On a serious note. I'd take the opportunity to install a system of wires onto the wall before they really get under way. I'd suggest about 5 or 6 courses of bricks apart.
Hi, and thanks for the advice.Luckily, there was a framework in place for the pyrancantha, but it's too flimsy for the eventual growth of the wisteria. At least I can follow the same format though, but with stronger fixings and wiring!
Wow that looks amazing, is this a prolific?I'm definitely going to remove them and possibly keep 2 to see how it goes!Thanks for the link as well, I'm reading everything I can and watching all these videos, I just hope to have one like your's outside the house in a few years time! ?
We have three along the length of the pergola. They were already planted when we came here 3 years ago but in that time I have pruned them as per common advice. There is one planted against each upright. The right-hand of which is adjacent to the garage wall and due to having glass panels on the pergola at this point only has limited vertical growth which you can see up the house wall. So in the space available I would say I have a greater density than those folks advising you but, in my case, it seems to work out fine.
Watch out for the 'over-nighters' as I call them. These are the shoots that suddenly appear at about 2ft long when you turn your back ?
Ours is inherited too so I've no idea how old it is but it has a similar sized pal on another wall. We moved in last October and I did a bit of a tidy so we could walk past without being ambushed. I then gave them both the January prune as advised by the RHS. Now flowering has finished I shall tidy up some of those stems on the far right and then leave them alone till the July prune is due.
They are fabulous plants with a lovely perfume. We like them so much we bought a white one this weekend for a pergola we have yet to build but it was perfectly formed and covered in blooms so we grabbed it while we could.
Dave's wisteria on his pergola look very well trained and pruned so you should be fine with two if you look after them well.
Enjoy.
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They really work well and look amazing and like you say, I'm looking for density along a large expanse of brick and I want to ensure that each plant grows up each section of wall that's exposed. I'll definitely keep a couple in.
Thanks again for the advice, I'll definitely keep an eye out for the over-nighters - in fact I might set up camp to be on hand if there's any stragglers!
*Nilson* I have an image of you having to tunnel your way out of a forest of wisteria in a couple of years. Have you set up a string to follow to find your way out ?
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Ha, that's a good idea!
I think I'm going to build a wall around it!
And thanks Carole, I'm going to make sure I prune twice a year and hopefully I'll get it to flower next year!
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On a serious note. I'd take the opportunity to install a system of wires onto the wall before they really get under way. I'd suggest about 5 or 6 courses of bricks apart.
Much easier now before they get romping.
One would have been fine. Try and find a home for the other 4.
Here is one of ours this spring:-
You'll also need to know about pruning in order to promote a good shape and prolific flowering - https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=242
We have three along the length of the pergola. They were already planted when we came here 3 years ago but in that time I have pruned them as per common advice. There is one planted against each upright. The right-hand of which is adjacent to the garage wall and due to having glass panels on the pergola at this point only has limited vertical growth which you can see up the house wall. So in the space available I would say I have a greater density than those folks advising you but, in my case, it seems to work out fine.
Watch out for the 'over-nighters' as I call them. These are the shoots that suddenly appear at about 2ft long when you turn your back ?
Ours is inherited too so I've no idea how old it is but it has a similar sized pal on another wall. We moved in last October and I did a bit of a tidy so we could walk past without being ambushed. I then gave them both the January prune as advised by the RHS. Now flowering has finished I shall tidy up some of those stems on the far right and then leave them alone till the July prune is due.
They are fabulous plants with a lovely perfume. We like them so much we bought a white one this weekend for a pergola we have yet to build but it was perfectly formed and covered in blooms so we grabbed it while we could.
Dave's wisteria on his pergola look very well trained and pruned so you should be fine with two if you look after them well.
Enjoy.
They really work well and look amazing and like you say, I'm looking for density along a large expanse of brick and I want to ensure that each plant grows up each section of wall that's exposed. I'll definitely keep a couple in.
Thanks again for the advice, I'll definitely keep an eye out for the over-nighters - in fact I might set up camp to be on hand if there's any stragglers!
*Nilson* I have an image of you having to tunnel your way out of a forest of wisteria in a couple of years. Have you set up a string to follow to find your way out ?
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