Recommend a climber for a trellis topped fence.

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We have a long fence down one side of our garden. It's south facing and sandy. I already have a honeysuckle, clematis, climbing hydrangea and - my absolute favourite - an akebia quinata. I had a passiflora but it was never happy. I've got a couple of gaps to fill. I really like lots of colour, interesting shapes and anything the bees and butterflies love would be a bonus.

A few suggestions:

Jasmine
Trachelospermum jasminoides
Abutilon

Oh abutilon is stunning.

I would put a David Austin climbing rose there, but I put them everywhere. The Bathesba is a beautiful orange and smells lovely.

Ooh, you've got all the same climbers as me! I do love a scented climber! I agree, akebia quinata is absolutely lovely, I've got the 'Silver Bells' variety, which has just started springing to life in the last few weeks- its gorgeous!

How about a Stauntonia hexaphylla, or a Trachelospermum jasminoides? You don't have to stick to the traditional white jasminoides, you can get a lovely pink one with a yellow centre, or another variety that is a creamy yellow. Do you know what group your clematis is? I grow a group 1 variety right next to a group 3 variety- the group 1 clematis is evergreen and flowers quite early in the season (its flowering its socks off right now, and smells amazing!) Whilst the group 3 flowers in late summer/early autumn.

I've been trying to find the space to squeeze in an ercilla volubilis, but haven't quite managed it yet! But they look lovely and are really unusual, so it might be worth hunting down. It might also be worth trying another variety of passiflora, some of them seem to be much tougher than others- certainly where my sister lives in a milder part of the south east I've literally seen them spring up in unexpected places like weeds.

Clematis is a group 2 (sunset).

I'm so glad I asked on here. Some of these suggestions are stunning. The ercilla volubilis is beautiful and I've bookmarked the other suggestions too.

I did toy with roses but I have them elsewhere in the garden and want to keep the rose bit separate. However, I may have ordered a Bathsheba anyway as the colour is magnificent and reminds me of my granny. Oh and a Wollerton Old Hall for good measure. I've room in my rose garden (sounds grand, it's the patch of lawn at the front of the house).

Just need it to STOP SNOWING now...

You'll have to let us know how you get on with the ercilla volubilis if you put one in- I'm wavering as I don't really have the room, but I'm definitely very tempted!

I'm glad I'm not the only one that keeps ordering roses that I don't really have room for- its just too tempting when that David Austin catalogue lands on the doorstep!

We (as in the people I work with) had a garden at Chelsea a couple of years ago and I spent at least 2 hours just standing in the David Austin show area and spinning in a v v slow circle. No such thing as too many roses.

I've phoned my local nursery and they have an ercilla. I'm collecting it on Saturday. I'll keep you posted.

Oh you lucky thing- both working for a company that means you have an excuse to go to Chelsea, and having a fab nursery locally!

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We (as in the people I work with) had a garden at Chelsea a couple of years ago and I spent at least 2 hours just standing in the David Austin show area and spinning in a v v slow circle. No such thing as too many roses.

I've phoned my local nursery and they have an ercilla. I'm collecting it on Saturday. I'll keep you posted.

Oh I was there a couple of years ago too, and spent ages marvelling at their stand. Chris Beardshaw was there, and I may have spent more time looking at him than I did the roses

I was going to suggest an akebia before reading you full post. Maybe get a different coloured akebia to add to it. They are beautiful afterall.

Campsis Radicans; the trumpet vine: https://www.jparkers.co.uk/campsis-radicans-0001758c?foc=193&fook=1f9d5bbfc405f6044b569e55356835b0&fos=gplauk&gclid=CjwKCAjwopWSBhB6EiwAjxmqDRCAW3CCzJxSeWkFKT5-luM-dYkqolaHfXwKAl1F-eIG1ImBi9vmdBoCUVwQAvD_BwE

morning glory.....easy and grows fast.

Not sure I like the colour of the trumpet vines, a bit blocky. I'm going to research them more though.

And morning glory is pretty enough but just reminds me of bindweed and I spend 98% of my gardening hours cursing my neighbours' decision to let their bindweed run rampant.

Lonicera japonica 'Aureoreticulata' (Japanese Honeysuckle). Variegated and somewhat less vigorous than others of the species.
It is classified as semi-evergreen, though I have never known it lose its leaves even in the coldest winter in the UK. Striking leaf colour and fragrant flowers.
(I note you already have a honeysuckle but this one merits consideration for it's attractive leaf).

Have you looked at Solanum Crispum? Lovely purple flowers and it's semi-evergreen.

Have you got a Ceanothus?

You could fill the gaps with sweet peas this summer. Or maybe even runner beans?

I love lonicera japonica. Good shout.

Solanum Crispum I've never seen before but looks beautiful. I've added it to the list.

I absolutely love ceanothus and have tried to grow it three times now. For some reason, it just fails in my garden. I've about given up which is miserable as it's a favourite.

I have some willow obelisks I made and they are always covered in sweet peas. I love them. Got some new ones to try this year. Might use some to pad out the gaps for now.