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readily available climbers - evergreen Persian ivy Hedera colchica 'Sulphur Heart' and deciduous Vitis coignetiae, the crimson glory vine.What fantastic partners. Ivy is a valuable screening plant, clinging to almost any surface, and relishing challenging

ivy, e.g. Hedera helix 'Tripod' x3Zinc trough DrillCrocksGravel or gritDrill a drainage hole in each corner of the trough. Cover the base with crocks followed by a thick layer of gravel or grit, then fill it two-thirds with compost.Remove the ferns

don't waste energy travelling to them.autumnall year round20 minutesPittosporum tenuifolium x1Skimmia japonica subsp. reevesiana x1 Ivy Hedera helix 'Glacier' x1Carex buchananii x1Tulipa 'Red riding Hood' x 10Square planter, roughly 45cm Round cup bird

from the local wild plants. We don't have hedgerows in Hackney, but we do have a canal, besides which grows the field rose, Rosa arvensis, common honeysuckle, Lonicera periclymenum, and ivy, Hedera helix. I gathered a few hips from the rose (leaving

other insects hibernate in its foliage.Ivy, Hedera helixLate-flowering buddleja supplies insects with nectar when others have finished flowering. Pollinators attracted to its blooms include bees, moths and hoverflies.BuddlejaMany hebe cultivars flower

for a dash of colour.Top climbers for potsClematis x cartmanii 'Joe'Ivies are one of the most useful and attractive of all plants for pots. This one has dark-green, shiny leaves with curled edges.Hedera helix 'Ivalace'Variegated foliage is a real pick