Choosing the right plants for walls is absolutely necessary, because the goal is to cover up an unsightly fence or soften and enhance the look of plain walls. Spilling or spreading plants -- "spillers" -- are perfect for planting above retaining walls, while some low-growing shrubs will spread over the top of a wall. Check out this list of spillers before landscaping near your privacy screen.

Top climbing plants for walls.

•African Daisy

•Aubrieta

•Australian Bluebell Creeper

Sollya heterophylla

•Basket-of-Gold

Aurinia saxatilis

•Bearberry

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

•Bellflower

•Chrysanthemum

Low-growing mums like Chrysanthemum weyrichii.

•Creeping Baby's Breath

Gpsophilia repens

•Dense Tansy

Tanacetum densum amani

•Prostate Deodar Cedar

Cedrus deodara 'Pendula"