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What are your favourite climbers for growing up a tall trellis?

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Pannacotta · 16/04/2009 21:15

We are doing up our garden from scratch, and have lots and lots of bare trellis to cover above a wall which gets both morning and evening sun (ie from either side).
So far my list is for honeysuckle, clematis armandii and akebia.

Any other thoughts/recommendations?
Thanks...

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Pannacotta · 23/04/2009 17:50

Rollmops we need height of around 3m, width prob the same. COlours to go with pinks/plus/apple green.
Not so worried about scent as its at the back of a deep border, long flowering season is more important...

It will combine with honeysuckles/clematis and a trachelospermum I have just bought...

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Rollmops · 24/04/2009 12:13

I would suggest to choose the most free flowering, vigorous and disease free rose as possible for obvious reasons. In pale, almost whitish pink category, Awakening is stunning, almost English rose-like double blooms; New Dawn and Penny Lane are famous for being a very easy to grow and free flowering, succeeding almost in any situation. Classically shaped, lovely flowers.
The above can be seen on Peter Beales Roses website, just print the name in search and voila....
From English Roses, Generous Gardener gets great reviews, don't have it (yet), but check it out on David Austin Roses website.
I love my St.Swithum and George Galway, can be seen on David Austin site as well.

For yellow climber, Graham Thomas Climbing would be a good choice.
Compassion is probably the most rewarding one, it just keeps on flowering and grows so very quickly. Check it out on Apuldram Roses website.
There are so many more but these are really sure bets in terms of being healthy, vigorous and free flowering climbers.
I would go with container grown rose, firstly, because it's a bit late in season to be planting bare root ones and secondly, the container grown ones will give you a good show within weeks.
Check out your local nurseries, they often stock more popular roses from famous growers.
Most important thing to ensure a great display is to tie them as soon as possible to get the stems into horizontal position. Basically just tie a garden twine (soft one) around the middle of the stem and GENTLY pull it down to as horizontal position as possible without breaking it. Then fasten it to the trellis. Take the next stem and bend it in opposite direction. You'll end up with a 'fan' of sorts. The reason for this is the horizontal positioning encourages lateral growth (new stems will pop up along the bent one), meaning, you'll get many more flowers!
Good luck, roses are actually very easy to grow, Water them well and read an occasional sonnet by the Master...

That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet

Rollmops · 24/04/2009 13:26

James Galway even, was reading an old article by George Galloway and the poor rose had to suffer from name calling

heuchera · 24/04/2009 15:27

One of my all-time favourite climbers is Actinidia kolomikta (it's actually a variety of kiwi, I believe, but not the fruit-growing one). The leaves are the most gorgeous white-tipped green which changes colour to pink...I love it, but it is a bit susceptible to really low temperatures. Looks divine once it gets going, though.

heuchera · 24/04/2009 15:29

oops, should add that it's really more of a foliage plant. It does have very tiny white flowers but it's the leaves that make the impact.

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