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#221282 Jul 11th, 2008 at 03:01 PM
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Hello All,

I live in central Kansas and have a large concrete retaining wall that I would like to conceal with with plants. My problem, the wall has a 8 foot base of concrete so unless I use planters, (which I don't want)I can't plant anything at the base of the wall. I need a plant that will grow over the wall down. The wall is about 6 ft high so I would need some sort of trailing plant. Any suggestions?
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TMZ #221286 Jul 11th, 2008 at 04:21 PM
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most of the vining plants will do what you want, honeysuckle, star jasmine or other jasmines. There are trailing roses, lady banks comes to mind. Even wisteria can 'trail' over your wall.

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Tina #221287 Jul 11th, 2008 at 04:22 PM
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Oh and welcome!

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Tina #221372 Jul 12th, 2008 at 08:57 AM
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Autumn clematis. Quite lovely with small sweet flowers late in the season. The only problem is it is deciduous so you'll have no greenery after the first frost.

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Marica #222053 Jul 16th, 2008 at 01:04 PM
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Thanks so much for the help, I may try all of these since I have lots of room.

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