Gardening noob - can I just pay a gardener to set up some climbing plants on the front of my house?

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Have just moved into a place that is very lovely on the inside, and very unlovely on the outside. Old Edwardian place that has been pebbledashed and old sash windows replaced with horrid new ones. I thought it wouldn't bother me as after all, I don't spend much time looking at the front of my own house, but I am keen to make it look a bit nicer. I thought a cheap fix would be a climbing plant all over it.

Can I engage a gardener to come and install a mature one, along with all hooks etc needed for it to grow?

Also, are there any that can grow in pots as we have concrete and tiles out the front?

You can grow climbers in pots but the pot will limit the size so you will need a very, very large pot if you want it to cover the entire front of the house.

The largest mature climber you are likely to be able to buy is probably about 6 feet. Any larger and it would be impossible to "untangle" it from what it is growing up. You could choose something fast growing like a passion flower, some clematis types (although the types that can be grown in a pot tend to be smaller varieties), honeysuckle, jasmine.

You would need to choose a self clinging plant if you don't want to train it. You should also check the pruning requirements if you want to just leave it to its own devices.

You can search for what would work with your conditions here:

www.rhs.org.uk/plants/climbers

Good advice and yes or course you can pay a gardener to do it. If you select the climber and put you probably just need a handyman with a ladder.

It a ladder

Does the front of your house get a lot of sun? Which way does it face?