Choose plants that will do well facing a particular direction like against a north facing or a south facing wall or in full sun or partial shade.
Plants to grow against a north facing fence.
Its combination of gentle colouring relatively few thorns and wonderful tea rose fragrance make it a lovely plant to have.
Some are natural climbers while others are shrubs that you either leave alone to sprawl or prune to grow against a wall.
If this sounds familiar the only time your north facing wall gets any direct sunlight is in the first and last few hours of the day at midsummer then take a look at these five easy to grow favorites.
A north or east facing wall or fence can be a problem spot for a lot of gardeners but there are quite a few climbers which can clothe a wall or fence with many of them producing flowers.
However with the right choices you can transform a north facing wall or fence into valuable part of the garden.
These problem spots suffer from lack of sunlight usually just receiving a little in the early morning with no sun at all in the winter.
Whether you re looking to add plants up against the walls of your house or against a garden wall or fence first consider several different factors.
Before you plant be sure to.
Gardening against a wall.
North facing walls can be some of the trickiest areas to plant the combination of dry soil and shade make it a difficult place for many plants to grow.
The soil around north facing borders and walls can be quite dry if you re after more plants for spots like this take a look at our feature on plants for dry shade.
This plant can grow as much as 50 feet long and will spread out into a ground cover if it is not trained up sturdy trellis.