Northeast Gardening: Help- need creative ideas!, 1 by bbrookrd

bbrookrd wrote:
Climbing Hydrangea are lovely but do take time and require some support as they are heavy. Black plastic Deer fence can be put up and then planted with climbing vines such as clematis (there are some that are more shade tolerant, see link below) or Honeysuckle ( Lonicera sempervierens ) which does really well on our deer fence too. Also there are some climbing roses that will do fine with your amount of sun. There is a narrow growing holly shrub that we planted a few years back which might be a good option as the deer don't touch it. Ilex opaca 'William Hawkins' – narrow leaf American holly that grows to somewhere around 6 or a few feet taller with very narrow and spiny foliage that stays attractive year round. Or try some Inkberry which does well in any light condition except complete shade. We grow clematis that grows nice through it for summer color. It is easy to trim to keep at what ever size you want and is not too expensive to buy in larger sizes for instant cover.

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Inkberry (Ilex glabra) is an evergreen holly shrub native from Nova Scotia, Canada, to the Deep South, growing to between 4 and 8 feet. The female plants generate dark black berries by September. Cultivars such as Alba, Ivory Queen and Leucocarpa produce white fruit. Compacta is an inkberry cultivar with a round form. Chamzin has darker foliage than the parent species possesses; this is a cold-hardy holly shrub, able to tolerate temperatures as low as minus 24 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the University of Connecticut Plant Database.

http://www.chalkhillclematis.com/nursery_shop/partialshade.h...
Picture of clematis scrambling through an Inkberry hedge that is behind a big bed of hosta as well as a close up of the clematis flower. There is also a shot of the coral colored honeysuckles that grows nicely in quite a bit of shade up through a big Oakleaf Hydrangea which can do well in part shade too. Good luck, Patti