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shovetheholly · 14/04/2015 09:43

So I live in Sheffield, and it gets pretty cold here in the winter. There are usually a couple of days in January where the temperature will hit -8, and hard frosts all winter are pretty common.

I am putting up a greenhouse (this must be the millionth time I have mentioned this, as I am incredibly excited about it, apologies). It's going in a sheltered area at the bottom of my north-facing garden, which is out of the shadow of the house and therefore gets a fair bit of sun. The area is around 1m lower than the rest of the garden. There will be a 1.8m hedge to the back, and a 1.8m high fence to the right so it is reasonably protected from wind.

There is a border just behind the greenhouse, next to the fence, and most of the light hitting this will pass through the greenhouse, i.e. through both sides of it. I'm guessing it's going to be a really warm area. Will I be able to get away with planting some less hardy climbers up this, or is it too much of a risk? I'm wondering if I can get away with passiflora and solanum 'glasnevin' without bringing them indoors for the winter. (Both are coincidentally on sale in Aldi this Thursday for £1.79. Bargain Grin)

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aircooled · 14/04/2015 12:05

At that price it's worth a try! Though personally I'm not a fan of Solanum - always looks like a common plant bought cheaply at a supermarket...

Love passiflora though - I used to live in the Hope Valley near Sheffield but unfortunately it succumbed to the winters there. The temperature did get to -14 a few times.

shovetheholly · 14/04/2015 16:15

Well, I reckon I have the common touch a bit more than most of Mumsnet! Wink

I do love the white varieties, but since I'm not sure it'll survive, I'm not going to drop more than £1.79 on it for now so it might have to be the purple! Here is a picture of it at Sissinghurst:

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(hope this works, I haven't done it before)

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shovetheholly · 14/04/2015 16:16

Trying again...

How sheltered will this site be?
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traviata · 14/04/2015 20:03

ooh thanks for the Aldi tip, I've got my eye on a Lathyrus climbing pea.

shame I splashed out £20 on solanum and passiflora last week Envy.

I love the purple Solanum, I think it's a show stopper when in full bloom.

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