| Hi, New here and would like some suggestions. Our Property is Exposed down the Valley from the south totally exposed to the morning sun in the east - Along side a field which seperates us a from major road. We have generated a 75 foot long trellis 8 feet high(the garden is 300 feet long!) from local logs and "reduced to stem conifirs" which were dying and ugly - Which along side the house is coverering well after four years with rambling roses a picture and scent as designed/planned. The soil is Classic example 'free draining' ! being furtile river silt.
Towards the front a Wysteria, four Honey suckle, a sycotic hydranger, Vine, two clematis and three more rambling roses have been planted - the soil has been 'unoffically' treated for honey fungus after the removal by pushing over of a very rotten oak tree, Dutch elm has Killed the Elm saplings - BUT the bluebells, bulbs ferns and Lilly of the valley and grass all grow exceedingly well - but the 'straggly' plants all which should be exceeding 15 foot (like the roses) in their third year are sluggish in growth and several have failed to show any enthuisiam at all, Even with all the 'proper recommended bits added' they are screened by a split bamboo screen at the most exposed point.
Any suggestions why we should have progressive failure towards the windward direction and what rapid covering climbers / ramblers could be used to fill in the gaps - of course they would preferably to be able to be cover 20 foot spread when fully grown and rise over 9 feet in height.
Noting we had sucessfully grown 'maximum size' wysteria and montana at our old house with no problems..
Thanks in anticipation of your suggestions | 
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