Do you have an unsightly wall you want to cover, or perhaps you simply want to add more interest and colour to your garden? Then why not try some Climbing Plants.... here are some suggestions.

NORTH FACING & EAST FACING:

•Aristolochia macrophylla (NOT EAST) (DUTCHMAN'S PIPE)
•Camellia in variety (NOT EAST) (TEA PLANT)
•Celastrus scandens (CLIMBING BITTERSWEET)
•Chaenomeles in variety (JAPANESE QUINCE)
•Clematis in variety (Check variety first)
•Cotoneaster in variety
•Escallonia in variety (NOT EAST)
•Euonymus in variety (SPINDLE)
•Fallopia (RUSSIAN VINE)
•Forsythia suspensa (GOLDEN BELLS)
•Garrya elliptica (SILK TASSEL BUSH)
•Hedera in variety (IVY)
•Humulus (HOP)
•Hydrangea petiolaris (CLIMBING HYDRANGEA)
•Jasminum nudiflorum (NOT EAST)
•Kerria japonica 'Pleniflora' (JEW'S MALLOW)
•Lonicera in variety (Check variety first) (HONEYSUCKLE)
•Parthenocissus in variety (BOSTON IVY/VIRGINIA CREEPER)
•Photinia in variety (CHINESE HAWTHORN)
•Pyracantha in variety (FIRETHORN)
•Rosa in variety (Check variety first)
•Vitis in foliage varieties (ORNAMENTAL GRAPE)

SOUTH FACING & WEST FACING:
•Abeliophyllum distichum (WHITE FORSYTHIA)
•Abutilon in variety (FLOWERING MAPLE)
•Acacia dealbata (MIMOSA/SILVER WATTLE)
•Actinidia in variety (CHINESE GOSSEBERRY)
•Akebia quinata (CHOCOLATE VINE)
•Aloysia triphylla (LEMON SCENTED VERBENA)
•Aristolochia macrophylla (DUTCHMAN'S PIPE)
•Berberidopsis corallina (CORAL PLANT)
•Billardiera longiflora (PURPLE APPLE-BERRY)
•Buddleja in variety (BUTTERFLY BUSH)
•Camellia in variety (TEA PLANT)
•Campsis in variety (TRUMPET VINE)
•Ceanothus in variety (CALIFORNIAN LILAC)
•Chaenomeles in variety (JAPANESE QUINCE)
•Chimonanthus (WINTERSWEET)
•Clematis in variety (Check variety first)
•Cobaea scandens (CUP-AND-SAUCER VINE)
•Cytisus battandieri (PINEAPPLE BROOM)
•Eccremocarpus scaber (CHILEAN GLORY VINE)
•Escallonia in variety
•Ficus carica (FIG)
•Fremontodendron (CALIFORNIAN GLORY)
•Fuchsia in variety (LADY'S EAR DROPS)
•Hebe in variety (VERONICA)
•Hydrangea petiolaris (CLIMBING HYDRANGEA)
•Ipomoea rubro-caerulea (MORNING GLORY)
•Itea ilicifolia (SWEETSPIRE)
•Jasminum in variety (JASMINE)
•Lathyrus (SWEET PEA)
•Leptosperum scorparium (NEW ZEALAND TEA PLANT)
•Lonicera in variety (HONEYSUCKLE)
•Magnolia grandiflorum (BULL BAY)
•Malus (APPLE - ESPALIER TRAINED FRUIT)
•Mina lobata
•Passiflora caerulea (PASSION FLOWER)
•Phygelius in variety (CAPE FUCHSIA)
•Photinia in variety (CHINESE HAWTHORN)
•Piptanthus nepalensis (EVERGREEN LABURNUM)
•Prunus (CHERRY/PEACH/PLUM FAN TRAINED FRUIT)
•Pyrus (PEAR - ESPALIER TRAINED FRUIT)
•Rhodochiton atrosanguineum (PURPLE BELL VINE)
•Ribes (FLOWERING CURRANT)
•Rosa in variety (ROSE)
•Solanum in variety (PERENNIAL NIGHTSHADE)
•Sollya hetrophylla (BLUEBELL CREEPER)
•Thunbergia (BLACK-EYED SUSAN)
•Trachelosperum jasminoides (CONFEDERATE JASMINE)
•Tropaeolum majus (NASTURTIUM)
•Tropaeolum peregrinum (CANARY CREEPER)
•Viburnum in variety
•Vitis in fruiting varieties (GRAPE)
•Wisteria in variety

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