north facing

most things will do just fine as the sun will be on the wall in the evening .the bigger the pot the happier the plant

climbing hydrangea peteolaris(i think that maybe how u spell it)

great idear a bit different than the norm to

Giant Golden Persian Ivy (Hedera colchica aurea). Being pot grown will stop it being a nuisance, but give it a fairly large pot so it can start off well. watch out for watering, sometimes pots dry out against a wall faster than in the open

Will the ivy damage the wall though? my husband panics if anything grows near a wall LOL!!!
Thanks for the ideas folks!

How about an evergreen Clematis? The C.cirrhosa group flower in the winter - that would be a bonus - and you could plant another summer-flowering one in the same pot to extend the flowering season. You would need wires or a trellis to support them, and would need to feed them regularly as they are greedy plants. Yes, Ivy can damage walls. My husband killed one that we had against a wall at our last house. It was lifting the coping stones on top of the wall and growing into the mortar.

I like the idea of the evergreen Clematis Spritzhenry, will look one up! thankyou

Don't plant a Clematis armandii, Sewingkilla, it would not be happy in a pot as it is very vigorous once it gets going! There is one down the lane which has grown up about 30' into a tree and has strands dangling over the brook. Very pretty in early spring, though! There are several in the cirrhosa group - 'Wisley Cream' - an all-cream flower, 'balearica' and 'Freckles' - cream with dark red blotches, and my favourite 'Lansdowne Gem' which is burgundy inside cream flowers. I think there's a newer one which is not very hardy too so be careful.

Oh crumbs 30' !!!! no i'll leave that one then LOL, thanks for the suggestions will let you know what i decide on.

chinese or dwarf virginier creeper would be lovley

I think the new C.cirrhosa is called 'Jingle Bells' - that's the not-so-hardy one to avoid.