Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Apr 07, 2016 11:22 pm I've got some east facing hardifence down the side (1.5m wide) of my house that I would like to cover up. A green living plant will look much nicer than the grey fibre cement, especially when I'm having breakfast and looking out the window. I have settled on Hardenbergia comptoniana, and will put up some wide spaced wire mesh for it to climb on. The problem is that I am not sure how far apart to space them to cover the fence. I could take a wild guess and go for 2m spacings, but I'd rather get some first hand opinions about it from anyone who has planted them. Fu said http://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?p=422529#p422529 that you could "cover a verge with one of these" so it makes me think that 2m spacings along the fence may be too conservative. What is the consensus? 2m, 2.5m, 3m or 3.5m spacings? Or other! Re: Hardenbergia comptoniana - How far spaced to hide fence? 2Apr 09, 2016 3:04 am I'd do 1.5m to 2m spacing. They tend to grow up more than out. They do like lots of sunlight though. I had it growing up trellising on the west side of my pergola but it decided to grow over to and across a nearby tree instead (smothering a large section of it). Also after a few years the lower area got more sparse which unfortunately a lot of climbers do too. I ended up having to pull it down because it got behind the trellising at the bottom (bolted onto a small retaining wall) and was pushing the trellising out putting pressure on the pergola. The stems at the base get quite thick over time and they are strong. I still like the comptoniana but I've found other climbers are a bit less agressive. It does look amazing when it flowers though. Re: Hardenbergia comptoniana - How far spaced to hide fence? 3Apr 09, 2016 3:32 pm piscean I still like the comptoniana but I've found other climbers are a bit less agressive. Of the other less agressive climbers you've looked at, which one is your favourite? Re: Hardenbergia comptoniana - How far spaced to hide fence? 4Apr 09, 2016 3:49 pm There are probably a lot out there that aren't quite as large and vigorous as the comptoniana. Just from experience alone though, I like the star jasmine (non native) because it is very well behaved and easy to manage. The other is snake vine (native to the eastern states I think) but it copes well in more shady areas too, also not a vigorous climber that needs a lot of pruning or attention. Both of these will take longer to cover the trellis so you will need more patience with them but once they get going they are easy to maintain in the long run. The OP has gone The latch and striker are definitely not aligned but there was no point trying to help the OP understand that. Hence the reason they are no longer with us. 12 3977 Hi Our backyard colourbond fence located on a busy road and it wobbles when cars drive pass it and when it is windy as well. It's colourbond and with 8 posts concreted… 0 2019 Yes i guess this is one of the main reason as i checked one post foundation 4 8559 |