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Produce => Non Edible Plants => Topic started by: boxingtortoise on March 04, 2004, 14:37:52

Title: Good climber for a shed
Post by: boxingtortoise on March 04, 2004, 14:37:52

What is a nice climbing plant to put on the back of a shed?
Can you please tell me how to train a plant to climb a shed as well please.
The back of our shed gets little to no direct sunlight.
In fact, how would a man grow Honeysuckle up a shed?

Title: Re:Good climber for a shed
Post by: The gardener on March 04, 2004, 15:13:04

Nail some inch thick laths to the hut then fix either wires or mesh to this then you will have all the necessary support.

Quite a few Clematis would grow under these conditions.


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Title: Re:Good climber for a shed
Post by: MagpieDi on March 04, 2004, 15:30:32

Agree with Gardener ! My clematis alpina thrives in similar aspect, as does a climbing hydrangea ( petiolaris ) Both flower profusely, and much prettier than Russian Vine!!  ;)  ;D

Title: Re:Good climber for a shed
Post by: jethro on March 04, 2004, 15:49:07

On the old site i had a wisteria next to the shed, the trouble was that near the end the shed was nailled to it, it was the only thing keeping it up  ;D what i mean is the wisteria was keepimg the shed up?

Title: Re:Good climber for a shed
Post by: MagpieDi on March 04, 2004, 16:02:51

Hahaha!!.....think I understand Jethro!!  ::)  ;D  Sounds as tho' you've had a hard day bonny lad !!  ;D  ....must be home time soon???  ;)  ;D

Title: Re:Good climber for a shed
Post by: jethro on March 04, 2004, 16:09:55

Hard day? me? purlease, going home at 5.00 (working overtime  >:() but still have time to come hear and get abused from you women  ;D, but love it all the same  ;D ;D ;D