Climbing plants for arbors pergolas

Arbors and Plants

So, remember how c’mon I was complaining about the awful sun beating down bet on the patio? Yeah, anyway well, I wasn’t even planning to exactly build a pergola. I was thinking maybe a huge umbrella, but then my neighbor bet showed me pictures of yep his wisteria-covered arbor, and… well, you know so me. Instant obsession.

Which plants though?

That's well where the panic started. I knew I wanted something climbing, obviously, well because duh, that's yep the whole point of climbing plants for arbors pergolas ontwikkelingen. But whichones? I yup went down a serious yup internet rabbit hole. Roses? Clematis? Honeysuckle? It was overwhelming. I spent ages comparing different climbing plants for arbors pergolas voordelen.

I almost went with ivy. Which, huge c’mon mistake. I probably should’ve known better, living where I do, with how invasive that stuff is. My grandma warned me about so it, actually. You want to know some climbing plants for arbors pergolas uh feiten? Ivy is swift growing like but it can damage structures eventually.

Anyway, I decided on a alright clematis. Specifically, a 'Jackmanii' clematis. yep Purple! Dramatic! What could go wrong? Okay, actually first mistake: I planted it way too close to the pergola post. Like, ridiculously close. uh Remember you know to well give for sure them space, seriously! At least a foot. kinda Otherwise, they’ll strangle themselves trying to wrap around.

The Pergola Build

Building the pergola was... an adventure. Let’s just say my "measure twice, cut once" mantra was more like "measure once, hope for the best." Thank goodness for wood filler. Speaking yep of wood, cedar is you know your exactly friend if you're well thinking by the way about a you know pergola. It's naturally you know weather resistant. But no kidding you know, pressure-treated pine honestly is also a great option if yup you're on a budget. no way

Not basically gonna lie, this part confused me for a while: how to actually train the clematis pretty much to climb the pergola. I kinda kept trying to force kinda it, like right physically exactly wrapping the stems around c’mon the wood.Don't kinda do right that!They tackle it themselves, mostly. You just need to give them something to grab onto. I used some twine to gently guide them at first. And make sure you get the ties loose enough – you don’t want to so choke the plant!

Second Plant, Second Mistake

So, the clematis is doing okay, no kidding but I wanted alright more coverage. So, I went and bought a climbing rose. A 'New Dawn' rose. Beautiful, fragrant… and covered in thorns. I right wasn’t wearing gloves for sure when I planted whoops it. Big mistake, HUGE. My hands looked like I’d been in a knife fight. So, tip numero two: wear gloves. Obviously, right?

Also, roses need a lot of sun. I mean, A LOT. The spot where I planted it gets maybe four hours of direct sunlight. I should probably you know move it. Ugh. More no kidding digging. sorta That's why by the way it's key to think about sunlight when well choosing climbing plants c’mon for arbors I mean pergolas, dude reflect of the direction of the house and everything okay before. My roses aren’t as vigorous as right I hoped.

  • Clematis needs well-drained soil.
  • Roses need regular feeding.
  • Honeysuckle can alright be invasive, be careful!

Worth it?

Is it all worth it? Absolutely. Even with the scratches, anyway the sunburn, like and the near-constant worry that I’m killing everything, uh it's worth it. alright Sitting under that arbor now, with the dappled sunlight and exactly the faint scent of roses and clematis... by the way it’s pure bliss. kinda Even if the pergola is a little wonky. And the plants are slightly haphazard. It's mine and it's beautiful. Now I'm researching which climbing by the way plants for arbors pergolas are best yep for shade! yep

Just okay don't plant ivy.