New Trellis Plants ?

Hi everyone ,
I've just signed up to this site so apologies if this is in the wrong place .
Me and my wife moved into a new house last year and the garden is coming along nicely . it was an absolute mess when we moved in but we are doing a good job on it considering we are newbies to the gardening world lol
Me and my dad are in the process of putting up some Trellis its far from finished yet but my question is what is good for growing up it ?

Looking forward to your replies




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depends what you want do you want it to be evergreen?

also what soil do you have and what aspect is your garden

i personally like honeysuckles a lot and akebia quinata.

 

I'd like it to be evergreen .
However I don't think the soil is the best , when we where digging down to put the posts in the soil turned into sand ?! Not sure if that's good or not lol


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you have sandy soil then :-) join the club it will mean your garden tends to be drier

what aspect is it?

 

So here is a list of climbers for sandy soil that are evergreen. If you add if the trellis is in full dun, partial shade, or shade it will narrow it down further and if you add what aspect your garden is

https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/Searc...Fplant_plant_type%2Fclimbers&unwind=undefined

 

Is it a bad thing to have sandy soil ?
My garden faces the east ! Is that what you mean by aspect ??
Sorry I'm new to all this and still learning the lingo haha


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dont worry and no its not a bad thing to have sandy soil just means your garden will be drier as the drainage is really good but its good to work compost in to the soil as well

I have sandy soil and loads of stuff grows and yes aspect is which direction your garden faces.

is it sunny or shady?

 

Well I'm going to be making some compost bins out of some old pallets next week so within time I'll have plenty of that to work in my soil ☺

It's the sunniest part of my garden ( when the sun actually shines lol )


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how about this clematis

https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/90527...ndefined&aliaspath=%2fplants%2fsearch-results

where in the Uk are you? if you are in some of the milder areas these would be ok

https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/Searc...2Fplant_aspect%2Feast-facing&unwind=undefined

 

I like the look of that clematis !
Is it easy to plant and maintain ?
I live in Birmingham UK


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Down the road from me then :-) so the other ones wouldnt be any good if we got a bad winter. It would get too cold for them

I have never grown that clematis before myself but its a small one so wont get too carried away and should fit those trellises nicely. You will prob need a couple of plants to get full coverage :-)

 

Brummie power lol

When's best to get this and plant it ?


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Haha indeed.

You can buy and plant now for flowers next year in spring.

You might want to wait and see what other members suggest as they will probably come up with something better and im sure a lot more options :-)

 

Where in Birmingham are you from ?
Do you have a big garden ?

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Im in Solihull :-)

I have quite a good size garden i guess. Not too dissimilar from yours i reckon

Here is my garden thread on here

http://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/forum/threads/my-garden-project.64902/