Climber for House Wall Recommendations

YorkyPorky

Hi,

I am looking for recommendations for a climber to soften the appearance of the front of my semi, which has brown harling (pebble dash render). 

See photo below from 2016, mine is on the left.  I don't want to cover the whole front face, just say half of the ground floor, enough to go around the front door and one of the windows.  I have put orange spray paint on the photo to show the area I would like to cover.

It is a northwest facing wall, so only gets sun on summer evenings.  Located on the east coast of Scotland so it never gets too hot.

Do not want anything that would put roots into the wall surface and damage the masonry, e.g. English ivy.  Already ruled out Boston ivy as it might be too vigorous.

Photo:

pansyface

Cotoneaster horizontalis? A shrubby bush with white flowers in spring (loved by the bees), red berries in autumn (loved by the birds), red leaves in autumn and twiggy branches that always, always, invite a blackbird to build a nest in them. I have had a lot of cotoneaster horizontalis bushes and they always have a blackbird’s nest built in them.

Hardy, easy to control, no bother.

YorkyPorky

Thanks Pansyface.
Just looked up the cotoneaster.  The colours and berries look nice.  Might put one in anyway, but was hoping for something that would climb a bit higher.

pansyface

I have one on a ten foot high wall and I have to keep the top trimmed. Mind you, it is fifteen years old. It’s the dark green block on the left.

YorkyPorky

That looks great in your photo.
But the RHS site I was looking at says it needs full sun, and only grows to 0.5-1m high.  Am I looking at the right thing?
https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/4619/Cotoneaster-horizontalis/Details

pansyface

You are. Just shows you, eh?  My dad had one and his grew on a tall east facing wall, not warm or sunny at all. Mine faces north west and is overshadowed by house and trees. Not a sunny spot except from about tea time onwards.