Best evergreen climber for an ugly wall/fence?

[Pigletsoink]

Just hoping for some recommendations really. I’ve got some climbing hydrangeas but they’re proving to be slow starters.

V new to gardening and have been looking for something like this - we have a north-facing courtyard garden and really want to green up the fences.

A Jasmine has really taken off on one side - lovely glossy dark green leaves and pretty flowers if your wall gets any sun at all. I got two more for the other side and planted them about 10 days ago, just starting to see a bit of growth.

Also planted an ivy some weeks back on the third wall but that hasn't taken off. Looking forward to other people's suggestions

Which way does it face @Pigletsoink?

Climbing hydrangeas are notoriously slow to start but once they take off they can really romp away. Depending on the conditions (aspect, dry vs damp, how far north you are) there are some lovely evergreen clematis e.g. armandii. But they won't want to be either waterlogged or too hot at the roots.

I have winter jasmine which is good.
Passion flower grew faster but died back in frost or strong sun.
That's an east facing fence.

Russian vines are prolific some people call them mile a minute. White flowers.
I'd perhaps be inclined to plant 2 climbers which flower at different times if you can so you get flowers over a longer period

One wall is South-East facing, the other one - West and lots of shade as the house towers over the fence I’d like it to grow over.

You could have trachelospermum jasminoides on the sunny side.

I'm glad to hear climbing hydrangea is slow to start but eventually gets going. I planted one this spring, on a north-facing wall, and it looks perfectly healthy, but hasn't grown much at all, whereas a virginia creeper planted at the same time is flourishing.

Solarnum?
In white or mauve flowers.

Thank you all, some great suggestions! Going to research today.

You could also look at honeysuckle - smells amazing & great for both pollinators & birds; or climbing or rambling roses - but you'll need wires or trellis.

Just for some other options: we have enjoyed growing pyracantha and also espaliered ceanothus (get the evergreen version, although yu can’t see the leaves for blue flowers in June).

Japanese honeysuckle (lonicera japonica) is evergreen and will grow in shade, it can be a bit of a thug though!