Fantastic jasmine
This Jasmine is very highly scented and will fill the garden with a lovely fragrance. Easy to grow and spreads well through a fence or hedge.
J the gardener
Wiltshire
This climber is semi-evergreen, so it can lose some of its leaves in winter. In colder regions or more exposed gardens, it may lose them all, but then fresh new foliage appears again in spring.
"Fragrant white flowers from spring onwards and also later flowers too - opening white before turning honeysuckle yellow"
This Jasmine is very highly scented and will fill the garden with a lovely fragrance. Easy to grow and spreads well through a fence or hedge.
J the gardener
Wiltshire
Lovely healthy plant as always and a good size 91 metre high). It is planted in a difficult position with limited sun and heavy clay to cover the rear fence and has been a bit abused by the fence people, but it is trying hard. Good growth but it needs carefully trimming in such a difficult spot. Once established it will be a super edition and covering an unsightly fence.
Cambs gardener
Cambridgeshire
We needed to clothe a north-facing old stone wall that has been repaired
sapphire in diamonds
Northamptonshire
I purchased Lonicera Japonica 'Hall's Prolific' as all reviews about it said it was extremely hardy. Ok, so I live right on the Eastern Atlantic (west of Ireland coast) and have a really hard time trying to find anything that can survive weather conditions here - how I long for a lovely garden - this plant is having it hard. Chosen most sheltered spot I have, tended and staked it carefully, watered, protected it, even coaxed it to grow by talking to it - well, it hasn't quite completely vanished yet but it is half the size it was when I bought it and it's future doesn't look good! Yet another one that will disappear before next year comes around. Seems I'm stuck with the various tough Olearia, hebe, wild rose, fuchsia and New Zealand flax forever! 😩. But, I just never give up hoping for something lovely like honeysuckle or Leycestria Formosa to survive the Atlantic winds!
Wild Atlantic
Mayo, Ireland
Really love this honeysuckle. Very fragrant and is spreading rapidly across our trellis
Gladyeo
hertfordshire
Plants from Crocus are always good quality. They arrive in good condition and I never have any worries about shopping online with them.
Keen gardener
Kent
Despite being pruned regularly it completely covers the wall where it's planted and has been flowering for months, still flowering now in December.
Jenny2sheds
Chesterfield
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Chrisg23
Sadly we do not have the facilities to set up our own printing factory on the nursery, as plant labels are printed by printers rather than plants-people. Therefore, while they are useful for identifying the plants, the information on them can often be incorrect. Fortunately however, we try to have as much information as possible about how to get the most from your plants on our website - and we recommend the following.... Newly planted honeysuckles should be cut back by up to two thirds in their first year in early spring. The resulting new growth can then be tied onto a frame, and then nipped back when they reach the desired height. In subsequent years (again in early spring), thin out congested stems, and prune lanky stems back to healthy buds. Every few years, you may want to renovate your plant, and you can do this by cutting it back to around 60cm above the ground. The subsequent mass of growth will need to be thinned and tied on as before. After pruning, apply a generous 5-7cm (2-3in) mulch of well-rotted compost or manure around the base of the plant.
Helen
kath
Hello, Loniceras are prone to powdery mildew, so it is quite common. This is made worse however if the plant does not get good air circulation around the crown, or if the roots get too dry, so if possible, I would try to tackle these issues before resorting to the chemicals.
Helen
Yasty
Hello, It is possible to grow virtually anything in a pot - provided the pot is large enough, and we do have lots of climbers that might be suitable - please click on the following link to go straight to them all. http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/climbers/plcid.15/vid.274/numitems.100/ I would say however when growing anything in a pot, feeding and watering is absolutely crucial.
Helen
jeffrey
Hello, Honeysuckles usually produce an abundance of flowers, particularly if they are growing in a sunny spot. As for scent, the yellowish white flowered forms have the best scent.
Helen
Natures Helper
Hello there This honeysuckle will tolerate a north facing aspect but it is a vigorous climber so not ideal to be grown in a pot. There is a more compact honeysuckle, Lonicera periclymenum 'Rhubarb and Custard' which can be grown in a container but it is not recommended for a north facing aspect. I have added a link below to some climbers that are suitable for north facing aspect and pots. http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.northfacing-climbers/sort.0/vid.274/ Hope this helps
cal
Hello, If you click on the following link it will take you to a shortlist of suitable plants, however you will need a really large pot and make sure the plants are kept well fed and watered if they are to survive. http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/climbers/plcid.15/vid.4/vid.274/
helen
plant1
Hello there This is a lovely honeysuckle, but it is not always evergreen.- it can hold it's leaves in a mild winter but really it is classed as semi-evergreen. It is vigorous, but you can prune it to keep it under control and restrict it's size,-growing in a pot will limit it's growth, however I would plant it in a larger container if possible as that does sound rather small. Hope this helps
Thuli
Hello Heather, Unfortunately there are no plants that will deter intruders without being difficult to deal with, and the best plants are those with thorns like the roses. It sounds like roses will certainly grow in your soil, but ideally you should dig in lots of composted organic matter and then make sure they are kept well watered in summer. It can be difficult to see a small plant and imagine how big it will grow to eventually, however we do give all this information on each plant card, which hopefully should help. You will find it just to the right of the pictures at the top of the pages. If you click on the following rose, you will see it has an eventual height and spread of 10 x 6 m http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/roses/climber-rose/rambling-roses/climbers/rosa-filipes-kiftsgate/classid.1280/ while this one will only grow to 3 x 2m http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/roses/climber-rose/climbers/climbing-roses/rosa-climbing-iceberg/classid.1181/ I would pick the one you like the look of and then you will be able to establish how many you need to fill your fence. As for the evergreens, if you click on the following link it will take you to our full range of evergreen or semi-evergreen climbers that will grow in clay soils, but the same rules apply re preparing the soil and watering. http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/climbers/plcid.15/vid.9/vid.228/ I hope this helps. Helen Plant Doctor
Crocus Helpdesk
Sue Mather
Hi Helen Many thanks I think we will go for the Hydrangea Regards Sue
Crocus Helpdesk
Hello Sue, The Hydrangea is really quite slow growing and you can easily cut it back if it does get too big, so if you really like it, I would be tempted to go for it. Alternatively you could opt for one of the Loniceras or a Hedera, both of which can be trimmed back if they get over-large. I hope this helps. Helen Plant Doctor
Sue Mather
s8films
Hello Roland, The best will be the Hederas, which are self-clinging like the Parthenocissus - just click on the link below to go straight to them. http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.hedera/ If however you can put up a network of wires or trellis, then you can choose from any of the following. http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/climbers/plcid.15/vid.228/ I hope this helps. Helen Plant Doctor
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