I cant allow all the climbers that want to do this to have their way but some Clematis are allowed, as in a few weeks they get cut away so for most of the year they are not there
Huldine is actually growing over a Camellia St Ewe but is also taking over a Tibouchina and Salvia confertiflora! clematis huldine 004 by charliepridham, on Flickr
Vanessa is supposed to also grow over a Camellia but has formed a strong attachment to Phyllostachys nigra clematis vanessa 005 by charliepridham, on Flickr
Black Prince infests a variegated Pittosporum Elizabeth but is now reaching across to the Abutilon milleri clematis black prince 006 by charliepridham, on Flickr
Grub wrote:Looks fantastic Charlie, I can just let things go here as I have a thing called 'winter' to do the tidying up for me :lol:
:lol:
I'm not sure that the "southerners" on this forum realise how cold it gets for us this far inland Grub!!
The dividing wall is a battleground between the Ivy that was here when we moved in, next doors Clematis and my Eccromocarpus scaber. The Clem looks good for a couple of weeks in late spring, but then my Eccromocarpus takes over for the rest of the summer. I've also introduced Passiflora Amethyst to the mix this year.
On a bit of a tangent, this Jasmine in t'other halfs garden was allowed to grow over a steel hoop with minimal pruning. Many years later she now has this rather strong Jasmine arch...................
LONGK wrote:I'm not sure that the "southerners" on this forum realise how cold it gets for us this far inland Grub!!
Not true! I'm always amazed at the low temperature figures recorded in Benson that is only 20 miles north of here. I'm 35 miles from the coast but that extra 20 seems to make a big difference.
Like the combo of Eccremocarpus and Clematis, We went to Oxford yesterday for a wander around the botanical gardens and I collected some seed from an Eccremocarpus scaber with very dark red/orange flowers so will attempt a similar 'swamping' next year in my garden.
LONGK wrote:I'm not sure that the "southerners" on this forum realise how cold it gets for us this far inland Grub!!
Not true! I'm always amazed at the low temperature figures recorded in Benson that is only 20 miles north of here. I'm 35 miles from the coast but that extra 20 seems to make a big difference.
It is surprising. Brize Norton is my benchmark and it pains me how often it is on a par with Scotland.
AndyC wrote:
Like the combo of Eccremocarpus and Clematis, We went to Oxford yesterday for a wander around the botanical gardens and I collected some seed from an Eccremocarpus scaber with very dark red/orange flowers so will attempt a similar 'swamping' next year in my garden.
I must get up there again soon - I've only been a couple of times this summer.
Is it just me or does anyone else find the "coloured" Eccromocarpus less hardy?
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Is it just me or does anyone else find the "coloured" Eccromocarpus less hardy?[/quote]
I had the pale cream and an orange flowered form in the garden a number of years ago and lost both in 2010 winter so I can't say from my experience whether or not that is true.
clematis huldine 004 by charliepridham, on Flickr
clematis vanessa 005 by charliepridham, on Flickr
clematis black prince 006 by charliepridham, on Flickr
