One easy plant produces “sweetly scented, white, jasmine-like flowers.”
Cover bare fences and walls with 3 fast-growing climbing plants gardeners love(Image: Dee via Getty Images)
A bare fence or wall can swiftly detract from your garden’s charm, leaving the space looking incomplete or stark. Fortunately, there’s a stylish and low-maintenance answer that’ll transform these dull spots into eye-catching features.
Quick-growing climbers fit the bill perfectly, and gardening enthusiasts have been singing the praises of three varieties in particular.
Over on the Facebook group Gardening UK Hints, Tips and Advice, green-fingered member Demi Bishop sought suggestions for covering her garden wall.
She posted: “Hi all. Can anybody recommend something to grow up this [wall] for a little extra privacy? As you can see, it’s slabs at the bottom. I was thinking of a climbing rose, but open to other ideas.”
Fellow plant lovers flooded the comments with recommendations for three gorgeous options.
Star Jasmine can certainly be a rewarding plant to feature in your garden (Image: Aalok Aich / 500px via Getty Images)
1. Star Jasmine
Star Jasmine can undoubtedly prove a worthwhile addition to any outdoor space. This appealing woody climber is especially valued for its year-round greenery and its delightfully fragrant blooms.
Group member Becky Pink commented: “Star Jasmine would be ideal, needs to be planted in a large pot with good drainage, it has a lovely scent.”
David Stretton-Watts noted, “Star Jasmine will grow in a large pot. It’s evergreen and has lovely fragrant flowers all summer.”
Rachel Green chipped in, “Star Jasmin is a fast-growing climbing plant you can put there.”
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) have named Star Jasmine amongst their finest climbing plants. They explained: “This attractive, fragrant, self-clinging evergreen has been seen more often recently and seems hardier than previously thought.
“The glossy green leaves are prettily mottled and cream-edged and develop pink tints in cooler weather. For two months in summer, there are clusters of sweetly scented, white, jasmine-like flowers.”
Clematis came recommended by gardening enthusiasts due to its stunning blooms (Image: Akchamczuk via Getty Images)
2. Clematis
Clematis has earned praise from gardening fans thanks to its gorgeous flowers. Gunnn Sayles noted: “Clematis would look lovely, they do not like the sun on the roots in the morning, so need to cover up.”
Kay Willis concurred: “Clematis. There are loads of choices as they flower at different times.”
Salli Binsted added: “My personal favourites are Clematis. A large variety of colours, flower shapes and sizes, evergreen and non-evergreen. I have some in large pots that thrive in a south-facing garden and were still flowering in November.”
The RHS particularly champion one variety for covering walls and fences – Clematis Alionushka.
They described it: “The large ruffled bells of this prolific yet very manageable clematis are bright pink, sometimes with mauve tints, and with a darker stripe through each petal.”
Grow a David Austin rose called Gertrude Jekyll (Image: Hang Tran via Getty Images)
3. David Austin roses
A devoted admirer of these blooms, Jermey Graves said: “I would definitely get a David Austin brochure, which will help you choose the right rose for you.”
Recommending one specific David Austin rose, Cindy Singleton suggested: “I would put some trellis against that wall and grow a David Austin rose called Gertrude Jekyll. It’s a beautiful one and enjoys a sunny spot, a short climber, stunning pink and a very strong fragrance.
“It would need a huge pot, but it will work well given the right compost and care. I have two against some strong trellis, mine are in the ground, but I know people do have them in pots.”
The David Austin Roses website describes this variety as a “vigorous rose” that will “grow perfectly” in containers and pots or planted in borders alongside walls.
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