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Evergreen climber suggestions for a shady area

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Renonewb1e · 23/06/2026 12:34

My neighbours have build a hideous garden room right next to our fence.
Could someone advise a good large / climbing plant (preferably evergreen) that can tolerate shade (gets a couple of hours of sun first thing, that's about it).

There' also a large apple tree close by so I guess that could affect the growth of a lot of plants too

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Ilovemyshed · 23/06/2026 12:39

Trachelespermum (sp?)

Renonewb1e · 23/06/2026 12:45

@Ilovemyshed oh, good thinking. I actually already have one of those in my garden, perhaps I could just move it! 🤔

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Geneticsbunny · 23/06/2026 18:15

Climbing hydrangea

OutOfApricots · 23/06/2026 18:24

Yes, climbing hydrangea. They do take a while to get going though. Maybe some variegated ivy.

If they've built it right next to your fence, where is the water run-off going? By law, run-off from a structure is supposed to go onto your land, is not allowed to drain onto your neighbour's land. You might need to check that.

Tiddlywinks63 · 23/06/2026 18:51

Definitely climbing hydrangea, mine doesn’t get any sun at all and it’s magnificent this year.

JamMakingWannaBe · 23/06/2026 19:53

Evergreen honeysuckle.
Mine is in a narrow side return that doesn't get much sun at all.

Renonewb1e · 24/06/2026 08:12

@OutOfApricots the gutter is on their side thankfully. Legally it is too close to our fence, but they've built it now so we're just going to do our best to hide it (we did ask them to put up a full size fence, but apparently that was too much money/effort for them 🙄).

I'll definitely look into a climbing hydrangea!

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