what can you suggest as something that "climbes"...

[donbean]

flowers for long perids and possibly smells nice.

to grow up my garage from my decking.

from a pot.

Honeysuckle? There are lots if varieties to choose from and many need very little attention. What size pot and will the plant be in shade / full sun??

Was going to suggest honeysuckle too.
Even I can grown it, and I seem to be incapable of growing clematis.

Clematis - think thats what its called. very pretty flower.

Whatever you do please do not plant "passion flower" it grows like a weed, everywhere you don't want it, its horrendous stuff and so stubborn!

yes, full sun for the most of the day.
will get what ever size pot that will need.

will google huneysuckle.
thanksyou

Although passion flower has a gorgeous flower, its just so hard to maintain.

does it really have to be in a pot. Just that with plants whatever is above ground, the same is under so could be restrictive for a climber.

Potato vine - doesn;t sound very glamourous, but flowers forever and grows very quickly

ooh have grown passion flower before in the house.
tis pretty but a pain as you say.

honeysuckle

i had a fantastic honeysuckle hedge, started as 3 little cuttings that grew and grew,

I have huge passion flower all over back of my house.It looks after itself.

I've just put some hops in which are lovely.
How about Virginia creeper?
Honeysuckle the best though.

Loads and loads of different types of clematis, some flower in spring, some in summer. they do tend to like having their roots in the shade though, so if the pot's in full sun, might not be ideal.

ive got a potato vine, just planted so its not moved yet. looks healthy but need a fast climber which is pretty.

Jasmine is lovely.

virgina creeper

you can get climbing roses too

honeysuckle it is then, thanks xxx

clematis like cool shady roots so will be very miserable in a pot in sun unless it is a really gigantic pot.

i had a very bad experience with honeysuckle, aphids and ants but that was in shade.

Isn't Russian vine also called Mile a Minute vine or something. Grows quickly anyway

oohh hadnt thought of virginia creeper, im going to look these all up on google.

my parents have 2 clematis in tiny pots in full sun growing on an arch - they are fantastic - always amazes me how well they are growing in conditions which they shouldn't like.

Sorry to be thick, but does Virginia Creeper flower? Only reason I ask is that is what I thought we had growing up the side of our house when we moved in, and it has never flowered.(could be just me getting muddled, I am so good at that!) [or perhaps mine was not the flowering kind!]

No, Virginia Creeper doesn't flower but does turn a fantastic red colour in autumn

That is what I thought, we had this over the entire side of our house, it was gorgeous, but it was so out of control we had to get rid of most of it.

don't let it climb over the roof of the garage, or you may end up with having to replace the roof at great cost like we did grrrr but that was ivy.

Glad I have found this thread as I need some climbers in pots too...can I do a quick hijack and ask if a honeysuckle loses its leaves in winter? Is there such a thing as an evergreen climber? (have a nasty wall to cover).....