SIX OF THE BEST Climbing Plants
Upwardly mobile plants add extra interest to any garden. Drape them over walls and fences, train them up vertical structures and allow them to trail along pergolas and arches. When they burst into flower they bring colour and scent to the garden.
1. Ipomoea
The magenta pink, trumpet-shaped blooms burst early in the morning and fade as the day progresses, hence its common name: Morning Glory.
Morning Glory ‘Party Dress’, £2.89 for 30 seeds,
Mr Fothergill’s
2. Clematis
Illuminate a more shaded area with this creamywhite flowered clematis. It has two waves of blooms; from early to midsummer and then again at the end of summer. Clematis ‘Guernsey Cream’, £18 for a 3L pot,
Thorncroft Clematis
3. Thunbergia
Climbers can also trail downwards from wall planters or hanging baskets. This vibrant collection provides multicoloured blooms for many months over summer. Thunbergia ‘Sunny Susy Collection’, £13.99 for 5 jumbo plug plants, Thompson & Morgan
4. Climbing Rose
Few climbing roses can compete with the beauty and fragrance of this variety. It is disease resistant and will repeat flower in flushes throughout the growing season. ‘Gertrude Jekyll’ English Climbing Rose, £23 for a bare-root or £33 for a potted rose, David Austin Roses
5. Strawberries
Create an edible focal point in your garden with strawberry plants that produce a mass of fruiting runners and climbing stems that reach for the sky.
Strawberry ‘Skyline’, £14.99 for 6 bare-root plants or £23.99 for 12, Suttons
6. Honeysuckle
This pollinator-friendly honeysuckle gets covered in whirls of golden orange and pink elongated blooms come summer.
Lonicera heckrottii ‘Gold Flame’ on a cane, £22 for 1 x 2L pot or £38 for 3 x 2L pots, Telegraph Garden Shop