Before you plant be sure to.
Plants to grow against a north facing fence.
Some are natural climbers while others are shrubs that you either leave alone to sprawl or prune to grow 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.
Gardening against a wall.
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.
Its combination of gentle colouring relatively few thorns and wonderful tea rose fragrance make it a lovely plant to have.
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.
We ve picked a collection of gorgeous plants with lush foliage scented flowers and evergreen colour to fill your borders with.
If you wish to grow climbing plants against a north facing wall you have a narrower variety of choices but climbing hydrangea is one woody climbing vine that blooms nicely is well behaved and does well in shady areas.
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.
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.
However with the right choices you can transform a north facing wall or fence into valuable part of the garden.
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.