I have a very lightweight metal arch and need some advice on which climbing plants I can use which will be light enough for the arch to cope with please!
Something that will die down each autumn/winter and then regrow in spring - that way it doesn't get too big and thick. A golden hop or a clematis which you cut back each spring.
Dainteness, I'd avoid the golden hop, once established, they produce masses of growth and I think it'd be too heavy. I'd got with a Clematis Texensis hybrid, as you cut them right to the ground in February.
I have my golden hop on a light weight arch, cut it to the ground every spring and have never had any problem. Mine must be a weakling from your descriptions! I'm really surprised.
Annietts ,also stay away from passion flower beautiful but a real strong heavy grower,Clematis is worth looking at but watch for the fast growers like Montana also beautiful and very strong ,im sure someone will give you a few names ,good luck
Anniets - hope you are feeling better. I would certainly go with a clematis which needs to be hard pruned each year.
In addition I would also consider one of the New English Roses (David Austin) which are generally grown as shrubs or bushes but can also be grown as a small climber - something like Gertrude Jekyll.
Because they are not true climbers they will never grow too tall or rampant (prob abt 5') but their growth habit allows them to be trained up an obelisk or small arch. There are several of the DA roses which can be trained in this way giving you a choice of colours and scents.
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Philippa smith2, my hop not only flowers but self seeds - usually in my veg patch. The golden form I have read is not supposed to come true from seed but mine does! I have given several away to friends.
Annietts, I also have a David Austin rose on an arch - it's almost thornless and well behaved. Not the best of names, it is called Mortimer Sackler but is a lovely rose. I've seen it grown up an obelisk at RHS Hyde Hall, a good endorsement!
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Something that will die down each autumn/winter and then regrow in spring - that way it doesn't get too big and thick. A golden hop or a clematis which you cut back each spring.
Dainteness, I'd avoid the golden hop, once established, they produce masses of growth and I think it'd be too heavy. I'd got with a Clematis Texensis hybrid, as you cut them right to the ground in February.
I have my golden hop on a light weight arch, cut it to the ground every spring and have never had any problem. Mine must be a weakling from your descriptions! I'm really surprised.
maybe it's down to soil fertility? I don't know, but I eventually gave up trying to dig my hop up, and gave in to Glyphosate in the end.
Annietts ,also stay away from passion flower beautiful but a real strong heavy grower,Clematis is worth looking at but watch for the fast growers like Montana also beautiful and very strong ,im sure someone will give you a few names ,good luck
You can search for Clematis by height on the Taylors Clematis website http://www.taylorsclematis.co.uk/clematis-by-height/
Oh thank you so much! Been poorly so only just seen the posts! Brilliant thank you!
Anniets - hope you are feeling better. I would certainly go with a clematis which needs to be hard pruned each year.
In addition I would also consider one of the New English Roses (David Austin) which are generally grown as shrubs or bushes but can also be grown as a small climber - something like Gertrude Jekyll.
Because they are not true climbers they will never grow too tall or rampant (prob abt 5') but their growth habit allows them to be trained up an obelisk or small arch. There are several of the DA roses which can be trained in this way giving you a choice of colours and scents.
I have a honeysuckle (tellemania) on one side of mine and a climbing iceberg and golden showers on the other. They are young plants though.
Philippa smith2, my hop not only flowers but self seeds - usually in my veg patch. The golden form I have read is not supposed to come true from seed but mine does! I have given several away to friends.
Annietts, I also have a David Austin rose on an arch - it's almost thornless and well behaved. Not the best of names, it is called Mortimer Sackler but is a lovely rose. I've seen it grown up an obelisk at RHS Hyde Hall, a good endorsement!