Climbers & flowers?

I have a small square shaped patio area at the back of my property. It is completely paved with the exception of a strip of earth approx 40cm deep in front of the back fence (which is about 3.5m long). Said back fence is a pole style fence allowing people to see into my garden and house from the outside.





Ideally I’d like to cover the fence with climbers but at the same time I’d also quite like to have colourful flowers.





Can anyone offer any advice? I’m a complete gardening beginner.





Having a look on a few websites I really like the look of Maypop’s and I understand Clematis are also really good climbers. Can I introduce smaller non-climbing plants into such a small area or would they not grow well together?





The garden is warm and gets a good amount of sun from around 2pm onwards but is shady during the mornings.





Thanks


Laura

Climbers %26amp; flowers?
I'd look for a passion flower! They have large, shiny, evergreen leaves, beautfiully complex flowers in summer and orange fruits in autumn. They grow very quickly and doesn't mind if it's in sun or shade. I've got one on a trellis and it's doubled in size in about 6 months!
Reply:A fragrant climbing rose with complimentary clematis growing through it would be quite good in this position
Reply:Clematis is a good choice,but use one that flowers in spring/summer, then plant another that flowers in late summer/fall(sweet autumn).
Reply:Akebia quinata, it is semi evergreen and has small reddish/purple flowers with a perfume said to smell of chocolate hence the common name Chocolate Vine.
Reply:I had a beautiful honeysuckle climber in my back gardern-and I say 'had' with a big sigh!


I have a medium to large garden and the climber took one side of the fence- the colour is a mixture of purples and pinks just all over -truly amazing, and the fragrance in the summertime- wow! I used to leave my patio door open it really used to make my whole house smell wonderful especially in the long summer evenings the smell was so aromatic.





Me being me didnt realise that it was dying, last year it flowered about half of what it used to- this year, dead.





When I realised I cried for it, I really did.


Does anybody know is there a way to revive dead plants?


Please let me know before I cut it off-Im depressed.





Go for the honeysuckle-you wont regret it!
Reply:Ivy is fast growing but look very boaring , get a clematis but get one that has the name starting with montana , so montana elizabeth , montana ruban these are the fast growing ones and will soon have what you wont covered up.
Reply:My clematis this year-- on the north side of my home is doing very, very well. I used a 17-17-17 fertilizer for the first time on my lawn, and have made sure I kept the moisture sufficient.


I agree with Sweet Autumn clematis-- it has the most wonderful fragrance! But it only blooms in the fall here.


No one mentioned trumpet vine. It is a pest here, zone 7-- but it is one strong plant. As expected-- hummingbirds love trumpet vine. It also may need annual trimming.


A annual that is pretty is hyacinth bean vine. It is prolific, has purple and white blooms that look like peas, has pretty purple seed pods that overwinter in zone 7.


other flowers? With support from you-- no problem. Remember all that growing stuff is drawing nourishment from that small space-- and where ever the roots can go.


Don't forget pots for color! Hanging or sitting on the ground.


good luck
Reply:I would go for evergreen so its there all year round.


Ivy


Clematis Armanii


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Reply:Wisteria would be wonderful, but it is lethal (beware if you have children). Trumpet vine or any type of Jasmine would be great too...


Adding non-climbers could accent the climbers...even if you put them in some decorative pots. Another idea would be statues or big stones...they are decorative as well...
Reply:Clematis is good but can be picky - some people have no trouble with it - mine are just pathetic.


Cotoneaster is a hardy plant that seems to take ages to establish but once it has it will just keep going - I have to trim it all the time or it would cover the windows.


Wisteria is lovely but I think that's quite slow growing as well.


But you could attach pots partway up the screen and train things from there while you are waiting for the others to grow - just an idea - I used on my porch trellis.
Reply:If you are looking for a perennial vine, then it's hard to beat Clematis. My personal favorite climber is Sweet Autumn Clematis (Clematis maximowiciana or C. terniflora); a fast growing twining climber that can reach 20ft or more. While normal Clematis blooms early, Sweet Autumn Clematis will bloom late August until freeze (we're in Zone 5 here). Mine is completely covered with fragrant, white, silver-dollar sized blooms every year. It prefers to keep it's feet in the shade, so I planted a few Rudbeckia in front of it.





To add color, I usually plant several annual vines nearby; usually Morning Glories (Ipomoea) or Black-Eyed Susan Vine (Thurnbergia)