Hi,
I have put up an arch and would like to plant some climbers. I was wondering what type of climber looks tropical but will survive the victorian weather. I kinda like the look of the clematis but does anyone else have some suggestions.
Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: Best Climber 14Apr 04, 2009 5:32 am bum, I just bought a clematis for a climber. I didn't know they looked crap in winter. how crap will it look? like dead crap? "Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions." — Elizabeth Gilbert Living in our new house. Currently scaping the land. Re: Best Climber 15Apr 04, 2009 6:11 am It depends on which one, Donuts - some are fine, but others lose all their leaves and become what looks like a bunch of dead stems that miraculously sprout again in spring. I had a gorgeous one at our old house, huge blue-purple flowers, but it was deciduous. I grew it up a gum tree and you just didnt' see it in winter. In summer though, it had plenty of POW! Re: Best Climber 16Apr 04, 2009 6:19 am thanks kek, I might have to google mine and see what I find about it. It's a clematis blue light, the lady said it was a hybrid variety, but wasn't sure what it was hybrid with... "Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions." — Elizabeth Gilbert Living in our new house. Currently scaping the land. Re: Best Climber 17Apr 04, 2009 12:44 pm For the sake of record when others maybe searching climbers this link provides some nessessary info when considering climbers in the garden. http://www.agric.wa.gov.au/content/HORT ... IMBERS.PDF Re: Best Climber 18Apr 04, 2009 12:52 pm thanks for that article Fu. mmmm I am now thinking I might plant the clematis somewhere in the back and look for one that's not deciduous for the verandah.... does this sound like a good idea? "Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions." — Elizabeth Gilbert Living in our new house. Currently scaping the land. Re: Best Climber 19Apr 04, 2009 7:28 pm What I did with mine was to plant it with a potato creeper. So when the clematis died back, the other was still green and leafy. Maybe you can find another climber that you like and plant them together? Yours looks gorgeous - the flowers will more than make up for the bare branches in winter. Re: Best Climber 20Apr 04, 2009 9:52 pm thanks kek, maybe I'll do that! Or just plant the clematis for now and see what it does in the winter, and if it looks horrible then I could plant something else. Does a potato creeper grow potatoes "Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions." — Elizabeth Gilbert Living in our new house. Currently scaping the land. 4 9958 Hi im new to this forum. What a terrific site! Im planning to put a granny flat in my back yard. I'm in a Fire Zone and wondering what the most efficient fireproof… 0 8624 |