All entwined

Climbers, vines or creepers are plants that naturally grow on vertical structures through their ability to sucker or entwine with stems and tendrils. They are an important feature and can be used in a variety of ways, from scrambling over a pergola or archway and clothing a trellis or fence to wandering through trees. Climbers are particularly valuable in small gardens as they take up little ground space and can be grown in containers. By covering surfaces they provide shelter for insects and sometimes birds, and many of the flowers attract pollinators, too.

‘There is nearly an endless choice of climbers, so there is a plant