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Privacy Trellis Dog Friendly & Edible?
a.fairhead
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Hello, I was wondering if anyone is able to provide any suggestions on climbers for a new trellis we are building. Ideally the plants need to be perennial & low maintenance, provide cover throughout the year, be non toxic to dogs and preferably edible / fruit bearing / useful. I am currently thinking of passion fruit and maybe kiwi. I currently have honeysuckle but that seems to have taken over and become very top heavy so would prefer to avoid this if possible. Is blackberry an option or would this look awful. Anything I could use to eat or cut for houseful greenery would be preferred. Thank you!
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e.g. Ruben or Waldo are well behaved and only get to 6ft or so with huge tasty berries
You can get a general idea of your soil type at this DEFRA sponsored site-
http://www.landis.org.uk/soilscapes/
Just type in your postcode
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
I'm afraid the ideal plant you describe only exists in your imagination.
If you find your current honeysuckle difficult to manage, then I wouldn't call a kiwi a "low maintenance" plant! And you forgot to provide an essential piece of information, viz the dimensions of your trellis (height & length).
A blackberry would be very happy there I would think. As would most other soft fruit canes.
I have a Waldo growing up a fence and was impressed with the fruits this summer - as were the blackbirds, pigeons etc....
Keepers supply very good quality plants
https://www.keepers-nursery.co.uk/soft-fruit-plants/blackberry-hybrid-berry
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Ah, you might manage kiwis on a trellis that length. However make sure they don't escape into the neighbours' garden. And note that kiwis lose their foliage in the winter.