evrgreen climbers

Hi Cookygirl. Welcome to GOY. Yes, there are evergreen climbers available. There are Clematis that flower in the winter, like C.armandii and several in the C.cirrhosa group; a climbing hydrangea - H.petiolaris, Pileostegia viburnoides, Trachelospermum jasminoides, Solanum laxum 'Album' or S. crispum 'Glasnevin', Holbellia latifolia and lots of different ivies with differently shaped leaves and variegations.

I hope you find something that suits you in that list!

Good luck.

Hello Cookygirl and welcome. I don't know the answer to your question because I am also very new to gardening, however someone most certainly will (I see Spritzhenry does). Thats what makes GOY so enjoyable.

Thank you...Il be off down the garden centre now with confidence now.

Several of the variegated euonymus will cling on to a wall (like ivy but not so tenaciously) if planted against one. 'Silver Queen' and 'Emerald Gaiety' are especially good. Will take sun or shade

Unusual for you to make a mistake Spritzhenry H.petiolaris is certainly not an evergreen

Because it's so often trained as a wall shrub I'll mention Pyracantha. Its season of interest is autumn/winter because of the berries. Be aware it does have very sharp thorns (though this is handy if you need it for security). Oh, and winter jasmine, jasminum nudiflorum, isn't evergreen but it has yellow flowers in winter (unfortunately scentless) and most of the thin branches are green so it doesn't really look bare look even when the leaves are gone. It can build up a bit of a thicket of dead wood but I haven't found it a problem if I prune it after flowering each year. Not wildly exciting but seeing it from my kitchen door has been cheering me up while nothing much else was in bloom. You need to grow it up some kind of support or on wires.

Hi to you and welcome, Garrya Elliptica is excellent for walls,Chaenomeles (Flowering quince) and as stated several ivies, and many clematis and as Elleme says jasminum nudiflorum. Plants that carry berries from the previous autumn,such as Cotoneaster and Pyracantha, I think Spritz covered the rest, hope this helps you.

Dottydaisy's mention of Garrya reminded me of another evergreen catkin-bearer that can be trained up a wall - Itea ilicifolia. If you ever go to RHS Wisley there's a good example of one on the right just after you've gone through the entrance and up the steps. Leaves look a little bit like holly. I don't know if it's very widely available, though I know wisley sell it.

Spritz and Fleuremai, The other Hydrangeas called 'climbing hydrangea' the H.integrifolia and the H. seemanii are evergreen but not the petiolaris or the H. anomala. Gets confusing when they all have the common name 'climbing H.' Lol. I once bought a petiolaris and had to change it quickly.

John.

You need to find out which way the wall faces. This is vital for choosing the right plants. South facing is easy, but north or east will need tougher subjects. For N or E you could use Garrya elliptica which has lovely 10inch pale catkin-like flowers from Dec to Spring. It is free-standing and doesn't need 'attaching' to the wall. Itea ilicifolia is really unusual for a west facing wall and has scented catkins in late summer. I wouldn't recommend climbing hydrangea unless you have a huge space to cover, it doesn't flower well in shade and spends the first 5 years or so very slowly growing .Then it romps away up to the sky!! I agree with Chaenomeles, they come in some lovely colours. Trachelospermum (for sunny spot) is gorgeous!

Ooops! Sorry if I misled you, yes, I meant H. seemanii. I'll blame my state of health!

Thanks, fleurdemai.

Please may I redeem myself and add another interesting and evergreen climber? Well, it's evergreen in my garden, I know, because I can see it from the window!

Akebia quinata - the Chocolate Vine - it has attractive leaves, is quite vigorous, and has small but pretty flowers which really do smell of chocolate in early spring. I like it very much.

I have an H. seemanii on the north (westish) wall of my house (instead of the aborted H. petiolaris). I agree with Volunteer that they are slow growing for the first few years but it only gets the sun in the evening in summer and is a profuse flowerer. I love it. Plus it is so gentle it does not damage the mortar.

John.

You're growing chocolate in your garden Spritz? My favourite food - and all time feel-good staple food at that! Mmmm yummy, chocolate with everything!

Welcome to GoY Cookiegirl41, I have a honeysuckle which is an evergreen and seems to grow very fast in the summer. I've even taken some of the tendrils and laid them in pots whilst still attached to the main plant and created 2 new plants for free! It's a good feeling to get something for free, but when you've created it yourself you kinda feel proud (and a little smug for not needing to part with the cash for a new plant!).

Yes, Gf, but I inherited this one. I planted a Cosmos atrosanguineus last summer, that smells of chocolate as well. Sadly, I suspect that the frost has killed it...but I shall get another one as it was such a great plant! Much better for the waistline to sniff them rather than eat chocolate!

Great feeling to create new plants, isn't it!