think it isn't hardy enough for up north-that would explain my homicidal care for the ones I have tried.

 

Like the idea of a flat metal arch. Then you can spray a portion of the bottom with a coat or two of a rust proofer first, then paint it. Claire is right, as you meander around your garden you can be on top of maintaining the care of plants.

 

Depends on whether they have died during the winter or not though :wink: Your right though, it might just be something as simple as that !

 

Well the one Ive been looking at definately needs repainting, so would have to do that anyway

Yes I do manage at least an hour in the garden most days and its only small but always plenty to do. Dont think I could manage with a huge garden with everything else on my plate .... would have to give up work to fit it all in :hehe:

 

There is a climbing vine I've always liked. Its the one that that the leaves are green pink and white. (don't recall name). But no sunny wall so I only dream about using things like that. I am just going to live that dream through you Sam.

 

Its a shame there are so many nice ones, and such a little wall to cover !

Like you, everything else is in the shade apart from the fence but as I like to paint the fence every year (yes I know im strange!) it would be too much hassle to keep trying to paint it with climbers ... although I suppose thats the idea of climbers, so you cant see the fence.

Maybe when I run out of room for plants, I might consider it lol

 

you could consider passion flower, there are lots of varieties, some evergreen.
ive planted some climbers this year to grow around my back doors, two passion flowers two clematis and two climbing roses, they all need support so ive used vine eyes and wire.
one of the passion flowers was a purple haze, i planted it about 2 months ago(it was about three feet high) and its almost reached the top of the door, and its sending shoots everywhere, growing about an inch a day, but no flowers yet. its on a west facing wall but it would probably be just as happy on the south facing wall as some of its shoots keep trying to go round the corner.
it didnt say how big it grew on the tag, ive just googled it and it says upto 10m high
just hope i can keep up with the pruning,:dh: