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Climbing plant for metal railing?

BA283BA283 Posts: 21
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Hi

I was thinking of getting ivy to grow over this railing.  Thought of ivy because it has self adhesive qualities.

My question is whether this is a good idea given the type of railing and also because it's on a roof terrace therefore very exposed to both sun and wind?

A pic of the railing here:

http://i66.tinypic.com/21dj1w6.jpg

Posts

  • EricaheatherEricaheather Posts: 204
    Can you attach the picture instead of the link please? 
  • BA283BA283 Posts: 21
    Sure, here it is.
  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 11,166
    Ivy won't stick to that, it much prefers walls. You could tie it to the railings however. It's likely to be quite slow growing before it takes off.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • Kitty 2Kitty 2 Posts: 5,150
    For instant screening you might be better to attach a trellis panel to the railings with cable ties, then try to grow a climber along that. 
  • Papi JoPapi Jo Posts: 3,853
    That railing might get very very hot in hot weather, and not many plants might like that!
    You are invited to a virtual visit of my garden (in English or in French).
  • josusa47josusa47 Posts: 3,530
    What are you thinking of planting it in?  A plant big enough to cover those railings will need a pretty big container.
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