Climber for a conifer

[Suzi888]

Recently had the top cut off a conifer, the result wasn’t quite as I imagined! Does anyone know if it’s possible to grow a climber up it? I think it’s a Leylandi, as cut the top off what I believe to be a Thuja conifer and it grew back lovely and neat, just a bit smaller. Promise this will be my last tree related post! 👀
In addition, if anyone has any ideas on the best shrubs to grow that’ll be no more than 2metres in height please feel free to comment! Looking to have an 18m long flower bed. I work, have a child and a dog. So low maintenance shrubs, that need pruning once a year and don’t have to be watered every day preferably. Partial sun only if that makes a difference! Thank you to anyone who responds 😊

A Clematis Montana should sort the climber.
Choisya is a great shrub for low maintenance, with lovely flowers and it withstands footballs, dogs and family life.
Just prune when it needs shaping.

Thank you @Beebumble2 I’ll have a look at that in the morning. Would it be better in a pot /tub or straight in the soil...? I’d like it to look like this but I’m not sure if it’s photoshopped, or would take years of work to achieve -I’ll post a photo if I can .. it’ll be mostly in the shade.

Clematis Montana are fast growing, so I’d put it in the ground. Fork in some compost where you’re going to plant and keep well watered.

Thanks @Beebumble2 sounds good! will give it a go.

Clematis Montana will NOT look anything like that. They produce masses and masses of foliage every year and need frequent snipping to keep the tendrils tidy. It will also look awful in winter. You need what is in the picture really as that has a good balance of flower to foliage and dies back to nothing in winter so you won't really notice it. Will try and work work out what it's called.

Tropaeolum speciosum or flame nasturtium. The RHS website specifically says it can be grown up evergreen hedges and I have seen it doing a lovely job of exactly this in a few gardens. I'm fairly sure it's the plant in your pictures. Does exactly the same job and looks exactly the same!

Tropaeolum speciosum or flame nasturtium that's what's in your photo, @Suzi888

www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/grow-plants/five-plants-for-a-low-maintenance-border/

Ooh that’s a mouthful isn’t it haha! Thank you I shall look into these, I’m not very green fingered! @MereDintofPandiculation @DaffodilsAndDandelions @BarkingHat I’ll take a look and hopefully get the conifer looking a bit better! It couldn’t look any worse at the moment.

A rambling rose would grow up easily ,get a repeat flowering one for all summer colour.It will need a good planting hole.
Anything you put near a conifer will need plenty of water until established as the ground will be dry.

Plant whatever it is at the edge of the canopy not adjacent to the trunk.

Thank you @MereDintofPandiculation I’ve ordered some seeds- the flame flower ones. See how I go with them if they don’t take I’ll buy the plant version from the garden centre.