Full year fence cover (flowers)

[Megmargs]

I have a window that looks directly out onto a fence. I’m going to be making some planters and would love to be able to look out onto flowers year round. Clematis, jasmine and honeysuckle seem to crop up a lot, but I don’t know much about gardening and there is just so much information I’m lost!!

Could anyone just give me a list of plants to buy so that I never have a bare fence? I love bright colours so would prefer those. Any help is much appreciated!!

Winter honeysuckle

www.amazon.co.uk/Lonicera-purpusii-Flowering-Honeysuckle-Plant/dp/B08LBMX6CF/ref=asc_df_B08LBMX6CF/?hvlocphy=9045255&linkCode=df0&hvptwo&psc=1&hvnetw=g&hvadid=483313890232&hvpone&hvlocint&hvpos&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl&hvqmt&tag=mumsnetforu03-21&hvtargid=pla-1124453071868&hvrand=16507475329124419550

Evergreen honeysuckle
www.amazon.co.uk/Lonicera-henryi-Honeysuckle-Evergreen-Climber/dp/B07D8TVQV7/ref=asc_df_B07D8TVQV7/?hvlocphy=9045255&linkCode=df0&hvptwo&psc=1&hvnetw=g&hvadid=309904185356&hvpone&hvlocint&hvpos&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl&hvqmt&tag=mumsnetforu03-21&hvtargid=pla-693146523746&hvrand=4639107270985511465

What aspect does the fence face?

There are lots of climbers that can be grown in containers that flower in the spring, summer and autumn but not much flowers in winter. Winter jasmine, winter honeysuckle and winter clematis are the ones that come to mind.

This is a good list of evergreen climbers but not all of them are suitable for planters:

www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/grow-plants/20-of-the-best-evergreen-climbers/

This is a good specialist clematis nursery. You don't have to buy from them but you can search clematis suitable for container growing that flower in winter, spring and summer and intertwine them.

www.taylorsclematis.co.uk/?gclid=CjwKCAjwj6SEBhAOEiwAvFRuKHTF2hLOCOu-wg-v8Lss4EHdQZuhn1xwgYXOpVvYk9OqkK3CVbIwOBoCjnwQAvD_BwE

Other than clematis, jasmine and honeysuckle, common climbers you could grow are passion flowers, some roses, climbing hydrangea campsis (autumn flowering).

I would second the recommendation for the evergreen / winter honeysuckle. I planted this July-ish last year (two small plants) and they have spread really well and held their foliage all winter.
I would also suggest in addition to the other excellent recommendations to look at maybe adding in a sweet pea- not evergreen but grows really well in a container and spreads really well with lovely colour.
Also (because I'm a real garden novice as well and it didn't automatically click for me) you will need something to attach to the fence for the plants to climb up- trellis is the traditional option and if you paint it that can add some additional colour / interest to the fence. I used hooks and eyes with wire threaded through as that was much cheaper than trellis.

Thank you so much for recommendations so far!

@WellTidy I meant to add it to original post but forgot! East facing.

@MavisMonkey I was planning to use wire too, good to know it works! Don’t really want to paint as there are lots of knot holes and I think it would make a real mess for next door! Also there’s a lot of fence in my garden and to be honest I really can’t be bothered 😂

Thanks!

I love Taylors (recommended upthread) for clematis. And the website is really useful. I’ve had lovely plants from there.

I have an east facing wall - some roses do ok facing east as pretty much all roses need some sun. Rosa Madame Alfred carriere is recommended for north facing walls, but would do fine I think on an east facing fence, creamy flowers, quite long flowering and grows quickly.

If you like sweet peas, you can buy perennial ones rather than growing them annually. Look out for ‘everlasting sweet pea’. I bought two in Waitrose two years ago for about £8 each and they’re brilliant. I noticed that they had one there last week. They’re not at all fragrant, but absolutely plenty of blooms on them and so pretty.

You can also grown solanum (potato vine) as a climber. I have this in an east facing wall and it does well. I have white and purple varieties.

I do like sweet peas, that’s good to know there’s a perennial variety. Also I’d never heard of solanum before, it’s very pretty!

I’ve got a good plants list started, now just to make the bloody planters 😂