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hangedup-
Star Jasmine. I screwed chicken wire sections with washers above the door to give it something to attach to it once it got tall. The suckers seem non-destructive which is good.
It's great.
However... two caviates/notes
- Buy decent sized established plants - I bought 6 cheap little plants for £6 and they took forever to establish and grow... some still haven't really. Once the ones in good spots got going they've done well, but don't be cheap like me.
- Feed - if you want flowers they need to be fed. I use VITAX Q4 Fertiliser
After many years of doing the wrong things, last year I finally got the flowers and the scent I was after
Hoping to get the same this year.
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Or according to my 2021 order 'Hardy Jasminum Officinale Perennial Climbing Shrub'reading fail. Ignore that. - Buy decent sized established plants - I bought 6 cheap little plants for £6 and they took forever to establish and grow... some still haven't really. Once the ones in good spots got going they've done well, but don't be cheap like me.
hugo7
We've got 3 Red Robins on the road side. We already had a low brick wall so wanted to add interest. Also personally I think that curb appeal is a factor for front gardens in a way that doesn't apply to back gardens. Plus maintenance.
Not going to pretend wildlife was a factor in choosing it - the main thing for me was low maintenance, evergreen, not laural/similar, interesting... Plus some practicalities, drain, soil, etc However, it does have flowers and berries.
This is a dwarf variety so will basically just nudge over the wall. There are other varieties which are grow larger to various degrees so maybe have a look at those - you could mix them in with more nature focused options that way you get some of the laural practicality without having laural.