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Quick and easy growing climbers to pretty up the side of our house

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Perfectmummy1234 · 16/01/2023 16:04

looking for advice on quick growing, flowering climbers to cover the side of our house. Other than wisteria I have no ideas!!

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AlexandraJJ · 16/01/2023 16:13

Clematis. Lots to choose from

IcakethereforeIam · 16/01/2023 16:54

Climbing roses, climbing hydrangea. Honeysuckle. Be careful of something too quick growing or you'll be battling to keep it off the windows and out of the guttering.

StarInTheHeavens · 16/01/2023 16:58

Deffo roses, look up David Austin Roses.

WellTidy · 16/01/2023 17:04

I’ve been surprised at how quickly my jasmine has grown. I love that it is evergreen, the fragrance and the flowers.

Jellybean23 · 16/01/2023 17:04

Be sure to check the heights of whatever you choose. Some climbers are massive. The creeper on the house opposite reaches the chimney and needs cutting back every year. It also clings to the PVC window frames and has made a right mess of them because the owners are lax.
Climbing hydrangeas are rampant, wisteria too.

MereDintofPandiculation · 17/01/2023 11:48

Avoid Clematis montana. That reaches the roofs very quickly

CaptainMum · 17/01/2023 13:23

If you get good sunlight, a David Austin rambling rose for quick growth or a climber would be lovely. Good choice of colours, flower size etc!

Knittedfairies · 17/01/2023 13:36

Lots to choose from; just avoid ivy, however pretty the variegation. I had to pull one down as it got under the roof tiles, after bending a gas pipe. Pulling it down took bits of rendering off the walls, so that had to be re-done. The ivy was in a tiny pot, and cost 40p at a fete somewhere - an expensive mistake!

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