Makes a great hedge planted against fence
Fits well into the herbaceous border long flowering timenettle
Nettle
Hope Valley
"Grown for bright-red autumn and winter berries - highly appreciated by thrushes and blackbirds - and a** **winter warming climber trained on walls and fences"
Fits well into the herbaceous border long flowering timenettle
Nettle
Hope Valley
I've had this plant around 8 months and it is really healthy. I was unsure about buying a plant online but it came really well packaged and has grown very happily! I really like the way you can search for the correct type of plant for the conditions in your space -very helpful for a beginner gardener like me!
Cat
London
This is a really lovely shrub, very healthy and with wonderful red berries. I am extremely pleased with it from every point of view.
fair weather gardener
Penzance
The plant cheerfully survived the double whammy of a really harsh winter which only truly ended in May, followed by a really really long drought. It is still sitting there, quietly growing and biding its time. Just what I need in my brutal heavy clay garden.
PlantSlayer
Essex
This plant was to add to a hedge
Twts
Cardiff
I wanted a pyracantha to grow along a new fence. I ordered two from Crocus, they arrived quickly, in excellent condition and a great deal bigger than I had thought would come. They have grown well, no stopping once planted. Prompt and excellent service from Crocus. The website is full of information and there are good choices to choose from. I will certainly buy plants from Crocus again
Jane
East Sussex
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Alex
Hello, If the pyracantha is well established, it may be difficult getting the clematis settled in, but with lots of tlc it should be possible. Also, if you do want to go ahead, then the alpina would be a good choice as it is possibly one of the toughest, but any deciduous climber may look a bit messy at times.
Helen
Elaine Brownsell
Hello Elaine, There are a number of reasons why plants don't flower including too much shade, not enough water or nutrients, or pruning at the wrong time of the year (this should be tackled in mid spring). It can also be caused by the plant putting on new root growth instead of focusing its energies on producing flowers. I am not really sure why yours has not produced buds, but you can often give them a bit of a push by feeding with a high potash fertiliser. I hope this helps. Helen Plant Doctor
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lawrence dixon
Hello Lawrence, There are several plants that I would put on the shortlist. Here are my favourites:- Rosa rugosa Alba http://crocus.co.uk/plants/_/shrubs/roses/shrub-rose/hedging/bush-rose/hedging-rose/other-shrub-rose/rosa-rugosa-alba/classid.1148/ Rosa rugosa Rubra http://crocus.co.uk/plants/_/shrubs/roses/shrub-rose/hedging/bush-rose/hedging-rose/other-shrub-rose/rosa-rugosa-rubra/classid.77954/ Elaeagnus x ebbingei Limelight http://crocus.co.uk/plants/_/shrubs/hedging/elaeagnus-%C3%97-ebbingei-limelight/classid.3775/ Ilex x altaclerensis Golden King http://crocus.co.uk/plants/_/shrubs/hedging/ilex-%C3%97--altaclerensis-golden-king/classid.4029/ Ribes sanguineum Pulborough Scarlet http://crocus.co.uk/plants/_/shrubs/hedging/ribes-sanguineum-pulborough-scarlet/classid.4331/ Pyracantha http://crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.pyracantha/ I hope this helps. Helen Plant Doctor
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Thuli
Hello Heather, Unfortunately there are no plants that will deter intruders without being difficult to deal with, and the best plants are those with thorns like the roses. It sounds like roses will certainly grow in your soil, but ideally you should dig in lots of composted organic matter and then make sure they are kept well watered in summer. It can be difficult to see a small plant and imagine how big it will grow to eventually, however we do give all this information on each plant card, which hopefully should help. You will find it just to the right of the pictures at the top of the pages. If you click on the following rose, you will see it has an eventual height and spread of 10 x 6 m http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/roses/climber-rose/rambling-roses/climbers/rosa-filipes-kiftsgate/classid.1280/ while this one will only grow to 3 x 2m http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/roses/climber-rose/climbers/climbing-roses/rosa-climbing-iceberg/classid.1181/ I would pick the one you like the look of and then you will be able to establish how many you need to fill your fence. As for the evergreens, if you click on the following link it will take you to our full range of evergreen or semi-evergreen climbers that will grow in clay soils, but the same rules apply re preparing the soil and watering. http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/climbers/plcid.15/vid.9/vid.228/ I hope this helps. Helen Plant Doctor
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Nadine Bolton
Hello Nadine, Both of them would be suitable, but I think the Berberis will be slightly faster growing so may be your best option. I hope this helps, Helen Plant Doctor
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Steph Richards
Hi Helen, Many thanks for your speedy response. I see - yes, the plant options are somewhat limited aren't they? Your suggestions are very useful though - I know that a variegated Hedera grows well over my next door neighbour's front fence, and I have recently planted a Pyracantha against the house walls in my newly redesigned front garden, so a stand alone plant(s) might be a nice planting compliment within the same space. Thanks for these ideas! Best wishes, Stephanie
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Hello Stephanie, There are very few evergreen climbers which don't end up looking tatty during the winter, so your best option is either one of the Hederas as they don't change much at all and will cope happily with the aspect. You can also train and clip them to shape quite easily - just click on the following link to take you straight to it. http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.hedera/ Alternatively, if your pots and obelisks are really large, a better option may be an evergreen shrub that can be trained to fit like Pyracantha. http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.pyracantha/ I hope this helps. Helen Plant Doctor
Steph Richards
dorothy
Hello Dorothy, There are several plants you could consider, including the Ceanothus if your soil is not too heavy. Alternatively any of the following would work well Aucuba http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.aucuba/ Elaeagnus x ebbingei http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/shrubs/elaeagnus-%C3%97-ebbingei-/classid.3772/ Garrya http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/shrubs/garrya-elliptica-james-roof/classid.3880/ Pyracantha http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.pyracantha/ I hope this gives you a few ideas. Helen Plant Doctor
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s8films
Hello Roland, The best will be the Hederas, which are self-clinging like the Parthenocissus - just click on the link below to go straight to them. http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.hedera/ If however you can put up a network of wires or trellis, then you can choose from any of the following. http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/climbers/plcid.15/vid.228/ I hope this helps. Helen Plant Doctor
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Rita Ireland
Dear Helen, Thank you for the reply. I had been thinking about Pyracantha so you have confirmed that this would be suitable.
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Hello There, The best options would be one of the following Chaenomeles http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.chaenomeles/ Pyracantha http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.pyracantha/ or Garrya http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/shrubs/garrya-elliptica-james-roof/classid.3880 Unfortunately though we only sell the sizes listed on our site and none of them will have been trained into an espalier. I hope this helps. Helen Plant Doctor
Rita Ireland
Janey Mitch
Hello Jane, I'm afraid we have all the plants we sell displayed on our website so we do not sell larger sizes of the Osmanthus. As for the hedging, if you click on the link below it will take you to our full range of hedging plants. Unfortunately we do not have anything that meets all your criteria, but if you click on the smaller images it will give you a lot more information on hardiness levels (fully hardy means they can cope with the weather in Scotland) as well as leaf colour etc. Unfortunately though I do not have a list of plants which are not poisonous to horses, but your local vet may be able to help you with this. http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/hedging/plcid.30/ Best regards, Helen Plant Doctor
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