You have these options

Self climber

These are particularly suitable for garden walls with closed joints and a tight wall crown. In addition, the privacy screen should not show any damage into which the plants could penetrate with their adhesive roots.

The most popular self-climbers for wall greening are among the most popular

• ivy
• Wild Wine.

Alternatively, you can opt for flowering plants like

• Climbing hydrangea
• Climbing spindle

decide.

Greening with plants that need a climbing aid

These are very suitable if you want to green a garden wall made of gabions. You can equip conventional walls with a special lath or rope system on which the plants can find the necessary support.

Suitable plants are:

• Clematis,
• honeysuckle,
• Hop,
• Knotweed,
• Winter jasmine,
• Wisteria,
• Trumpet flower.

Suitable ornamental plants for dry stone walls

Due to the uneven, somewhat larger joints, a dry stone wall can be transformed into a sea of ​​flowers with little effort. Popular plants for greening are:

• Stonecrop,
• Stone herb,
• Soapwort,
• Cushion bellflower,
• Sedum plant,
• Pasque flower,
• Saxifrage.

Many herbs such as thyme, rosemary, marjoram or lavender are also suitable for greening dry stone walls.

For planting the garden wall the joints are first filled with permeable substrate. Since most of the plants available on the market are too big to fit into the cracks as a whole, they are divided and placed horizontally in the crevices. Then fill up with soil and water well.

The wall as a support for espalier fruit

Warmth-loving types of fruit such as wine feel extremely comfortable in front of a garden wall, especially if it is facing south. You can use one as a support for this greening either Wooden trellis fasten or stretch horizontal wires. Since fruit needs good ventilation, you should make sure that both systems are at a sufficient distance from the wall.