Help! Shady dry corner under willow

TSM

Hi, Any advise what to plant for evergreen screening up a trellis fence panel, and climb into a willow tree? so when its bare we have screening from upstairs neighbours windows? tall ask Im sure. I want something i can just leave. I have a compact wisteria but it won't like the shade in summer i guess, thank you

Loxley

Ivy?

Fairygirl

Can you provide more info?
What else is around - fence, wall? A section of trellis isn't very big, so that will also determine what will thrive. Willows soak up all the available moisture usually, so is it dry shade?

TSM

Hi, Dry Shade and late sun through the back of a 6ft x 5ft fence panel (trellis panel) but it has another 2 panels attached as a full fence between us and neighbour. Those panels are in the sun all afternoon. il try to load photo - new to the site so thank you very much 

TSM

Hi Loxley, Not a fan of ivy and neighbour would also receive it and hates it...it would be the obvious choice but....I was thinking maybe a tall shrub maybe fats type thing but i don't really like them and its a bit bushy as a path runs right round the fencing and the bed is narrow. 1ft wide

Fairygirl

A shrub might be better, but it's a question of picking something suitable for the site. Dry ground is more difficult, but if it's improved a bit first, and the plant's kept well watered until established, it should be possible to find something. Escallonia, for example would be fine 

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TSM

Shady dry corner ? 

TSM

Fairygirl said:

Can you provide more info?
What else is around - fence, wall? A section of trellis isn't very big, so that will also determine what will thrive. Willows soak up all the available moisture usually, so is it dry shade?

Hi I added a photo, you will see the willow- the bed below left of that is what I want to fill but I want privacy from house behind Willow when it’s dormant  

Flyfifer

t.scottmelville I hope you don't mind, I've rotated your photo.  It May help getting some ideas. 

Fairygirl

The border looks a lot bigger than a foot if the trellis is 6x5 feet, so that helps.
I'd plant some of the early clematis there. The alpinas and macropetalas etc like drier conditions than the larger flowered ones, and don't mind any aspect. Two would fill that space quite easily. They don't need much attention, and no pruning except if they stray too far. 
While they aren't evergreen, they come into flower and have foliage from early in the year, and hold it well into autumn. They have a good framework of stems and branches too, so it would certainly create a more dense screen. 
Alternatively, the aforementioned Escallonia would do the job. Even some of the bog standard Euonymous fortuneiis would grow up that, and would need virtually no attention. Silver Queen is good for that purpose. 
Some Ceanothus would possibly be fine too. 

TSM

Thank you so much, its a corner with a path but yes the actual corner is probably 2 ft tearing to 1 ft. I wonder about Eonymus too, i may plant that with clematis as well whilst it grows up. I bought an escallonia yesterday funny enough, its says plant in sun or light shade? thank you so much for all the help, much appreciated. I am learning fast!