Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener: Input on plants for privacy screen, 1 by gunngee

gunngee wrote:
Hello! This is my fist post as I just joined, I am living on the west coast of British Columbia and we (my wife and I) would like to put some planter boxes on our patio and a latice so we can plant some sort of vine or anything leafy that will provide a privacy screen from our neighbor. It faces north and it is a covered patio. Originally we were thinking bamboo but we were told that it needs constant watering, plus there's the spreading issue. Anyway, can someone recommend a plant for us? Flowering would be nice if it's possible it does get morning sun but the rest is indirect. I took this photo at 3:30 in the afternoon to give an idea of the space and lighting, any input would be greatly appreciated.