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  • #1

    Ideas needed please

    I would like a climbing flowering thing
    It's going on the fence between the veggie garden and the chicken run.
    So it needs to be chicken friendly ( not poisonous ) but I'd prefer something that they didn't enjoy to much .
    Something not to vigorous in its growing habit.
    As its in veggie garden I'd like it to be bee/ butterfly friendly or edible.
    All I can think of is nasturtiums, but think the chickens would like them to much.
    Ideas..............anyone?
    Thank you
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    How about a nice variegated ivy? Valuable late nectar source (which means latw flowers) followed by attractive berries & easily kept neat with a trim in spring. Variegated ones tend to be less vigorous than standard ones, but even plain green would work - a garden I go to has a lovely one growing over an ugly wall which we just trim to keep it neat.

    Evergreen as well which is nice. Flowers small but held in attractive umbels at a time of year things slowing down.
    Last edited by happyhumph; 02-11-2016, 02:03 PM. Reason: realised post was about flowers so thought I'd better mention them!
    Another happy Nutter...

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      When we had our chickens we had a honeysuckle climbing up their run, they never touched it and it smelt lovely too!

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