tara Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 I'm wanting to put some trellis up for some privacy but don't want to poison the chickens want a climber to cover it who better to ask then people with knowledge already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavclojak Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 I have the not very exciting ivy in my enclosure and they don't go near it x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimnpaula Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Hi Tara! long time no see. Nasturtiums are edible and have a peppery/watercress flavour-sensation. They are annuals so would need to be replaced each year, unless they self seed; I don't know as I've never successfully grown them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tara Posted April 10, 2014 Author Share Posted April 10, 2014 Ah yes I will def look into them ,,,should be fun at the garden centre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyhole kate Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Passion flowers good and evergreen with stunning flowers and perennial mine didn't touch that but that might just be because they were too busy easing everything else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Whatever you plant, you'll have to protect it while it's young and tender or they'll probably scoff it. A clematis montana is a good climber, it'll take a year to get established though; any sort of clematis really, or a climbing rose? Passion flower would be my other recommendation, or you can get a climbing hydrangea which is pretty. Or good old Virginia Creeper, it depends if you want flowers or foliage. I'd put chicken-wire round the pot/base of the plant till it's established and after that they'll probably ignore it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
