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Help with identifying this rapidly growing plant

On 22/02/2013 in forum

opinion or experience. Greeting, ThaiGer. Look HERE. Dont think I can help.. sorry So this is an utterly rampant climber. No flowers, deciduous and it twines. Is that right? And is growing now at the tail end of winter--and has underground suckers


Identification of climber

On 30/06/2012 in forum

one growing against a wall. Very vigorous, deciduous and red leaves in winter before they fall. Not sure which would win in the battle for supremacy - the Boston Ivy or a Virginia Creeper !!  Don't know what is but sure it isn't a Virginia Creeper


Help to find a plant

On 14/07/2012 in forum

poles, must be very narrow, slowish growing and wildlife friendly, sun morning and evening in a dry, light neutral soil, open to the elements so must be 'hardy' and no more than about 2m tall. Can anyone help? honeysuckle most are deciduous but some


The crimson glory vine

On 17/11/2008 in Plants

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


Best climber

On 17/02/2013 in forum

wide and 1.8 m high and I'm looking to find the best evergreen climber to plant to complete the job. I thought about a jasmine, but am told it will grow too vigorously, and am hoping that someone with much more experience will have some ideas. We


Ideas appreciated for shrubs to create structure in my new garden

On 26/04/2013 in forum

My borders are empty apart from 4 trees, each about 10' or 12' high - a conifer and a lilac side by side on the left hand side, a prunus and an apple tree about 12' apart on the right hand side.  But I need to put some shrubs and climbers in front


Wildlife friendly suggestions for bare fences....

On 14/12/2012 in forum

growing them already you can get offshoots from them for free. Don't plant them too close to the base of the fence and you'll have something very beneficial to bees and then get a crop for yourself or the birds. no. 2 : For supporting climbers


I want to hide the houses at the end of the garden

On 02/05/2013 in forum

for a mixed screen against our fence of Laurel, climbers and deciduous trees for interest. Can recommend Solanum Crispum as is a great, fast growing climber. We're slowly getting a nice dense screen but it will take a while. Looked into pleached option


evergreen screen planting

On 07/04/2013 in forum

from specialists I think... someone else may advise on that... Hi Scott, welcome If you want total privacy I'd go for a panel fence with climbers and shrubs in front. Then you can have a mix of evergreen and deciduous, berries, and anything else you


new border for boring garden

On 17/03/2013 in forum

://www.crocus.co.uk/ready-made-borders/ A new border with plenty of Sun!! Sounds like a treat. Agree that you should perhaps take your time with the planning. Work on the soil structure first and then go from there. You are right to start with the structural evergreens and any deciduous


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