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Potted climbing plant ideas?

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BourbonD · 12/05/2024 17:09

I would like to grow something up my fence, but the base is my patio. Garden is south facing and gets a lot of all day sun. Is there something I could plant in pots (maybe rectangular shaped?) that could grow up the fence? Thank you

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70isaLimitNotaTarget · 25/05/2024 20:33

I have a Jasmine in a huge pot , it's 2yo now , growing well (I cut it back this year) hopefully going to flower soon (has a trellis)

New Chocolate Vine in another huge pot , some decent growth but no flowers yet

I am trying again with PassionFlowers , the last one died for no reason, the one before didn;t surbive the extreme heat ( it was beautiful and got quite big )

Clematis I am perservering with , I cut it right back and I;ll see how it goes . There's one in the front garden that is going great guns . I dodn't plant it but it seems to favour my garden, I think its in a piece of earth the size of two bricks .

And a hop, don't know why I bought this its not pretty , just green and climbing -it was this or Russian Vine .

And my Boson Ivy which is amazing , lovely leaves , beautiful red in Autumn. Very greedy for water

I don;t like honeysuckle so not tried that ,

justjudy · 25/05/2024 20:51

I'm growing a potted climbing rose this year. Planted as a bare root in early April and it's growing new leaves every day. It's a David Austin one - Claire Austin

marmaladeandpeanutbutter · 25/05/2024 20:53

Sunny patio- most things. A David Austen repeat flowering rise with a clematis planted with it and growing through it. Gives a long season of flowers, both plants taken together. I'd try for a scented rose, given the position.

ciaopizza · 25/05/2024 21:20

@70isaLimitNotaTarget can I ask please how big is your 'huge pot' for the jasmine. I've just planted one in a relatively deep pot, not sure if it's wide enough though.

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 25/05/2024 21:33

ciaopizza · 25/05/2024 21:20

@70isaLimitNotaTarget can I ask please how big is your 'huge pot' for the jasmine. I've just planted one in a relatively deep pot, not sure if it's wide enough though.

It's about half a barrel size.
If/when it gets too big I will plant it out but for now it seems happy enough.

I gave my potted plants some top dressing today

I buy tiny plants or plant from seed 99% of the time .
My new PassionFlower was £8 quite tall but in a tiny pot ( about the size of a Haagen Das tub) so I;m hoping it;ll be pleased with its new pot Smile

CJ0374 · 25/05/2024 21:42

Climbing rose or a clematis.

If you wanted edibles, I've grown runner beans, french climbing beans, mange tout, cucumbers and kuri squash in large pots and trained up a trellis.

ErrolTheDragon · 26/05/2024 00:09

You can also add annuals grown from seed such as sweet peas and morning glories.

Tootytoot78 · 26/05/2024 00:16

A neighbour has trained a pair of pyracantha up a trellis.
They have been pruned and cut to within an inch of their lives, but they look fabulous!
Evergreen, berries in autumn /winter and white flowers in summer. The birds, bees and butterflies love it.

BourbonD · 26/05/2024 01:41

Thank you, I will be googling these!

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70isaLimitNotaTarget · 26/05/2024 10:40

Pyracantha are spikey , we have one in the border and it needs to be kept well trimmed as a rogue branch will catch my washing line or any skin.
Great for birds , loads of berries. It;s a dense shrub so I don't think any birds nest in it .

CoManagerOfTheShitpile · 26/05/2024 10:47

We've got various honeysuckles, jasmine, clematis. Passionflower was fabulous for a year then died, a hop that was also tremendous for a year and then died - however that came back better than ever. Kiwi Jenny which is struggling, a chocolate vine which is going great guns, and a Sollya climbing bluebell which was new this year but is now waist height and flowering. Also new this year was a couple of climbing hydrangeas which haven't quite made it out of the pot yet.

MavisPennies · 26/05/2024 10:56

Just place marking - I want a climber for near my front door but it will also need to be in a pot I think. East facing & I reckon I'll get a half barrel if anyone has any good ideas!
I'm thinking scented repeat flowering rose or perhaps star jasmine

ErrolTheDragon · 26/05/2024 12:13

Great for birds , loads of berries. It;s a dense shrub so I don't think any birds nest in it .

I had to quit pruning the one on my back fence earlier this spring when I saw a little beaky face staring out at me!

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 26/05/2024 14:13

ErrolTheDragon · 26/05/2024 12:13

Great for birds , loads of berries. It;s a dense shrub so I don't think any birds nest in it .

I had to quit pruning the one on my back fence earlier this spring when I saw a little beaky face staring out at me!

Ah it's nice to see the birds picked a good secure place to nest . I do look into the depths of it but I haven't seen anything likely to be a nest . Any cutting I do is with secateurs very carefully with gloves , then I have to chop it to get it into the green waste bag .

Some neighbours have mature trees ( willow and fir) which are the prefered nesting sites .

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