North facing fence

 I'm not a very good gardener -  what can I plant up my north facing
fence at the bottom of my garden?   It's about 20 - 30 ft from the
house  -  I can only think of clematis and ivy  - is there anything
else that's easy - the fence is about 6 ft high  -  I promise I'll keep
them watered
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jayjay
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Parthenocissus henryana

Lots of cultivars of ivy to choose from. Camellia's do OK on a N face.
As do Wisteria.

Chaenomeles (Ornamental Quince)

Try taking a look online for 'plants for shade' as this is what you
normally by N facing fences!-)

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Jim

 thank you jim
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jayjay
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 It may be North facing to you, but to your plants the other side is South
facing and a lot will do all they can to get their flowers to that side.

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David Hill
Abacus nurseries
www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk

 On Thu, 07 Aug 2003 18:18:28 GMT, jayjay wrote:


Think of all those shade-lovers that you have a hard time siting
out of the sun: hostas, fuchsias, begonias, various woodland
plants, etc. Also the bigger lilies, which like cool feet but
heads in the sun. Martagon lilies especially seem to appreciate
shady conditions.

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Rodger Whitlock
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada