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evie71evie71 Posts: 1,372
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I want to plant some climbers along my fence, for both privacy and color. I have just planted a star jasmine climber but was wondering about honeysuckle, fusia or clematis. The area is approx 6m wide and 2m high. I'm keen on honeysuckle, but have heard it can be very difficult to control.

Any advice appreciated.

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    DazerUKDazerUK Posts: 1,362
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    I have a really boring wooden fence between me and next door and wanted to grow some climbing plants over it.

    Have a look at this website

    http://www.taylorsclematis.co.uk/

    They have a great range of clematis plants. I wanted something that wouldn't need too much attention as I don't seem to have very green fingers. I picked plants that didn't grow too high and didn't need any pruning.
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    marc_p88marc_p88 Posts: 1,133
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    Not a good idea, you will be too heavy.
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    jojo01jojo01 Posts: 12,370
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    DazerUK wrote: »
    I have a really boring wooden fence between me and next door and wanted to grow some climbing plants over it.

    Have a look at this website

    http://www.taylorsclematis.co.uk/

    They have a great range of clematis plants. I wanted something that wouldn't need too much attention as I don't seem to have very green fingers. I picked plants that didn't grow too high and didn't need any pruning.

    I got a clematis from that company a couple of weeks ago - I can thoroughly recommend them, the plant arrived on time, was well packaged and very, very healthy. It's been planted and is growing well.

    I got the Avalanche clematis, it has lovely white flowers in Spring and has the added bonus of liking shade and being evergreen :)
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