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Shady patio help

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Pootles34 · 08/01/2019 10:40

I'm trying to make my patio look less... concretey, on a really tight budget. Its really shady, so if anyone has any suggestions of things that can grow quite tall in a container, I'd be really grateful! I have some clematis in one of the less shady spots, but need something for the wall against the house. The container is a wooden trough thing, maybe a foot deep? North facing. Doesn't get a huge amount of rain...
Not a great spot I know!! All help gratefully received....

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ppeatfruit · 10/01/2019 10:31

Does it get any sun at all? I grow honeysuckles in shady areas of my garden (not the terrace though they'd be alright there). Could you make a hole in the concrete ?

Wildwood6 · 13/02/2019 17:17

Sarcococca and Viburnum Tinus will grow it pretty deep shade. They're not particularly tall, but the Sarcococca will give off a lovely scent in winter and they're both pretty indestructible!

SneakyGremlins · 13/02/2019 17:20

How tall?

Would Morning Glory work?

Beebumble2 · 17/02/2019 15:40

I grow a climbing Golden Showers rose on a north facing wall, it is in a large planter and spends most of the time in the shade, but does flower.
I water the planter and feed the rose throughout the summer. Little bedding begonias do well planted around the base.

florentina1 · 18/02/2019 20:26

Cornus Midwinter fire
Sorbius Kashmiriana
Acer Sango kaku
Acer shirasawanum
philadelphus the double one has a lovely scent.
Forsythia
pyracantha
Summer jasmine

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