Why do you want 'pollinating vines'? All plants produce flowers, even if they are't showy. All need pollination unless self-pollinating by wind/disturbance. Vines for partial/full shade are few. Especially if you want to attract pollinators. Not many plants want to reproduce when they are in the shade.
Evergreen clematis performs well in shade, smells wonderful but one needs to have a place where it can go nuts without needing to be restrained. Otherwise it can get quite thick and unruly up close. Akebia does ok in partial shade but better in light.
And clay soil is a great soil. I miss my clay soils...amazing. The only way to IMPROVE ANY soil type is to add decomposed organic matter. Clay makes great plant beds if you double dig and fluff the soil with a spade. NEVER EVER USE a rototiller with heavy clay soils. Makes concrete.
What are you thinking to use to improve your soil? What do you mean by hardness? There is NOTHING I would ever consider using other than DECOMPOSED organic matter that you only have to dump ON TOP of the soil to work. Clay soil is tiny, tiny, flat rocks. If there is any moisture at all and the soil is ROTATED, churned the flat surfaces are electrostatically enhanced and will stick together to make brick/concrete. Concrete is made from clay, water, gravel, gypsum, lime and ROTATION or agitation.
By piling DECOMPOSED organic matter on top, the soil organisms, micro and macro...come up to EAT decomposed organicc matter, tunnel back into your soil profile, poop it out and this is what it takes to make ANY type of soil better. There is NOTHING else to improve your soil!! Add more information/pictures and we can help you do less yet do better.
For cats, you need to avoid any type of LILY!! Daylilly, Calla lily, Iris...these are attractive to cats and will kill them.
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Why do you want 'pollinating vines'? All plants produce flowers, even if they are't showy. All need pollination unless self-pollinating by wind/disturbance. Vines for partial/full shade are few. Especially if you want to attract pollinators. Not many plants want to reproduce when they are in the shade.
Evergreen clematis performs well in shade, smells wonderful but one needs to have a place where it can go nuts without needing to be restrained. Otherwise it can get quite thick and unruly up close. Akebia does ok in partial shade but better in light.
And clay soil is a great soil. I miss my clay soils...amazing. The only way to IMPROVE ANY soil type is to add decomposed organic matter. Clay makes great plant beds if you double dig and fluff the soil with a spade. NEVER EVER USE a rototiller with heavy clay soils. Makes concrete.
What are you thinking to use to improve your soil? What do you mean by hardness? There is NOTHING I would ever consider using other than DECOMPOSED organic matter that you only have to dump ON TOP of the soil to work. Clay soil is tiny, tiny, flat rocks. If there is any moisture at all and the soil is ROTATED, churned the flat surfaces are electrostatically enhanced and will stick together to make brick/concrete. Concrete is made from clay, water, gravel, gypsum, lime and ROTATION or agitation.
By piling DECOMPOSED organic matter on top, the soil organisms, micro and macro...come up to EAT decomposed organicc matter, tunnel back into your soil profile, poop it out and this is what it takes to make ANY type of soil better. There is NOTHING else to improve your soil!! Add more information/pictures and we can help you do less yet do better.
For cats, you need to avoid any type of LILY!! Daylilly, Calla lily, Iris...these are attractive to cats and will kill them.
The ASPCA has a pretty big list of plants that are known to be both toxic and non-toxic to cats and dogs. The list for just cats can be found here and the list for just dogs can be found here.
I have a lattice and a catio I'd like to have covered in vines but all the ones I look into are toxic to cats. Are there any that are safe for cats to be around?
Do I have any options as a cat owner? Most trailing plants that I commonly see are pothos and ivy. I guess I could make sure they are high up enough that the cats can’t reach them, but I’m paranoid of a leaf falling off one day and my cat deciding to take a munch. I love the look of a good plant hanging all over a shelf or bookcase
There are a number of different types of trailing peperomia (beetle peperomia, peperomia prostrata, parallel peperomia, etc), and most of those are safe for pets!
Most toxic plants are just going to cause GI irritation. My cats bite and sometimes munch on my plants from time to time and they're fine. The worst that happens is they puke. It's not great, but it isn't the end of the world and I wouldn't let it stop you from buying plants you love esp hanging plants which they most likely aren't going to be able to reach. For the plants on the ground, putting hot sauce on their leaves has stopped them.
Look at this aspca list for possible effects. For reference, one of my cats ate 30% of my dracaena marginata and he's still alive and as destructive as ever.