Planning my pergola...
geum keenbutgreen
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Hi folks. My H is (he assures me) building me a long, sturdy wooden pergola in the next couple of months. It's partially to help support a long metal trellis which the previous owners built in the middle of a bed, which has now broken due to the weight of a hefty clematis on it, and a swinging around a bit. So, the pergola will sit alongside the metal trellis, which will be tied into it and give it the support it needs, plus lots more room for the existing plants on the trellis to grow over.
I'm planning to plant rambling roses down at points down the pergola, and obviously the clematis will also mix in, but what else can I plant which will climb over well and give me as much of an extended period of interest? It's going to be about ten metres long, so I've got scope to add.
Any ideas would be great, thanks! Colour wise - I'm going for light pink roses, so perhaps white and deeper red/blush as well?
Thanks!
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I've only got direct experience of growing a couple of roses.
Madame Alfred carriere and Little rambler
But I'd never want to garden without them!
Looking forward to seeing what recommendations you get
Wisteria looks lovely hanging down across the middle struts.
cirrhosa clematis
early spring cartmanii type clematis
montana clematis
clematis recta at the base of the uprights
stauntonia
stick some wires in and have soft fruit
flowering quince
cotoneaster or similar would give flowers and berries and look great trained up a pillar
Some fab ideas, thank you!