trellis plant suggestions?

20 years ago

Hi y'all!

I'm think about putting up a trellis to hide all the meters and electrical boxes and whatnot that are on the western side of my house. It's a steep slope with good drainage that gets afternoon sun. I'd like to put some sort of perennial on it that will (a) have flowers and (b) not take over the yard.

We bought a house with some very overenthusiastic English ivy that grows on anything that sits still for too long and we've been tearing it out ever since. (My fiance has taken to calling it British kudzu.) So that's kind of dampened my enthusiasm for anything that will run away with the place.

Does anyone have any suggestions for something that wouldn't be too much for a newbie gardener to plant? I'm not opposed to the occasional trim, but I'd just as soon steer clear of anything that'll shoot up and start knocking on the windows to say hello like the ivy does.

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garden_graphic_gal
20 years ago
Carolina jessamine has done well on my arbor and a friend has it on a trellis on the side of her deck. Yellow flowers in the spring-summer, somewhat evergreen.
girlgroupgirl
20 years ago
I like "British Kudzu"!
The Jessamine is a great idea. Clematis would do OK there too. I would choose a non-evergreen clematis. The evergreen types are more rampant growers.

GGG
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Iris GW
20 years ago
Yes, carolina jessamine is showing off all over the place right now. I second that idea. British kudzu, that's hilarious! Bless you for ripping it out. I just drove past a house today and I swear that's ALL they were growing.
mairenn
20 years ago
roses. joseph's coat is tough and grows pretty fast, but not too rampant. mine has leaves all year in 7b or 8, and flowers a lot. i haven't had trouble with blackspot or mildew with mine in afternoon sun in front of a wall, and it doesn't scorch either. it is thorny, but since i don't have to prune it much, i don't mind.