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Climbers: Climbing Plant Nurseries and mail order suppliers

 
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Climbing plants have long been a favorite in the English garden. Climbers range from ivy, through to wisteria, clematis passiflora, hardenbergia, climbing dicentra, lapageria the list goes on. So how do we decide if a climber is suitable for our garden?

Climbing plants are valuable for a number of reasons:

  • as a screen or cover for a fence or wall.
  • to cloak an arbor and add atmosphere.
  • to provide shade in the summer for an outdoor area, windows or shade loving plants.
  • for the decorative nature of the flowers and foliage.

The decision on what to plants depends on the purpose and the position. Wisteria and Jasmine are fairly vigorous growers and need space, and a structure to grow on. Wisteria may look fantastic in images of Monet's garden at Giverny however it can also get into the eves and gutters of a house if you fail to maintain and prune it, maybe its better to grow it on an arbor or other structure if garden maintenance is not your strong point. Jasmine is a great fragrant climber, but can smother other plants if let go, it can take over a tree if you are not careful. You may need to consider these when planting vigorous climbing plants.

Many deciduous climbing plants such as Clematis and Mandevilla can be allowed to grow through smaller trees and shrubs; with their beautiful flowers and more open growing nature they will not smother plants as readily as others. Mandevilla and Clematis can even be grown in pots as long as the pots (and therefore the root system) are kept cool and shaded. Try growing one of the new hybrid clematis through an obelisk or tripod.
lapageria rosea
Lapageria rosea

So what are our favorite Climbing plants:

  • Lapageria Rosea is our number one climbing plant, not always easy to grow needing a cool moist acid soil. All Lapageria need protection from direct sun so a shady position is essential, frost is a killer, but we love them.
  • Wisteria are fast growing climbing plants, requiring a fair amount of maintenance, and you need to prune them to encourage flowering, but what flowers! A wisteria in full flower will indeed take you to Monet's garden at Giverny, and who would not like to go there.
  • Hybrid Clematis. Clematis are a beautiful climbing plant, fantastic flowers, beautiful range of colors, easy to maintain and they don't take over the garden. Hybrid clematis do not need a lot of space; simply a cool root run beneath and some sun above.
  • Climbing roses, not always put in the same category as 'climbing plants' nevertheless they can be spectacular, we love the climbing rose 'Gold Bunny'. Masses of golden flowers, simply beautiful.




The Gobbett Nursery UK

THE GOBBETT NURSERY
Farlow, NR Kidderminster, Worcs, DY14 8TD
Contact Gordon and Chris Link
Small nursery in south shropshire run by husband and wife team selling quality shrubs, climbers & perennials. Specializing in Syringa, Camellia, Daphne, Magnolia, Cornus.
Includes: wisteria, clematis, hardenbergia, jasminium, lonicera, passiflora, solanum and others.
WEB SITE www.thegobbettnursery.co.uk

Fir Tree Farm
 FIR TREE FARM NURSERY
Tresahor Constantine Falmouth Cornwall TR11 5PL
Tel : 01326 340593
We list over 4000 varieties of cottage garden and rare perennials, as well as over 100 varieties of Clematis. We offer mail order to the UK and Europe, and are open Tuesday to Sunday, from February to November. Includes: clematis, gloriosa, dicenta, jasminum, lapageria, lathyrus, lonicera, passiflora, tropaeolum.

Crug Farm

CRÛG FARM PLANTS
Bleddyn & Sue Wynn-Jones,
Telephone: (+44) 01248 670232
Griffiths Crossing, Caernarfon, GWYNEDD, LL55 1TU
We are a small nursery on the North Wales coast, which specialized in introducing new plants into cultivation, from seeds collected on our world-wide expeditions. Which include shade plants, climbers, species Hydrangea, Araliaceae, rare trees & shrubs, Convallariaceae, herbaceous & bulbous.



 
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