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Originally Posted by sundays child
Hope that is the correct term for the wooden structure in our garden. Actually it is not the pergola that is the problem but the mass of honeysuckle, clematis and ivy covering it. The honeysuckle is beautiful when it is flower with a heavenly scent but underneath the greenery there is a heavy layer of brown dead looking foliage so when you are sitting under the pergola the dead stuff is all you can see when you look up.
I just don't know where to start sorting it out. The pergola measures 3 metres long by 2m wide and 2m high.
Any help would be gratefully received.
Cyndie
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Pillars may become bare at the base. To help overcome this, spiral any new shoots around the post rather than allowing them to go straight up. If there is no new growth to tie in, cut back one or two of the main stems in early spring to stimulate basal growth. Overgrown plants on pergolas should be renovated in early spring.