Garden Dweller

Looking to conceal an unattractive wall, or eager to bring a decorative fruiting climber to a lacklustre corner of the garden? Well, before you rush out to buy a climber, identify which will be best for the job. You see some climbers, for example ivy, are more adept at surviving in poorly lit regions, whereas those that produce flowers often need full sunlight to flourish.

Also, depending on what it is you are hoping to cover, or decorate you will want to know if you require a self clinging twinning, scrambling or trailing type. Note too that wisteria and evergreen will give you something nice to look at all year round, without the big fanfare of blooms or fruits in the warm months, and deciduous climbers (like clematis or jasmine) will be eye-catching till autumn, but then loose their up and at ‘em appeal. And if you are lucky enough to be planting the climbers for the sole purpose of wanting to admire their beauty, then they are very well featured when growing up a circular article like a column as this will show it off from all angles.